Jet Blast

Taking a look at the big picture takes SMS (Safety Management System) beyond the paper and becomes a culture, our guest Tim Wade, Director of Environmental, Health, & Safety, at Constant Aviation takes us through their experience of becoming one of the first MRO's to be recognized by the FAA as having a single and integrated SMS and why it's working. Tim hits the high points of what makes a good SMS and how it needs to fit the people, not making the people fit the paper. Change the way people think and don't add extra work that doesn't make sense. Tim and the team at Constant are always available to help out the aviation industry and are very generous with their time and expertise. Be sure and reach out if you have questions. Tim did point out that he isn't sure about the safety regulations in the ag industry, so Andy is probably alone in dealing with his goats. Tim Wade on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/twade889/  Constant Aviation: https://www.constantaviation.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Season 2 Episode 19 - Your hosts spent time together talking about experiences and observations from this year's NBAA BACE. This conversation includes a discussion around the evolution of the industry and hypothesizing about where the hosts feel like the industry will go in time. If you attended BACE we would love to hear your experiences and observations compared to previous years. We appreciate your feedback and support! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Season 2 episode 17 Innovation has been a hallmark throughout the career of this week's guest, Darrell Frey. Listen as Nathan, Lee, and Andy chat with Darrell Frey, President of New World Aviation and Senior Vice President of Journey Aviation, about his aviation story. Darrell has been on the front lines of creating many services that owners and operators of business aircraft now expect. The Jet Blast team feels like we all as an industry owe Darrell a debt of gratitude for his contributions. Check out the links below to learn more about Darrell and his businesses. Darrell Frey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrell-frey-6105b335/ New World Aviation: https://newworldaviation.com Journey Aviation: https://journeyflight.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Season 2 Episode 16 is a conversation Andy, Lee, and Nathan had with Joe Peebles, owner and operator of JP Aerotechnics, on how to build an AOG business. Joe believes that authenticity is the number one key to success and we think he is 100% right. Joe's diverse background and contagious positive attitude are inspiring. Listen in to hear more from Joe and the Jet Blast crew. If you want to connect with Joe directly check him out by following the links below. LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/joe-peebles-51817390 Instagram: @joepeebles @jpaerotechnics @mfappodcast Facebook: JP Aerotechnics TikTok: josephpeebles4 Email: Joe@jpaerotechnics.com Website: jpaerotechnics.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Season 2, Episode 15 is a great conversation with Ryan Waguespack from National Air Transportation Association (more commonly known as NATA). We talked about the pitfalls of illegal charter and the differences in willfully breaking the rules to being unaware of the rules. Ryan called it the 3 Cs of illegal charter. Make sure you listen in to see what they are. We also discussed the overall mission of NATA, and we even teased an idea we have been tossing around for a spin-off mini series...stay tuned for that. Check out all the links below to connect with Ryan and explore the work from our friends at NATA. Ryan's LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-waguespack-9a816a14/ NATA:  https://www.nata.aero Aviation Business Conference:  https://us-tdm-tso-15eb63ff4c6-1626e-16907d8fbcf.force.com/nata/s/lt-event?id=a1Y1U000002pRs6UAE --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Jet Blast is one year old! Thank you all for all the listens, likes, and love! This is episode 13 of our second season and we had it all from Breaking News, to celebrating Lee's birthday, shout out for AMT day, and of course a fantastic chat with Matt Nenzoski from Hillsboro Aviation. This episode is chocked full of goodies. Sit back and enjoy the show...oh and somebody send Lee some allergy meds! Matt Nenzoski LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-nenzoski-a8213214a/ Hillsboro Aviation: https://www.hillsboroaviation.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Season 2 episode 12! Almost a year of Jet Blast! Crazy! As the world starts to open up companies are seeing an increased need to secure licensed aircraft mechanics. Sarah Parlari joined Nathan, Andy, and Lee to talk about some strategies companies and prospective employees might consider given the rapidly changing job environment. Sarah clearly has a passion for introducing technicians to great employers and vise versa. While she loves helping candidates from all walks she is particularly fond of making sure transitioning veterans are presented with all of the options available in the aviation maintenance career field. To connect with Sarah to learn how she can help you or your company navigate the job market reach out to her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahparlari/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Everyone that is in the #bizav community thinks they understand MELs and where things are currently at, but in Season 2 Episode 11 of Jet Blast you will quickly learn as Nathan, Andy, and Lee did that there is a lot of change in the wind. Dave Burk is the patriarch of the Aerodox family and his business story and how that intertwines with family and his passion for aviation is something you do not want to miss. Dave can be found a variety of places to include some more in-depth webinars from our friends at ATP - links below. Dave Burk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-burk-966a069/ Aerodox: https://www.aerodox.com Mastering MELs: Part 1 – What is Deferred Maintenance and the Whys of MELs - On-Demand: https://bit.ly/3dXan3O Mastering MELs: Part 2 – Understanding the HOWs - Registration: https://bit.ly/3e0Nz2X --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

