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Pilot stories and aviation adventures from Canada. Flying BC takes listeners on a journey into the world of west coast flying and beyond. From mountain and float flying stories, to warbirds and airshows, and flight training and career discussions. Hosted by Warwick Patterson.
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Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
"One of the things we recommend for all clients if you're going to purchase in the US, is to send a Canadian Maintenance Engineer down across the border to view the aircraft and do your pre-buy for you."
Michael Wilton is the President of FlightSimple Aircraft Sales, and his job is to help pilots navigate the world of buying and selling an aircraft. On this episode, Micheal walks us through the steps people should take when buying a plane, the pitfalls to avoid, and answers some of the listener questions about importing from the USA, and whether purchasing for time building or in a partnership is a good idea.
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Patreon Supporters receive a regular stream of exclusives, extended cuts, and early previews…plus a chance to get your questions in front of our guests. I just got some new Flying BC flight suit patches, and for a limited time I’ll send one out to everyone who joins at any level. http://www.patreon.com/flyingbc
Please send feedback, show ideas, and your questions for the guests to podcast@flyingbc.com
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Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
"If a commercial flight test is not successful, it's typically not a question of stick and rudder skills or knowledge. More often than not it's the lack of attention to detail."
Anna Serbinenko is an airshow performer, Chief Flight Instructor at Canadian Flight Centre, and a Transport Canada Pilot Examiner. But her life involves a lot more than just flying. She’s has a PHD in Financial Mathematics, is fluent in eight languages, has lived around the world, and is a competitive athlete. Upon moving to Canada, she took her first flight and she was hooked…
On this episode, we talk about how to master learning, Anna’s journey into aerobatics and airshow performing, what she see’s as a flight examiner, and we wrap up with Anna sharing some of her experiences on the Canadian Arctic Aviation Tour which brought a travelling airshow to over 60 northern communities in 2017.
Check out Anna's website: www.annaskydancer.com
Watch CFC's Flight Test Debrief video series.
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A new Flying BC episode comes out every second Tuesday.
Patreon Supporters receive a regular stream of exclusives, extended cuts, and early previews…plus a chance to get your questions in front of our guests. I just got some new Flying BC flight suit patches, and for a limited time I’ll send one out to everyone who joins at any level. http://www.patreon.com/flyingbc
Please send feedback, show ideas, and your questions for the guests to podcast@flyingbc.com
Join me on Instagram @flyingbritishcolumbia
or on Facebook.
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
"The ideal candidate is someone who's got some Tiger Moth time or Stearman. Those two airplanes are exceptional initial experience trainers because they tend to amplify your faults without killing you."
Dave Hadfield is the Chief Pilot at Vintage Wings of Canada, home of the Michael Potter Collection. Dave grew up around airplanes, and after a career with Air Canada he found himself in the right spot, with the right experience, to start flying warbirds. We discuss what it's like to fly the Spitfire, Hurricane, Kittyhawk, and Mustang, and the quirky characteristics of the Westland Lysander - one of only three left flying in the World. He also had the honour of flying the Y2K Spitfire over 5000 miles across North America to a homecoming back at the Comox Air Force Museum. Dave is also an accomplished musician, and he tells us the backstory of one of his favourite aviation-related songs he's written.
Watch Dave Hadfield's YouTube channel.
Listen to Dave's music at hadfield.ca
Photo by Peter Handley
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A new Flying BC episode comes out every second Tuesday.
Patreon Supporters receive a regular stream of exclusives, extended cuts, and early previews…plus a chance to get your questions in front of our guests. I just got some new Flying BC flight suit patches, and for a limited time I’ll send one out to everyone who joins at any level. http://www.patreon.com/flyingbc
Please send feedback, show ideas, and your questions for the guests to podcast@flyingbc.com
Join me on Instagram @flyingbritishcolumbia
or on Facebook.
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
"Does your instructor have a mentor? Does your instructor have someone more knowledgeable, more skilled than they are, that they are unafraid to ask questions to?"
Kimberly Lysak is a Class 1 instructor, holds an ATPL, and is ICAO-certified in Advanced Flight Instruction and Aviation Training Management. As the flying school she worked for pressed pause in 2020, she launched her own online community to help instructors weather the storm, and improve their craft. She’s a big believer that we need to adapt flight training to take advantage of modern learning science, and that flight instructors can make more money and have more fun by empowering themselves with knowledge beyond just the basics.
You can find Kimberly Lysak and Advancing Aviation at www.advancingaviation.com
A new Flying BC episode comes out every second Tuesday.
Patreon Supporters receive a regular stream of exclusives, extended cuts, and early previews…plus a chance to get your questions in front of our guests. I just got some new Flying BC flight suit patches, and for a limited time I’ll send one out to everyone who joins at any level. http://www.patreon.com/flyingbc
Please send feedback, show ideas, and your questions for the guests to podcast@flyingbc.com
Join me on Instagram @flyingbritishcolumbia
or on Facebook.
