Why We Fly

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Why We Fly is a General Aviation podcast sharing pilot stories that illustrate the reasons behind why we choose to fly airplanes. We hope to share the adventure, excitement, and incredible experiences of flying. By sharing our passion for flight, we aim to entertain pilots and encourage them to stay engaged with aviation. But just as important, we endeavor to inspire potential pilots to learn more about flying and hopefully become pilots themselves.

With that in mind, we encourage everyone to share some episodes of the podcast with potential pilots in your lives. Find a friend, family member, colleague, etc. who may not know much about flying but would enjoy hearing the stories behind Why We Fly. You can play a vital role in growing General Aviation and creating a future pilot.

Almost anyone can fly. We are here to share the Why.

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Mike Harris

Chief Pilot & Host

mike@whywefly.org

061 Sean Chuplis - Tanker Pilot & Crewdog Electronics

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Sep 11, 2018

Interview with Sean Chuplis, a very active pilot with military, airlines, and General Aviation background. We talk about his flying including some very interesting stories about flying in Hawaii, as well as his company Crewdog Electronics which makes an inexpensive Stratux ADS-B In kit for traffic, weather, GPS,...

060 Air Race Classic Winner Mariah Ferber

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Sep 4, 2018

Interview with Mariah Ferber, professional pilot and recent winner of the Air Race Classic. Mariah along with her teammate Paige represented Nashville Flight Training in the women-only Air Race Classic, and they won the race! Mariah is an inspiring pilot with a very bright future!

059 OSH18 - Wrap-up

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Aug 18, 2018

First we catch up with friend of the podcast Brandon Martini. Then I have a recap of my highlights from the week, recorded Saturday night at the end of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018.

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058 OSH18 - Warbirds

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Aug 16, 2018

More coverage from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018! This episode focuses on warbirds. I was fortunate enough to get a ride on a DC-3 owned by Golden Age Air Tours and interview the owner about the plane and his planned trip with it next year to Normandy to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. I also spent some time in...

057 OSH18 - Need for Speed

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Aug 15, 2018

Interviews from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018. First we talk to F-16 pilot Major John "Rain" Waters with the Air Force Viper Demo Team. Then we hear from Thrustmasters at their booth which was setup for kids to fly an F/A-18 in Virtual Reality off an aircraft carrier, with very realistic flight contol replicas. Finally,...