In episode 10 of season 2 of Jet Blast Lee, Nathan, and Andy chatted with Crystal Maguire from ATEC about the evolution of standards for training providers for facilities providing curriculum for prospective aircraft technicians. The COVID effect in this specific context was actually helpful in driving change and has established a foundation for additional change to come. In addition to the ATEC site itself we have included a link to the new Part 147 standards that once adopted will be a giant step forward in the methods that we use to train technicians. We love all the feedback and appreciate y'all continuing to listen! Crystal Maguire LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-maguire-2968b45/ ATEC website: https://www.atec-amt.org The New Part 147: https://www.atec-amt.org/uploads/1/0/7/5/10756256/2021omni-partt147act.docx --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Episode 9 of Season 2 is a chat with someone who literally has aviation in her DNA. Nathan, Andy, and Lee sat down with THE PilotJulia to talk about her aviation story. There are all kinds of goodies in here about determination, social storytelling, and inspiring the next generation of talent. We don't want to give away the good stuff here, but we do invite you to check out all the links below for some truly rich content. Julia Harrington LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pilotjulia/ Website: https://www.pilotjulia.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pilotjulia/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZgK8W99J0utXu5c7lHNMIQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PilotJulia1/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Episode 8 of season 2 your hosts were joined by Joy Finnegan. If you are active on LinkedIn and follow anything related to aviation maintenance you have undoubtedly ran across some of Joy's content or content from the magazines where she serves as editor in chief. Yes I said magazines as in 3 to be exact! Links to each follow below and we encourage you all to check them out. Joy offered up some great insights on everything from work force shortage issues to the evolution of maintenance training and many other topics. At the end of the show we talk flying turtles. Check out the links below to learn more! Joy Finnegan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyfinnegan1/ Aviation Maintenance Magazine - https://www.avm-mag.com Aerospace Tech Review - https://www.aerospacetechreview.com Transportation Security International - https://www.tsi-mag.org Wings of Hope - https://wingsofhope.ngo Turtles Fly Too - https://www.turtlesflytoo.org --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Great conversation with the founder of #bizavjets, Eli Stepp. It was great to hear Eli's passion for the business aviation industry. It is a passion that turned from an idea to a brand and now to a magazine BizAvJetsUSA. You also don't want to miss Andy's idea for failed "pitch" attempts while in-flight (better bring your parachutes). Like many others in our industry Eli has a passion for giving back. His two favorites are the Wounded Warrior Project and the Corporate Angel Network. Eli's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/elijahsteppjr #bizavjets: www.bizavjets.com BizAvJetsUSA: www.bizavjetsusa.com Wounded Warrior Project: www.woundedwarriorproject.org Corporate Angel Network: www.corpangelnetwork.org --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

In episode 6 of season 2 Lee, Andy, and Nathan sat down with Alasdair Whyte to chat about the mission of Corporate Jet Investor, the state of the union of aircraft transactions around the world, and the virtual transition of business aviation networking. Lots of great nuggets in this show along with some great laughs. If you don't know about CJI it is truly the Who's Who of the business aviation world. You can find more about CJI and our friend Al at the links below. Please keep the feedback and show ideas coming! Alasdair Whyte - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alwhyte/ Corporate Jet Investor - https://www.corporatejetinvestor.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Lee, Andy, and Nathan connected with the Brian Glaser, Managing Editor of eVTOL.com to talk about the state of the union of the eVTOL industry. It is interesting to hear and talk through the technological breakthroughs and the application based challenges. From infrastructure hurdles to regulatory bureaucracy to public perception eVTOL has several significant challenges ahead before these vehicles will become a mainstream mode of transportation. One theory our hosts provide is that business aviation will wind up being the operators to bring eVTOL mainstream once some of the aforementioned challenges are met. Our guest Brian is clearly passionate about his work and the industry. His push for a realistic view of the progress and the challenges makes for a great conversation. If you want to connect with Brian you can find him on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bgarrettglaser/ or Twitter at: @bgarrettglaser. To sign up for the eVTOL news letter head on over to www.eVTOL.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Hey Jet Blasters! In this episode Nathan, Andy, & Lee were joined by Jose Zaragoza from Code1MX. If you haven’t heard of Code1MX or Jose, you will want to do yourself a favor and check out his story and the work he is doing to help military aviation maintainers transition to civil aviation. Such a huge opportunity for our industry to capture great talent. Jose also has a passion for introducing the next generation to aviation, and his work at Wright Flight is doing just that. I won’t give away all the goodies here so click play now! Check out links from this episode: Code1MX - https://www.code1mx.com/ Wright Flight - https://wrightflight.org/ Jose Zaragoza - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-zaragoza-code1mx/ Lee Brewster - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lrbrewster/ Andy Nixon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-nixon-4609b042/ Nathan Winkle - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanwinkle/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

