This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris are joined by medical helicopter pilot Karin Ficek, who will be presenting as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series on October 19. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Medical Helicopter Pilot Karin Ficek first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Sep 21, 2023•35 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Bev Markel, who worked as a flight attendant for Trans World Airlines in the 1960s. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — TWA Flight Attendant Bev Markel first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Aug 16, 2023•46 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris are joined by James Markel, who flew the F-8 Crusader for the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1966. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — F-8 Crusader Pilot James Markel first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Jul 20, 2023•44 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris are joined by John Van Etten, who was an OV-10 Bronco pilot and on-scene commander during the famed rescue of Bat 21 mission during the Vietnam War. The Green Dot is a podcast created by aviation enthusiasts for their fellow aviation enthusiasts. The podcast […] The post EAA’s The Green Dot — OV-10 Bronco Pilot John Van Etten first appeared on Hangar Flying ....
Jun 29, 2023•52 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by former U.S. Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut Charlie Precourt, currently an EAA board member and EAA Safety Committee chairman, to discuss homebuilding and his experience building a VariEze. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Talking Homebuilts With EAA Safety Committee Chairman Charlie Precourt first appeared on Hangar Flying ....
Jun 15, 2023•43 min
This time on The Green Dot, host Chris Henry is joined by George Luz, Jr., whose father, George Luz, served in E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, which was made famous by the 1992 book Band of Brothers and the 2001 HBO miniseries of the same name. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Remembering the Band of Brothers first appeared on Hangar Flying ....
May 25, 2023•41 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by Clay and Nathan Hammond to discuss Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome first appeared on Hangar Flying .
May 11, 2023•46 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Tom are joined by Bill Goebel to discuss his restoration of a Beech Super 18. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Beech Super 18 Restoration first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Apr 27, 2023•42 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Basler Turbo Conversions President Joe Varkoly. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Basler Turbo President Joe Varkoly first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Apr 06, 2023•46 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Connor are joined by Steve and Jane Hinton of Planes of Fame Air Museum. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Steve and Jane Hinton, Planes of Fame Air Museum first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Mar 22, 2023•42 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Damon Reabe, a third-generation aerial applicator. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Aerial Applicator Damon Reabe first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Mar 09, 2023•49 min
Excerpt: This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Connor are joined by Eric Boehm, the curator of aviation at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Eric Boehm, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Curator of Aviation first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Feb 22, 2023•48 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by Dr. Jennifer Levasseur, museum curator of the space history department at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — National Air and Space Museum Curator Dr. Jennifer first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Feb 08, 2023•47 min
EAA’s The Green Dot — EAA’s 70th Anniversary. This time on The Green Dot , hosts Hal and Tom are joined by EAA CEO and Chairman of the Board Jack J. Pelton to reflect on EAA’s humble beginnings as a social club and its evolution into the organization we know today. Read more › The post EAA’s The Green Dot — EAA’s 70th Anniversary first appeared on Hangar Flying ....
Jan 26, 2023•42 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Tom are joined by Ben Page, EAA Aviation Museum curator, to speak about the museum’s new exhibit, Corsair: Korean War Heroism. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Corsair: Korean War Heroism first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Jan 19, 2023•46 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Connor are joined by Wally Soplata, the author of The B-25 in the Backyard: My Father’s Historic Airplane Sanctuary, to talk about his memories of growing up with a father obsessed with historic airplanes. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Wally Soplata first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Jan 05, 2023•42 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Tom are joined by Mike Beck, owner of Calm Sky Adventures in Omro, Wisconsin, to speak about the history of hot air balloons, as well as his unique experiences flying them. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Hot Air Balloonist Mike Beck first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Dec 01, 2022•43 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris were joined by Charlie Hooker, who flew the B-58 Hustler while serving with the U.S. Air Force’s Strategic Air Command in the 1960s. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — B-58 Pilot Charlie Hooker first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Oct 27, 2022•43 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris were joined by Tony Yule, a retired Royal Air Force and BOAC/British Airways pilot, to talk about flying one of the most iconic airliners of all time — Concorde. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Concorde pilot Tony Yule first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Oct 06, 2022•40 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris were joined by Alyssa “Blueberry” Carson, who has attended numerous NASA space camps over the years and is currently studying and training toward the goal of one day becoming an astronaut. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Astronaut-in-Training Alyssa Carson Byline: EAA first appeared on Hangar Flying ....
Sep 20, 2022•32 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris were joined by Sharon “Betty” Preszler, who was part of the initial cadre of female fighter pilots to serve with the U.S. Air Force and was the first woman to fly and instruct in the F-16. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — F-16 Pilot Sharon Preszler first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Sep 01, 2022•44 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris were joined by Connor Madison, EAA’s staff photographer, to recap EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 and share each of their perspectives about this year’s version of the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Recapping AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Aug 18, 2022•41 min
This time on The Green Dot, EAA vice presidents Rick Larsen and Sean Elliott are talking AirVenture. Tune in as Rick and Sean join hosts Tom and Chris to cover what to expect at AirVenture 2022, including grounds updates, air show highlights, TOPGUN programming, and more! The post What to Expect: AirVenture 2022 first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Jul 13, 2022•50 min
This time on The Green Dot, we welcomed a multigenerational panel of crews from all three of the U.S. Air Force’s major gunship platforms — the AC-47, AC-119, and AC-130 — to discuss the history of gunships and compare experiences from service. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — U.S. Air Force Gunships Panel first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Jun 30, 2022•54 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris were joined by Jerry Bradley, EAA 879528, who spoke about his career in aviation, which included flying electronic warfare missions in the EC-47 during the Vietnam War. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — EC-47 Pilot Jerry Bradley first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Jun 02, 2022•46 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom were joined by Budd Davisson, EAA 22483, who shared stories about his adventures and career as an aviation journalist and flight instructor, and the more than 300 different aircraft types he’s flown in the process. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Aviation Journalist Budd Davisson first appeared on Hangar Flying ....
May 18, 2022•48 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Tom were joined by Ken Jungeberg and Air Corps America’s Ester Aube to discuss … The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Saving North American’s Archives first appeared on Hangar Flying .
May 16, 2022•46 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Tom were joined by Kenneth Katz, EAA 1086171, to discuss his career as a U.S. Air Force flight test engineer working on the B-52 Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base, as well as his new book The Supersonic BONE: A Development and Operational History of the B-1 Bomber. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Flight Test Engineer Kenneth Katz first appeared on Hangar Flying ....
Apr 21, 2022•44 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Hal welcomed a very special guest to the show, Vietnam War Navy ace Randall “Duke” Cunningham! Duke flew the F-4 Phantom II in Vietnam and became the U.S. Navy’s only pilot ace of the war. The post Navy Ace Duke Cunningham first appeared on Hangar Flying .
Apr 06, 2022•49 min
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom were joined by a good friend of EAA’s — Flight Outfitters founder Mark Glassmeyer, EAA 1400673. Tune in to learn more about Mark, his company, and Flight Outfitters’ support of EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest! The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Flight Outfitters Founder Mark Glassmeyer first appeared on Hangar Flying ....
Mar 24, 2022•38 min