Fly With Me

This is the audio portion of the last live show I did on April 29.  You can watch the video of it here.   The next live show is on May 13 at 5:00 PM Pacific time.  Watch here. My guest will be pilot/author Alex Stone. We will discuss his darkly comic "Hauling Checks" - a novel that takes the reader inside the world of the nighttime, shady operators of "Checkflight", a fictitious, but not entirely unrealistic, company of bad actors in the aviation world.  It's part "Catch-22", part "Fear and Loathing..." and nothing like any of the "Fly With Me" stories I produce.  This should be a fun one! Oh - the first two callers to the show via Skype will receive a free copy of Alex's book! (or you can buy one yourself at www.hauligchecks.com)

I've scheduled two more live shows: Join us at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/fly-with-me-live : March 20 at 1:00 PM Pacific time with Patrick Smith, author of Salon.com's Ask The Pilot April 10 at 1:00 PM Pacific time with Chris Christensen of the Amateur Traveler Podcast Chris and I will discuss travel photography - and you can submit photos for us to talk about in this flickr group. Plus, I included an interview in this podcast that I recorded on my last trip - it's the usual stuff -- there's brain injury, Cowboy poetry, and ladies underwear etc ... all in the same story.        

Fly With Me Live will stream live on Feb 21 at 1:00 PM Pacific Standard Time!  You can see the show at the Fly With Me Live show page at Ustream. Please drop by ahead of time (now?) and click "RSVP". My guest will be Flight Attendant Betty from the Betty in the Sky With a Suitcast podcast. She'll join us via Skype video chat. You'll also be able to participate in the discussion via chat and Skype call-in, if everything works as planned. I  also hope to include a segment where I encourage pilots to call in and talk about checkride stories ("Checkride Check-in"), so if you have stories you want to share, email me -- or just call in during the show! See  you there!      

How Does an Airplane (really) fly? You may think you know the answer to this question, but you might be surprised to hear what I learned while producing this episode. I worked together with Markus Voelter (omega tau podcast) to explore the question more accurately. If you don't already know the answer to this question, or aren't too technically inclined, don't worry. We try to simplify it enough to give you a good idea of what's going on. If nothing else, you'll spur an interesting conversation at your next cocktail party.Also, don't forget I'm planning a live video broadcast sometime soon.  Follow me on Twitter for updates:  @Joe_dEon

A Special Insight Into the TSA Watch ListThis is not a full episode, but rather a quick update with a special announcement, as well as an interview with a pilot who tells a rather surprising story about the watch list.  The special announcement is this:  I'm planning to do a live video broadcast via Ustream some time in the near future.  I'll post updates about it on Twitter:  http://twitter.com/Joe_dEonYou can also send me an email asking for a notification. I'll send out an email when I have a date and time established.  The email is this: --->  [my first name] podcaster @ gmail.com <--- (take out the spaces and substitute my name)

When I Grow Up Becoming a pilot is not an easy path, and it takes motivation. Here are three true stories (and one totally made up one) about what motivated some of us to become pilots: Ira went to England as a child ... never suspecting how the adventure would change his life's path ... Kenya found herself on the wrong path, and needed someone to give her an extra nudge to believe she could become a pilot ... And Tom had an experience as a young man that changed his life forever.Plus, I tackle fiction for the first time ... enjoy!Joe

On Discourse Politics and religion in the cockpit: how pilots handle sensitive discourse while staying on course.

Just a quick podcast to let you know I'll be posting soon. This one has a rather amusing short clip about a famous cockpit prank involving a "sextant". Follow me on twitter for updates about when the next one will be out. (   http://twitter.com/Joe_dEon ) There's a video of me recording this podcast so you can see how it works behind the scenes. The link is in the twitter stream. Music is by Behrnhard Drax (  Or, for his music in iTunes:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bernhard-drax/id130057249 )

Rare Bear ScareThis is what happened to the Rare Bear this year at the Reno Air Races.  I could explain what happened here in these notes, but it's better to hear the story as it unfolds ...

