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 150- HAI’s 2024 Salute to Excellence Pilot of the Year Mike Sagely
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This episode was recorded live from the floor of HAI Heli-Expo in Anaheim in March 2024, where we were able to interview the HAI…
Episode 149- From Small Town to LAPD Pilot with Deb Dickerson Part III
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In this three part series, we sit down to talk with Deb Dickerson.
A decorated former LAPD officer, Tactical Flight Officer and p…
Episode 148- From Small Town to LAPD Pilot with Deb Dickerson Part II
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In this three-part series, we sit down to talk with Deb Dickerson.
A decorated former LAPD officer, Tactical Flight Officer and pi…
Episode 147- From Small Town to LAPD Pilot with Deb Dickerson Part I
Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical Helicasts!
In this three-part series, we sit down to talk with Deb Dickerson.
Dickerson is a decorated former Los Angeles Police Department …
Episode 146- Dutch National Police Air Support with Harald Brink Part II
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In this two-part series, host Jon Gray sits down to talk with Harald Brink.
Brink is based with the Dutch National Police, Nation…
Episode 145- Dutch National Police Air Support with Harald Brink Part I
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In this two-part series, host Jon Gray sits down with Harald Brink.
Brink is based with the Dutch National Police, National Exper…
Episode 144- Tennessee Highway Patrol with Kevin Hart Part II
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In this engaging two-part series, Jeff Ratkovich and Jon Gray sit down for a conversation with a close friend, former colleague,…
Episode 143 - Tennessee Highway Patrol with Kevin Hart Part I
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In this engaging two-part series, Jeff Ratkovich and Jon Gray sit down for a conversation with a close friend, former colleague,…
Episode 142- Breaking Barriers: Desiree Horton's Path to Becoming a Fire Pilot Part II
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In this two-part series, we sit down to talk with Desiree Horton. With 33 years of aviation expertise and over 10,000 flight hou…
Episode 141 -Breaking Barriers: Desiree Horton's Path to Becoming a Fire Pilot Part I
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In this two-part series, we sit down to talk with Desiree Horton. With 33 years of aviation expertise and over 10,000 flight hou…
Episode 140- Flying the Presidential Seal: Bobby Swartz's HMX-1 Legacy Part II
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In this two-part series, we are honored to sit down with Bobby Swartz to discuss his remarkable aviation career. Swartz’s milita…
Episode 139- Flying the Presidential Seal: Bobby Swartz's HMX-1 Legacy Part I
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In this two-part series, we are honored to sit down with Bobby Swartz to discuss his remarkable aviation career. Swartz’s milita…
Episode 138- Elevating Safety: AEM's Impact on Public Safety Aviation Part II
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In this two-part series, we sit down to talk about Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing and how they are helping to improve the publ…
Episode 137- Elevating Safety: AEM's Impact on Public Safety Aviation Part I
Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical Helicasts.
In this two-part series, we sit down to talk about Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing and how they are helping to improve the publ…
Helicasts MASHUP: HAI Heli Expo 2024
In this episode, the three Vertical Helicasts Hosts, Halsey Schider of The Helicopter Podcast, Jon Gray of The Hangar Z Podcast, and Jason Quinn of The Real ResQ discuss their excitement for the upco…
Episode 136 - The Loma Linda Children’s Hospital Cops for Kids Fly-In with Doug Brimmer and Ian Crocker Part II
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In this two-part series, we sit down to talk about a multi-agency public interaction event designed to bring positive law enforc…
Episode 135 - The Loma Linda Children’s Hospital Cops for Kids Fly-In with Doug Brimmer and Ian Crocker Part I
Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical Helicasts.
In this two-part series, we sit down to talk about a multi-agency public interaction event designed to bring positive law enforce…
Episode 134- Anaheim Police Aviation with Bryan Santy Part II
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In this two-part series, host Jon Gray sits down with Bryan Santy, the sergeant in charge of Anaheim Police Department's aviation…
Episode 133- Anaheim Police Aviation with Bryan Santy Part I
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In this two-part series, host Jon Gray sits down with Bryan Santy, the sergeant in charge of Anaheim Police Department's aviation…
Episode 132 - Honoring and Remembering Flight Nurse Stacie Morse AKA "Alaska 2" Part II
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This is a two-part series where we honor the memory and legacy of flight nurse Stacie Morse in partnership with ECHO Heliops, Th…