Oddball Pilot Radio: Fuel for an unconventional flying career
Conversations, interviews, Q and As, and other interesting audio from the world's largest community for unconventional professional pilots.
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 10
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2016
Getting’ the Gouge on AirVenture 2016
Last year we promised to get the inside scoop on this year’s AirVenture, the biggest aviation event in the United State, and arguably the world. It’s a must-attend for the oddball pilot, so we talked…
An Update with NOAA Pilots--Five Years Later
It's been five years. Brad Fitzler and Rob Mitchell, pilots with the NOAA Corps, rejoin Oddball Pilot to catch up about their careers, flying with NOAA, and what it's like to fly into a hurricane ...…
Check-in: 2015 Reno Air Races
What happens in Reno rarely stays in Reno! Bryan and Marty swap stories and tips from the recent Reno Championship Air Races, and from years gone by at the fastest motor sport in the world.
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A Career in Warbirds: A Conversation with Jim Dale, Part 2
In part 2 of our conversation with Jim "JD" Dale, we hear more about his 30-year career flying, restoring, and maintaining warbirds. But wait … there's more here than just warbirds! JD tells us how w…
A Career in Warbirds: A Conversation with Jim Dale, Part 1
"Wanted: Pilot/Mechanic to restore and fly warbirds." You just don't see that in the want-ads. But can anyone be successful in a long-term career with warbirds? Yes, they can. Meet Jim Dale, and hear…
"Number 3's not there, number 4's just hanging …" - C-130 propeller gearbox failure with Evan Smith
What happens when a C-130's #3 propeller gearbox explodes at flight level 270? It ain't pretty. Listen to the cockpit voice recording of the incident, and hear Evan Smith--who was in the left seat on…
Fly Low. Fly Fast. Turn Left. A Conversation with Air Race Pilot Thom Richard
"Professional Air Race Pilot" is a rather unique job title. Thom Richard always knew he wanted it. In this conversation, you'll hear how he worked his way up through flying and wrenching to eventuall…
Hiring Trends, a DC-2, Firefighting, and AirVenture 2015
Bryan and Aidan check in with their thoughts on the aviation job market, talk with Marty about aerial firefighting jobs, and hear about Marty's time at AirVenture Oshkosh this past summer. (Recorded …
Eight Minutes
Pilots, oddball pilots especially, tend to pride themselves on being self-reliant. Sometimes though, you owe everything to the kindness and professionalism of strangers. Listen in as a real-life avia…
Oddball Pilot Radio: Cleared for Takeoff
Aidan and Bryan kick off the new Oddball Pilot podcast with their thoughts about career paths for unconventional pilots, and where future episodes of Oddball Pilot Radio will take you.