The sickest episode yet!... hear about a disgusting flight attendant trick ... take a trip inside the unofficial Vomit Comet ... plus hear another visit from Fly Guy.The "Cadet Barf" story features music from Kevin Ross (Found at garageband.com)

Never Say DieThis episode is a continuation of the theme from Episode 19 -- what happens when people have medical emergencies in flight.  I speak with a doctor, a nurse, a flight attendant, and ... Jeanne. 

Medical Emergencies in Flight -- Eye watering tales from 30,000 feet.Music by Bernhard Drax  His other site: DraxAlso, a message from SCAN Foundation:  check out the fun walk/run on May 24th in Atlanta.

In the Public Eye ... Stories of flight crew members who find themselves in the public eye , like one flight attendant who worked for National Airlines during their "Fly Me" ad campaign, and another who is a working actress.Music by Bernhard Drax at cruxy.com

Delta Airlines' latest safety video has been getting a lot of hits on Youtube, and "Deltalina" is the reason.  I talk with Chris Babb, the creator of the video, and with Katherine "Kat" Lee, the flight attendant who is featured in the video.  Kat has gotten the nickname "Deltalina" because she looks like Angelina Jolie.I have parts of the interview that I didn't use in this short piece -- send me an email at joepodcaster -at- gmail.com  if you want to hear more.---> OK, OK, here it is --  more from Kat on Youtube.  (This is different from what's in the podcast.)Del.icio.us Tags: Deltalina, Delta, Safety Video, Katherine Lee Technorati Tags: Deltalina, Delta, Safety Video, Katherine Lee Add to: | Technorati | Digg | del.icio.us | Yahoo | BlinkList | Spurl | reddit | Furl |

Ever seen somebody get so out of control on a flight they were arrested after landing? How about two arrests in the same flight? These are some amazing stories -- even a pilot gets arrested and tells about it.All music used in this episode (except the intro music) can be found at garageband.com -- links below in the order they were heard in the podcast: John Doll - New York Central Monkeybacon - Her Secret MasalaHorse Attack - Area 19 Enter the Haggis - Another Round Ekho - Nocturne Monkeybacon - Roller Dynamoe - Said and Undone Read more of FlyGuy's posts at his blog here: "A Captain's Log"

I get back to my podcasting roots in this episode, and it feels like I'm starting from scratch ... almost.   You'll hear people telling about various first experiences -- good, bad, and funny --  and how they were affected by them. Enjoy!All music used in this episode (except the intro music) can be found at garageband.com -- links below in the order they were heard in the podcast:Colette McKendrick, "Fancy Pants" Slumberlords, "Rock Shit" The Habit, "Any Other Love" Philip Yon, "Stars" John Doll, "Dog's Life" Read more about Duncan's exploits in his blog at http://duncanmackellar.blogspot.com/

Singing Skysisters and Season TwoIf you heard my NPR piece about mergers today, you heard the Singing Skysisters.  Well, there's more from them in this short episode as well as an announcement by me about my upcoming podcasts -- basically what I say is I'm creating a "podcast season" for myself to avoid podfading.  So new episodes are coming March 1!I also recorded solo performances (impromptu, on-the-road performances) by Sue from the Singing Skysisters, and you can download them here:Flu Germs on My FlightAchy Breaky CartYou can email the Singing Skysisters at Skysisters@gmail.comIf you missed the NPR story, you can hear it here.- Joe

For the 60th anniversary of the first supersonic flight, I had a slightly different take on the story than some other people had.Here's the story on NPR - my part comes after the Chuck Yeager piece.See Bob Hoover perform his "Energy Management" maneuver on Youtube.

There's more to come -- You can also check out the NPR version of this: Pilot RetirementWant more?  Here's more Joe d'Eon on NPR.[Note:  Some of you early downloaders may have gotten the faulty mp3 file that I first uploaded for this podcast -- if so, just re-download the correct file from the link below.]

Almost Famous ... I score some interviews with some celebrities in an effort to shamelessly boost my own popularity.  I'm not any more famous for the effort, but I did learn a few things along the way.  Pictures at my flickr page.