Closed Traffic Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Join us for an all things flight simulation and aviation chat as we cover the latest developments in the industry. Don't miss it! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic Find us here: https://www.closedtrafficpodcast.com Website: www.closedtrafficpodcast.com Facebook: @Closedtrafficpodcast Follow us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/closedtraffic

Send us Fan Mail We had the privilege of chatting with Mikey McBryan, star of the tv series "Ice Pilots NWT" and General Manager of Buffalo Airways. Mikey also goes into detail on his latest venture "Plane Savers" on YouTube. Plane Savers: https://www.youtube.com/c/MikeyMcBryan Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic Website: www.closedtrafficpodcast.com Fa...

Send us Fan Mail Another amazing early Saturday morning show! Nick from FlightFX joins the CTP crew live starting with an insightful peek into their inception. In addition, Nick and the CTP crew discusses the nuances of what it takes to bring a product to market as well as the up's and down's of consumer expectations. Also, CTP gets a deep preview into the Cirrus Vision Jet ending with a...

Send us Fan Mail Love the smell of coffee, Avgas, or Jet Fuel in the morning? CTP held a live show early Saturday morning to discuss all things aviation - flight sim, general aviation, and commercial aviation. We even threw out a few ground school questions at the Private Pilot level. It was all fair game! Take a listen and catch the live show replay if you have the time as well! Thanks to all our...

Send us Fan Mail Back with another lively episode! Listen in as the fella's return to discuss the disappointing release of the highly anticipated GSX Pro and some of the additional happenings across the flight sim and real-world aviation industry.  It's great to be back! Website: www.closedtrafficpodcast.com Facebook: @Closedtrafficpodcast Follow us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/closed...

Send us Fan Mail The 3 amigos return with banter and laughter regarding the happenings across the flight sim and aviation industry. Listen as the fellas get into the latest news from PMDG, the imminent release of the gorgeous Pilatus PC12 by Carenado, an upcoming Mitsubishi MU-2, our take on the JetBlue/Spirit merger, and much more! We had a blast, tune in and as always feel free to leave us feedb...

Send us Fan Mail We had a great time with Phillip, content creator and freighter pilot based in the Southern California area. Phillip took the time to walk us through his acacia toon journey, he offered some valuable insight into the aviation world and shared with us his perspective on the impact flight sim has on the community. You can also watch the live show replay over on the CTP website. Phil...

Send us Fan Mail Life as an Aviator consist of continuous improvement as well as lifelong learning. What happens when you've reached the next level? Johnny and Charlie welcomes back Pilot Fabian with new career developments and a HUGE announcement! Don't miss it! Closed Traffic Podcast: https://www.closedtrafficpodcast.com/ Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/closedtraffic/ We...

Send us Fan Mail FSElite has been at the forefront of providing top quality news and content covering the vast expanse of flight simulation (and more). On this episode Closed Traffic Podcast is excited to have Calum, Content Director and one of the founding father's of FSElite. Calum walks us through FSElite's inception as well as a deep dive into "Simulator Fatigue". Definitel...

Send us Fan Mail The Closed Traffic Podcast is pleased to have PilotEdge on the podcast for the first time! We sit down with Kevin to discuss the phenomenal virtual air traffic control and pilot network and the infamous SimVenture event. The procedures for PilotEdge’s SimVenture event are nearly identical to EAA’s actual AirVenture event thus giving pilots an incredibly realistic experience of fly...

Send us Fan Mail The Closed Traffic Podcast is pleased to welcome Kerry McCauley to the show! Kerry has an extremely impressive resume including starring on the Discovery Channel Series "Dangerous Flights". He graciously agreed to spend some time with CTP to share and recount some of his fondest and extreme scenarios across his aviation career. Don't missed this one! Order your sign...

Send us Fan Mail This has indeed been the most exciting couple of weeks in the flightsim industry. Mike and Johnny recap the events of both PMDG and Fenix releases. Mike and Johnny also reveals their thoughts on the PMDG release fiasco. You don’t not wanna miss this episode!  Facebook: @ClosedTrafficPodcast  Instagram: @closed_traffic  Closed Traffic Podcast Website: https://www.closedtrafficpodca...