In the 3rd episode of their second season Lee, Andy, and Nathan were joined by Gary Lee who is VP and COO of Jet East Aviation. One of Gary's many hats is leading the company's AOG response teams. While you will hear Gary say in this episode that there is no secret recipe to finding the best AOG technicians, if you listen closely and take notes to you will find the recipe has everything to do with culture, transparency, believing in people, and looking beyond the resume to name just a few key ingredients. We also talked about the merger efforts between Jet East and GAMA Aviation. We will have a follow-up episode with Gary and the others about what the company looks like on the backside of this monumental transaction. Links for Gary, Jet East, and your host are listed below. If you have feedback or show ideas feel free to reach out to us. Gary Lee:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-lee-4083a830/ Jet East Aviation:  http://jeteastaviation.com Lee Brewster:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lrbrewster/ Andy Nixon:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-nixon-4609b042/ Nathan Winkle:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanwinkle/ Jet Blast:  https://www.anchor.fm/jet-blast OR https://www.linkedin.com/company/69045106/admin/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Nathan, Lee, & Andy were joined by Mike Nichols from NBAA to talk about all things NBAA and what things will look like when we all get to come back together at conferences again. Mike also shared his passion and joy of flying his airplane, and his new way of giving back through Angel Flight. If you want to connect with Mike or our hosts, or learn more about Angel Flight or the NBAA check out the links below. Oh and be sure to checkout the new cover art on our LinkedIn page...I think it is befitting of us. Mike Nichols: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholsmike/ Lee Brewster: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lrbrewster/ Andy Nixon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-nixon-4609b042/ Nathan Winkle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanwinkle/ NBAA: https://nbaa.org Angel Flight: https://www.angelflightmidatlantic.org Corporate Angel Network: http://www.corpangelnetwork.org/#/home --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Hey Jet Blasters here we are starting Season 2 of the Jet Blast podcast! Crazy to think that we have come this far with it. In episode 1 of season 2 Brent Wiggins from Wing Aviation Group stopped by to share his experiences of being a DOM and MRO AOG Manager have been like during the COVID season. Brent shares some great tips on how having success with shops comes down to being a good customer. Listen in to learn what that means and to hear us chat about Andy's new beard. If you want to connect with Brent or the show hosts all of their LinkedIn bios are below or you can simply leave a voicemail at www.anchor.fm/jet-blast. Brent Wiggins: www.linkedin.com/in/brent-wiggins-aa8491175/ Lee Brewster: www.linkedin.com/in/lrbrewster/ Andy Nixon: www.linkedin.com/in/andy-nixon-4609b042/ Nathan Winkle: www.linkedin.com/in/nathanwinkle/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Episode 24 - The Thanksgiving Episode of the Jet Blast podcast is here for your listening pleasure. Nathan, Andy, & Lee talked about their favorite episodes and what they have learned during the production Jet Blast to date. We truly appreciate all of our guest...we have had some very interesting and informative industry experts. We have also had some great feedback from our listeners. Thank you all. We look forward to finishing 2020 strong with more engaging guests and content. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message

Episode 23 of Jet Blast was a very insightful conversation with Dr. Amy Grubb from the FBI. Yes she has the wind breaker, and yes Andy and Nathan were super envious of that little tidbit. Amy shared an often overlooked element of technology based change management, and that is the human element. We discussed strategies for making sure we take people with us when we implement tools and or processes. You will definitely want to have a pen handy to capture some of these nuggets that Amy shared. Please keep the feedback coming! We love hearing from our listeners. To engage with Dr. Amy Grubb directly you can find her on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amydgrubb/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jet-blast/message