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
"So if you have the love of aviation and you want to spread it among youngsters, and have people come into aviation, I don't think there's a better place to start than in schools. One person joins and then all of a sudden you have a huge class."
Vignesh Rajasekar has already accomplished a lot in Aviation at the age of 23, and he’s not slowing down. He’s a Class 1 instructor, Chief Flight Instructor at McMurray Aviation, Founder of his own aviation consulting business, and just recently co-founded a new Flight School in Kamloops. At McMurray he has developed a successful high school aviation program, which now leads to a College program. We talk about inspiring young people into aviation, and what makes a good student and instructor. You can find Vignesh at https://www.bluejayaviation.ca/
A new Flying BC episode comes out every second Tuesday.
Patreon Supporters receive a regular stream of exclusives, extended cuts, and early previews…plus a chance to get your questions in front of our guests. I just got some new Flying BC flight suit patches, and for a limited time I’ll send one out to everyone who joins at any level. http://www.patreon.com/flyingbc
Please send feedback, show ideas, and your questions for the guests to podcast@flyingbc.com
Join me on Instagram @flyingbritishcolumbia
or on Facebook.
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
"The men we were picking up were jubilant about finally getting out after many weeks of solitude. Not so for the men we were leaving behind..."
On this bonus episode, W.T. (Tim) Cole reads one of the many bush flying stories from his book & memoir, Tight Floats and Tailwinds. Patreon supporters enjoyed an advance listen to this bonus. If you'd like more exclusives, advances, and perks, consider supporting the podcast at http://www.patreon.com/flyingbc
You can buy Tim's book on the BCGA store: https://www.bcaviation.ca/store/p52/tightfloats.html
You can reach me on Instagram @flyingbritishcolumbia or email me through the website at http://www.flyingbc.com
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
“It’s pretty intimidating for an Ontario farm boy to be out there saying, holy mackerel I’m just about at the tip of mainland North America and everything rests on this big ol’ round engine.”
W.T. (Tim) Cole takes us on a journey through his aviation career starting in the 60’s at the legendary bush operation, Laurentian Air Services, all the way through to his various roles in Transport Canada on the West Coast, and his flying adventures post-retirement in his Cessna 172. His career is a great example of the sort of interesting and fulfilling jobs you can find as a pilot.
With over 13,000 hours in his logbook, half of which is on floats, skis, and in the bush, Tim has a treasure trove of stories, and he’s published a lot of them in his new memoir “Tight Floats and Tailwinds” - it's well worth the read. We touch on some of those stories, and more in this episode.
You can buy his book on the BCGA store: https://www.bcaviation.ca/store/p52/tightfloats.html
I hope these full length episodes are entertaining and worthwhile for you – fire me a message or an email and let me know! Do you want shorter episodes, or do you like the in-depth long format shows? You can reach me on Instagram @flyingbritishcolumbia or email me through the website at http://www.flyingbc.com
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
"There's certainly an economic aspect to it, an environmental aspect to it, there's a disruptive aspect to it. There's a whole bunch of things that make it (electric aircraft) make sense for us." - Greg McDougall, CEO and Founder, Harbour Air
As an aspiring float plane pilot, and a fan of technology and business, this episode's guest is someone I’ve been angling to talk to since this project started. I finally had the chance to sit down with Greg McDougall, Founder and CEO of Harbour Air, to discuss the electric Beaver project that first took to the air almost a year ago, and the challenges and opportunities ahead. But first, we look back on the journey through his rough and tumble bush flying years, and the start of Harbour Air nearly forty years ago with just two Beavers. The company now flies over 40 aircraft and transports nearly a half-million passengers a year, making them an iconic sight on the coast of British Columbia.
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So, strap on your life jacket and let’s dive into the world of float planes with Greg McDougall.
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Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
"This is one of only a few planes that I've flown where it has such a high degree of thrust to weight that you can do a maneuver like a tail slide; decide you don't like the tail slide, apply power, and fly out of the tail slide while going backwards."
Part 2 of our discussion with Geoff Latter, airline captain and airshow pilot, where he explains the origins of the aerobatic Yak-50, his quest to get one to Canada, and the process of learning to fly an obscure single seat aircraft. Geoff even taught himself Russian so he could read the operating handbook!
VIDEO: Complete Yak-50 practice flight walkthrough
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Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
"I know that airplane pretty well, but it doesn't matter. We go through the same process every year as if you're coming to a new aircraft. Because the only way to train proficiency, is to be disciplined."
Geoff Latter is an airline captain and an airshow pilot flying a Nanchang CJ-6 and now a Yak-50. In this first of two episodes, we take a deep dive with Geoff about aerobatics, developing a show routine, and the business of airshows.
We talked for well over an hour, and as you’ll hear, speaking with Geoff is like drinking from a firehose of knowledge and stories…so I wanted to give the discussion it's full due over two episodes. Part 2 features in-depth discussion about his new Yak-50.
VIDEO: Geoff's engine failure on takeoff
VIDEO: Flying BC - Harvard Aerobatics: Inside an airshow evaluation
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