The Hangar Z Podcast
A podcast where we explore the personnel and equipment behind the missions in Public Safety Aviation.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 73 minutes
- Episodes
- 291
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 31- Joel Lane USFS Air Attack
Happy belated New Year, and Merry Christmas to everyone. We are excited to be back from our Christmas break.
In this episode we talk with Joel Lane. Joel retired from the US Forest Service after 40 y…
Episode 30- Firefighting Operations with Cody Zetlmaier
Join us as we talk with Cody Zetlmaier, who is currently assigned to the US Bureau of Land Management's Apple Valley Helitack. He was previously assigned to the U.S. Forest Service Heaps Peak Helita…
Episode 29- America's Finest City with Trevor Riley AKA Rotor_Monkey_Photo
Air Support in America's Finest City
Since 1986, the crews of 'ABLE' have been providing top-notch air support to the officers and citizens of America's Finest City and on our next episode of the Hang…
Episode 28- Fixed Wing Operations with Anson Statema of the Washington State Patrol
Join the Hangar Z crew, as we sit down and chat with Command Pilot Anson Statema of the Washington State Patrol (WSP) Aviation Section. We've been wanting to do an episode on fixed wing operations fo…
Episode 27- The Heroes Air Show with Jim Paules and Steve Goldsworthy (AKA The Commish)
Join us in episode 27 where we discuss the Heroes Airshow which is an airshow dedicated to the promotion of helicopters and Public Safety Aviation. During the conversation we also discuss Steve's (…
Episode 26- Infrared Technology with Teledyne FLIR's Brian Spillane
In episode 26, we sit down with public safety aviation legend Brian Spillane. Brian is the industries foremost expert on infrared technology and comes to us from Teledyne FLIR who generously sponsore…
Episode 25- David Callen Surviving the Unexpected. Retired Las Vegas Metro PD Pilot / Sergeant & founder of SR3 Rescue Concepts
This episode is an absolute must hear as we speak with Retired LVMPD Sergeant and Pilot David Callen. In this episode Dave talks about his career in which he survived not one but two auto rotative la…
Episode 24- Australia's Matt Stanton Head of Helicopter Operations New South Wales Police Force
We've gone international! Join us as we sit down and chat with Matthew Stanton, the Head of Helicopter Operations for the NSW Police Force Aviation Command - PolAir.
Matthew shares his inspiring story…
Episode 23- Apprehending Fleeing Suspects with LAPD’s Jack Schonely
Episode 23 officially begins with the launch of legendary Jack Schonely’s episode. Jack is a 36 year Law Enforcement Veteran, with 31 years at LAPD 19 of which were spent in the Air Support Division …
Episode 22- Beers and Beignets..... An APSCON 2021 conference breakdown with San Diego County Sheriff Fire and Rescue Pilot Tony Webber
APSCON 2021 from New Orleans is officially in the books, so now it's time to break it down in a special episode. Join us in the hangar, with our guest San Diego County Sheriff Fire and Rescue Pilot T…
Episode 21- Jason Quinn USCG Rescue Swimmer Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient
Episode 20- CNC Technologies Alex Giuffrida
In this episode we sit down and chat with Alex Giuffrida, managing partner of CNC Technologies. We have talked about CNC Technologies a lot over the course of our podcast. We appreciate their dedicat…
Episode 19- Clay Lacey...Protecting the Lone Star State
In this episode we sit down and chat with Clay Lacey, a lieutenant with a major state agency from the great state of Texas. They say everything in Texas is bigger and we're sure you'll agree that Cla…
Episode 18- John Fehrs Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient
Join us on this episode as we sit down and chat with John Fehrs, a true legend of the airborne public safety industry. John walks us through his remarkable career as an Army Aviator during the Vietna…
Episode 17- Terry Miyauchi Arizona DPS Aviation Commander & Bell ParaPublic Customer Solutions Manager
Join us as we sit down and chat with Terry Miyauchi, the Customer Solutions Manager, Parapublic, for Bell Helicopters.
Terry's aviation career spans more than 30 years, where he served both as an Arm…
Episode 16- Airborne Public Safety Association's Bryan Smith
In this episode, where we sit down with Bryan Smith, the Airborne Public Safety Association Safety Program Manager. Bryan is an extremely experienced law enforcement aviatior, who currently serves a…
Episode 15- Turning Wrenches with Aaron Boulais
In this episode we chat with Airframe and Powerplant mechanic Aaron Boulias. Everyone in aviation knows the mission cannot go on without maintainers. Aaron talks about his time as a A&P Mechanic and …
Episode 14- Low Level Hell
On this episode, we sit down and chat with Major Brian Harris, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot and host of The Low Level Hell Podcast. We discuss the mission similarities between military and law enforc…
Episode 13- Stockton PD'S Dan Lowry and the Bell 505
In this episode we talk with Stockton PD's Dan Lowry. Dan is a prior military aviator, professional bull rider and worked to establish the Stockton PD Air Support program. Dan talks about selecting t…
Episode 12- Fighting Fire with San Diego County Sheriff Corporal Tony Webber
In this episode we will be chatting with San Diego County Sheriff Corporal Tony Webber. Corporal Webber has been in law enforcement since 1983 and in aviation for over thirty years. He has been assig…