Flaps Podcast

Flaps is the Sony Award and New York Award-winning podcast for those who like flying - be it in the left seat, the right seat or sat as a passenger in a rear seat! It's hosted by Mark and Elliott, two private pilots in the UK who thought that flying was too much fun not to talk about. We're as interested in the people who fly as we are in their aircraft.

Flaps Podcast - Mar 2016

Flaps 22. In this edition we speak to pilot and astronaut Chris Hadfield; Pablo wishes he could go into space; 'Bush Pilot' Paul Catanach; the BJJR Bulldog gyrocopter; and the CAA on the airspace change process

03-28
39:45

Flaps Podcast - June 2015

Flaps 21. This month we speak to pilot and Radio 2 presenter Alex Lester; Rod Dean talks about his career in air displays; Pablo on his favourite aircraft; and the CAA on plans to change medicals for GA

06-12
41:15

Flaps Podcast - May 2014

Flaps 20. An in-depth report into airfield closures, how to learn to fly a Spitfire, Pablo on his proudest moments, and the CAA on sporting airspace restrictions

05-30
37:52

Flaps Podcast - January 2014

Flaps 19. Celebrity Pilot Carol Vorderman on learning to fly; Lembit Opik on flying, bikes and band management; Mike Barnard, GA Programme Manager at the CAA; Pablo Mason on military discipline; a foot launched paramotor; and the Air Cadets

01-31
32:26

Flaps Podcast - November 2013

Flaps 18. A visit to the Nimrod at the Manchester Runway Visitor Park; this month's Flaps Fly-in is a visit to Goodwood Aerodrome on the south coast; Pablo Mason on old dogs learning new tricks; and the Chief Executive of the CAA on cutting down red tape

11-30
37:18

Flaps Podcast - September 2013

Flaps 17. A visit the LAA Rally at Sywell and we hear from a variety of experts, including Graham Newby of the LAA, Graham Smith of Sprite Aviation, Jonathan Smith of NATS and Rob Hart of SkyDemon. Plus the boss of Sywell, with a minute from Pablo Mason

09-13
33:40

Flaps Podcast - August 2013

Flaps 16. BA’s new A380s and Dreamliners; Aerobatics training school Ultimate High; Pablo Mason on writing a letter to a loved one; Flaps Fly-In to Gloucestershire Airport; an exclusive report on the CAA's Future Airspace Strategy

08-02
38:46

Flaps Extended - Winter 2012

Flaps 15 Extended. This is a longer version of our interviews with Geoff Deehan and Chip Shanle, who made the Channel 4 TV show The Plane Crash.

01-04
31:40

Flaps Podcast - Winter 2012

Flaps 15. Celebrity pilot Nigel Mansell; Pablo Mason talks about cockpit emergencies; we speak to some of those behind the Channel 4 show The Plane Crash; and we visit Wellesbourne Airfield in Warwickshire.

12-31
36:34

Flaps Podcast - October 2012

Flaps 14: Paralympics opening ceremony pilot Dave Rawlins; the RIAT at Fairford; one-eyed pilot Paul Ryan; Pablo on the difference between military and airline captains; and review the Olympics restricted zones.

10-08
38:08

Flaps 13 - June 2012

Flaps 13: Two record-breaking pilots, Celebrity Pilot is comedian Don Maclean, Pablo talks radio failure and a report from AeroExpo 2012 including Irv Lee...

06-26
47:58

Flaps 12 - February 2012

Flaps 12: We fly a most impressive bedroom-based 747, find out what it takes to be a wing walker and a hear about an unusual proposal of marriage, made over the radio with the help of ATC.

02-26
35:47

Flaps 10 Extended - Frederick Forsyth

Flaps 10 Extended: Frederick Forsyth. For the November 2011 edition of Flaps Podcast we spoke to author Frederick Forsyth. We spoke about his days as a pilot and his career as an author. This is the full interview, much longer than the version in the original podcast.

12-24
41:39

Flaps 11 - December 2011

Flaps 11. The Flying Show; a history of the Nimrod; New Year's Day fly-in ideas; Mason's Mistletoe Minute; Sebastian Pooley; a surprise for you - the best Celebrity Pilot we've ever had!

12-14
48:36

Flaps 10 - November 2011

Flaps 10. In this edition: Best-selling author Frederick Forsyth, North Weald Airfield, Pablo on running out of fuel, Pet PPL Karl with great news and two winners.

11-09
41:45

Flaps Special - LAA Rally 2011

Flaps Special: LAA Rally 2011. The Light Aircraft Association Rally took place at Sywell at the start of September 2011. Flaps visited, spoke to some old friends, some new ones, and saw some amazing aircraft.

09-28
24:20

Flaps 9 Extended - Manuel Queiroz

Flaps 9 Extended: Manuel Queiroz. For the September 2011 edition of Flaps Podcast we spoke to famed PPL Manuel Queiroz, who flew his RV6 all around the world. Yes, all around the world, hey hey hey hey hey. We couldn't include all of the interview into the regular edition of Flaps, so here it is in full.

09-12
19:06

Flaps 9 - September 2011

Flaps 9. In this edition: Alex James of Blur; a pilot who flew an RV6 around the world; Pablo Mason talks helicopters; and the Chairman of the Light Aircraft Association.

09-03
35:30

CAA Airspace 1 - September 2011

Produced by Flaps, a podcast from the UK Civil Aviation Authority, explaining changes to airspace around London for the 2012 Olympics

09-01
12:48

Flaps 8 Extended - The Feeling

Flaps 8 Extended: The Feeling. We had The Feeling pop in for a chat. We fulfilled record company obligations by fleetingly mentioning their great new album Together We Were Made, but then we talked flying. We couldn’t get as much as we wanted into the regular podcast for reasons of time, so here it is in full.

07-25
13:00

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