Closed Traffic Podcast

Aerosoft's CRJ just released. Is 2025 the year for RJ's? Does Mike finally finish his commute? Closed Traffic Podcast: ⁠https://www.closedtrafficpodcast.comInstagram @closed_trafficX @closedtrafficJoin us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic

CTP crew is at it again! Johnny and Mike touch on Flightsim Expo as well a recent aircraft release. Plus! Mike gives us a sneak peek into Cirrus transition training in addition to his instrument training. Don’t miss it! Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/closedtraffic

TearWearDesigns sits down with CTP live to chop it up! We had a fantastic time talking with Lee and diving into what brought him into the world of scenery development and his love for aviation. This young man has contributed significantly to the community - the freeware community specifically. Tune in and see for ya self and as always, feel free to leave us feedback. TearWearDesigns: https://x-plane.to/profile/TearWearDesigns Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/closedtraffic YouTube Live Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvz2AIr3rjM

Welcome back to our returning listeners and welcome to our first-timers! The 3 amigos return for another podcast to discuss, as usual, all things across the aviation industry. Take a listen as we dive into the latest releases across flight sim, real-world aviation, and much more. As always we appreciate your feedback! Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/closedtraffic A few links to topics discussed below: https://fselite.net/content/vatsim-announce-vatsim-inc-non-profit-corporation/  https://www.thresholdx.net/news/t320ne  https://fselite.net/content/first-look-yawman-arrow/  Kennedy Near Collision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N1gDSZJ5s0

Well folks, today is the day. Probably the most anticipated flight sim release in history, the 737 by PMDG was released today. While we wait for the ability to finally get into the website and download this beast, Johnny and I sit down for an initial discussion and share impressions on the overall hype and release experience. Feel free to comment share your initial experience!  Facebook: @ClosedTrafficPocast Closed Traffic Podcast Website: https://www.closedtrafficpodcast.com/ Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic/

Finding a solid helicopter is difficult in any sim. Johnny and Mike welcomes back  Steve from Hype Performance Group makers of the most comprehensive helicopter experience for MSFS 2020 (The H145) returns to the show with some amazing news! Johnny, Mike and Steve also cover the going’s on in the industry. Don’t want to miss this one! Hype Performance Group: https://www.hypeperformancegroup.com/ Closed Traffic Podcast Website: https://www.closedtrafficpodcast.com/ Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic/

We are back my friends after a few weeks of life and “adulting” to bring you yet another podcast. No guests lined up for this session, but the dynamic duo talks up, celebrates, provides objective opinions, and whatever else it is you want to call it, the latest and greatest happenings across the aviation and flight sim community. Listen in to hear us provide our perspective on the latest dev news across the Microsoft Flight Sim platform, PMDG and Fenix Simulations, The Spirit and Frontier Airline merger, and much more.   Links to the articles and media below:   https://fselite.net/content/pmdg-now-unstuck-with-development-issues-with-the-737-for-msfs/   https://fenixsim.com   https://www.cntraveler.com/story/spirit-and-frontier-airlines-are-merging-heres-what-that-means-for-travelers Join Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic

Johnny and I sat down to provide our initial thoughts on the Hot Start Challenger 650 (which at the time of posting this has already been released and burning holes in the VATSIM sky) as well as the newly released LevelUp 737NG series. Listen in via your favorite podcast outlets and don’t forget to tune into the live show replay on our YouTube channels for an even more in depth visual conversation. Link to Full Stream! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhhDr7Nkl0Y&t=101s Join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic

What an episode my friends! We were joined by CEO Collin from TFDi live to discuss the genesis of TFDi, renowned products all across the flight sim community, and the future roadmap. Collin walked us through what inspired him to jump into flight sim and eventually what led him to create so many of the products we have all grown to love, his passion for his products and dedication to the community is really extraordinary. Tune in and listen to the conversation, highlighting exciting products like the 717, SmartCars, everyone’s favorite; PACX, and of course the all promising MD11. This will be CTP’s last episode of the year, we want to thank everyone for their support and wish you all a wonderful and safe holiday season. Looking forward to some exciting things to come in 2022! TFDI Design: https://www.tfdidesign.com/ Join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic

"Yellowbus" aka "Hollywood" aka Robert, joins us once again on the podcast. Robert is in the process of upgrading from First Officer to Captain with Spirit Airlines, and was nice enough to come on and share some of the details regarding that process. The Captain upgrade process at a major airline is not something that is too often shared, especially not within the flight sim community, so the information was truly amazing to dive into. We once again want to congratulate Robert and thank him for coming on, stay tuned for some additional updates regarding his journey. Join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic

It’s been a while friends but we are back nonetheless with another aviation podcast. This episode kicks off our supporter series. As a way to say thank you to our initial and continued long time supporters, we’ll invite folks to join us for an episode to discuss all things aviation, heck life in general; particularly in this sit down with Charlie. This was one of our live Twitch podcasts so it was great receiving comments and feedback from the chat in real-time, but if ya missed it, as always replays and the podcast are available utilizing the links below. You all be well, stay safe, and keep the blue side up! Join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic

While we were unable to attend this year’s Flight Sim Expo in person, Johnny and I were thrilled to spend Saturday evening virtually with Steve from Hype Performance Group to discuss the freeware products they have graciously made available to the FS2020 community; Icon A5 performance edition and of course the infamous Airbus H135 helicopter project and the soon to come payware H145, to name a few. Steve walked us through his background, his love for flight simming, and how he and the team were able to fill a need the community desired.   We were also able to discuss our initial thoughts and opinions on what we observed during Saturday’s expo, real world flying experiences, and so much more. Have a listen and as always feel free to connect with us and leave feedback.   Check out Hype Performance Group below and be sure to grab the AFS H145 variant bundle now available for early access! https://www.hypeperformancegroup.com https://flightsim.to/profile/HypePerformanceGroup/uploads Join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic

Johnny and Mike shoot the breeze on this wonderful Thursday evening discussing real world aviation, flight simulation (Fenix Simulations, PMDG, and many more). We even threw in a discussion around computer hardware, particularly graphics cards and the impact the chip shortage has played in the difficulty of obtaining even a simple 3060, at least at a decent price. Tune in, there was so much more discussed that I think you’ll enjoy and furthermore Johnny and I would love feedback on. Many thanks to you all for helping us keep the content alive and a special shout-out to our continued Patreon supporters. Make sure to rate us on Apple Podcast! Join Us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic All Social Platforms: @ClosedTrafficPodcast

Johnny and Mike take “Closed Traffic” live on Twitch and what better way to debut than with a current airliner pilot, flight instructor, and just avid aviation enthusiast Robert. Robert is a current airliner pilot on the Airbus fleet based here in the United States with a wealth of experience, we’ll let you guys tune in to discover just how many flight hours and experience he actually has! It was a great conversation and even better experience for our guests to ask questions about life at the airlines, how to begin flight training, the different characteristics of the many equipment Robert has flown and which flight sim addons actual captures the closest to its real-world counterpart, and so much more. Tune in to relive the conversation and as always never hesitate to reach out with additional comments and questions.

Closed Traffic had the pleasure of welcoming Evan and Jon to the show, check out the great conversation as well as video over on our Twitch channel and your favorite podcast outlets to follow in the coming days. Flight Sim Expo is gearing up to be an epic event my friends, head on over to www.flightsimexpo.com To register now and participate on-site or virtually this year. Spread the word, ya don’t wanna miss it.

My friends welcome to yet another podcast and what better way to kick off the weekend than chatting it up with some fellow pilots and avid aviation enthusiasts! Johnny and Mike welcome Mike G and Fabian from Extreme Flight Simulation. EFS is a Chicago based company featuring a state of the art 737 flight simulator that allows the public to try their hand at flying anywhere in the world in any weather conditions, from your most novice to your advanced line pilots doing it out there in the real world and looking for some sim currency time, EFS has what you need and so much more. We had a blast on this podcast, from business discussions with Mike, flight simulators, and learning from a truly impressive young pilot in Fabian, it was truly a pleasure.  Mike, Fabian, and the EFS team will join us again at this year’s FlightSimExpo so be sure to stop by and check out their booth as well as their Chicago based simulator experience if you are ever in the neighborhood! Listen in and as always let us know what ya think.   EFS Website & Socials https://extremeflightsimulation.com/about-us https://m.facebook.com/extremeflightsimulation/?refsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fextremeflightsimulation.com%2Fcontact-us&_rdr https://instagram.com/extremeflightsimulation?utm_medium=copy_link https://youtube.com/channel/UCFigiPkQzWlVC1c9x9VQrtQ If you'd like to support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic

What a blast! Mike and Johnny had the pleasure of welcoming Blu Games to the Closed Traffic Podcast on this fine Friday evening. Blu was a natural, so the conversation just flowed so well, in fact, we didn’t get to many of the “official” questions that we really wanted to ask him but that’s what makes these conversations great, it was still rich with content! We talked about his love for gaming and passion for sharing his platform and talent with the community, the variety of genres that consistently brings folks to his channel from all over the world, his aspiration and persistent journey towards his private pilot license, and so much more! You do not want to miss this episode, my friends, tune in and as always don’t forget to leave a comment and let us know what you think. Don’t miss out on Blu’s amazing content, connect with him below! Blu Games YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/BluGames/featured Blu Games Official Website | http://iamblugames.com Instagram @iamblugames  Twitch @iamblugames  Twitter @iamblugames   Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/iamblugames If you'd like to support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic

Mike and Johnny return with our good friend and the one and only GrenIriBajan AKA Jon. Jon was gracious enough to join us from across the pond well into the midnight hour to shoot the breeze. It was awesome hearing about his exciting commercial pilot journey, and his plans to return to the industry here soon. What’s an aviation podcast without some flight sim talk as well, tune in and listen to each of us give our take on the newly released FSLABS Sharklets, the future of P3d, as well as some additional insightful conversation about the hobby in general.   Be sure to check out Jon’s YouTube channel below as well! https://youtube.com/channel/UCCEIUjAEWZF99Qw1KrkOxfQ

Johnny and Mike return with another guest series but this time with the 2 for 1 special. We had the pleasure of chatting it up with Spur Gaming and Amerity Plays to understand where their passion for gaming started, how they manage to find the time with 3 kids and work, and a few other real life lessons that we all need to keep in mind as content creators and viewers alike. Tune in, ya don’t want to miss it!   Be sure to check out the Spurs’ channels and the wealth of awesome content! Don’t forget to like and subscribe.   Spur Gaming YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCt690gDXIOjFBCxgUDDH3jg Spur Gaming Twitch: https://twitch.tv/txspur_gaming Amerity_Plays: https://twitch.tv/amerity_plays

With no guest lined up for this session, the duo returned with the intention to shoot the breeze for a quick conversation that ended running almost two hours long! So much discussed in this session and many takeaways for the community. At end of the day, chase your dreams friends, don’t settle for mediocrity, and never give up! “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” -Leonardo da Vinci