Send us Fan Mail Well folks, today is the day. Probably the most anticipated flight sim release in history, the 737 by PMDG was released today. While we wait for the ability to finally get into the website and download this beast, Johnny and I sit down for an initial discussion and share impressions on the overall hype and release experience. Feel free to comment share your initial experience!  Fa...

Send us Fan Mail Finding a solid helicopter is difficult in any sim. Johnny and Mike welcomes back  Steve from Hype Performance Group makers of the most comprehensive helicopter experience for MSFS 2020 (The H145) returns to the show with some amazing news! Johnny, Mike and Steve also cover the going’s on in the industry. Don’t want to miss this one! Hype Performance Group: https://www.hypeperform...

Send us Fan Mail We'll have to reschedule the episode with Hype Performance for a later date, however, the show goes on! We were joined by Mark from Flysimware and what a show this was. Mark walked us through his background of creating flight sim products from as far back as FS9 and spent even more time walking us through the recently released public beta of the Cessna 414AW. The plane is fla...

Send us Fan Mail Mike and Johnny welcome back our special guest "Captain" Hollywood, as he takes us through his journey from FO to Capt. We unpacked a lot in this one, enjoy! Website: www.closedtrafficpodcast.com Facebook: @Closedtrafficpodcast Follow us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/closedtraffic

Send us Fan Mail After what seemed like a move to another country, Johnny finally rejoins the podcast for a life update and a robust discussion about the recently released flight sim products. Tune in and listen to this candid but hilarious episode and join in on wishing Johnny all the luck in the world trying to find good reliable internet in his new neighborhood!  As always, links to the product...

Send us Fan Mail We had the pleasure of sitting down with the one and only Big Ern! As many of you know, Ernie is a current Southwest Pilot and recruiter for the airline whose love for aviation runs deep! You may know him from his increasingly popular YouTube channel "FlyingwithBigErn" where he takes viewers through the day-to-day operations of an airline pilot, workout regimen, and occa...

Send us Fan Mail We are back my friends after a few weeks of life and “adulting” to bring you yet another podcast. No guests lined up for this session, but the dynamic duo talks up, celebrates, provides objective opinions, and whatever else it is you want to call it, the latest and greatest happenings across the aviation and flight sim community. Listen in to hear us provide our perspective on the...

Send us Fan Mail You joined us for the pre-show last week, on Saturday we were fortunate to chat live with the Hot Start crew and take a deep dive into the newly released Challenger 650! What a show it was, from conversations about the inception of  Hot Start and X-Aviation and the TBM and Challenger products, to what’s next on the roadmap as far as future updates and new products to come. Replay...

Send us Fan Mail Johnny and I sat down to provide our initial thoughts on the Hot Start Challenger 650 (which at the time of posting this has already been released and burning holes in the VATSIM sky) as well as the newly released LevelUp 737NG series. Listen in via your favorite podcast outlets and don’t forget to tune into the live show replay on our YouTube channels for an even more in depth vi...

Send us Fan Mail What an episode my friends! We were joined by CEO Collin from TFDi live to discuss the genesis of TFDi, renowned products all across the flight sim community, and the future roadmap. Collin walked us through what inspired him to jump into flight sim and eventually what led him to create so many of the products we have all grown to love, his passion for his products and dedication...

Send us Fan Mail "Yellowbus" aka "Hollywood" aka Robert, joins us once again on the podcast. Robert is in the process of upgrading from First Officer to Captain with Spirit Airlines, and was nice enough to come on and share some of the details regarding that process. The Captain upgrade process at a major airline is not something that is too often shared, especially not within...

Send us Fan Mail It’s been a while friends but we are back nonetheless with another aviation podcast. This episode kicks off our supporter series. As a way to say thank you to our initial and continued long time supporters, we’ll invite folks to join us for an episode to discuss all things aviation, heck life in general; particularly in this sit down with Charlie. This was one of our live Twitch p...

Send us Fan Mail While we were unable to attend this year’s Flight Sim Expo in person, Johnny and I were thrilled to spend Saturday evening virtually with Steve from Hype Performance Group to discuss the freeware products they have graciously made available to the FS2020 community; Icon A5 performance edition and of course the infamous Airbus H135 helicopter project and the soon to come payware H1...