Fly Cool Shit - An Aviation Podcast About Flying Cool Shit

Hey all! Sorry about not dropping a podcast on Friday, both Jeff and I were caught up doing awesome stuff. This week we recap glider Nationals, the episode with Wayne Handley, power Nationals coming up later this year, and so much more! We also talk a fun hypothetical of having 350k to spend on a used aerobatic airplane, and what we would pick! Thanks to LIFT Aviation! Head to www.liftaviationusa....

Welcome back everyone! This week we have the legendary Wayne Handley on the podcast. We could have talked to him all night and had intended on asking him so many more questions than we got to ask, but that’s ok! We loved hearing the stories of his old crop dusting strip in the valley, and all the incredible pilots that flew in and out of there. Of course we mostly talked about the Raven and then t...

Hey all! This week we talk about a bunch of stuff. This week the Aerobatic Pilots page on FB got into a spirited debate regarding whether or not Citabrias are good tailwheel airplane or not so we talked a bunch about that. We answer fan questions which was super fun, we also talk a bit about nicknames and callsigns. Enjoy this weeks episode! Thank you to LIFT Aviation for supporting the podcast. U...

Welcome back! This week Mark’s gardeners didn’t ruin the podcast, and your eardrums! We talk about a bunch of random stuff. 2022 price of thee GB1 and one of Marks former students buying one. We do more comparisons between that and the NG. Jeff talks about riding the Peloton a bunch, but also how much he loves pizza. We also talk about how an Extra 300L was donated to AOPA. This episode is dedicat...

Hey hey! This week we visit the 2022 IAC propose knowns which takes up a lot of the discussion. Mark gets visited by the gardeners while he was recording in his garage, Jeff had a snow day and so much more! Thank you to LIFT Aviation! Head over to www.liftaviationusa.com and use the promo code FLYCOOLSHIT for 25% off! Also head over to www.flycoolshit.com/merch and buy some shirts!

Welcome back everyone! This week we attempt to record a podcast despite the internet having better ideas lol! Never the less, we get the job done. Jeff and I talk about Mark’s car accident, Jeff’s first flight in his 330SC in about two months and we answer some of your fan questions! So much fun with lots of laughs! If you want to ask us question to be answered on future episodes, head over to @fl...

Welcome back, and Happy New Year!! We kick off the new year right with the always incredible, Rob Holland! With all the drama from the Acro Exploder, Rob posed an idea to the aerobatic community about the possible idea of a 6th contest category. No bias, no agenda, just simply exploding the idea. It isn’t an easy yes or no answer so it was really fun to talk about. Let us know what you think by sh...

Welcome back! This week we talk a little about getting old and fat. We also talk about the drama surrounding the Acro Exploder regarding the fall board meeting. It is still such a contentious topic with strong opinions on both sides. Let us know what you think on the topic! Thanks to LIFT Aviation for supporting the podcast! Check out www.liftaviationusa.com and use the promo code FLYCOOLSHIT for...

Hey all, welcome back! This week we talk about aircraft prices. Some friends are trying to acquire Extras of different flavors and the used market is really tough if you are in the market for a 330SC. Also, looking at buying new airplanes for 2022, the prices increases due to Lycoming and other vendors have pushed Extras officially passed the half million dollar mark, so we talk about it! We also...

Welcome back! No guest this week so Jeff and I catch up and and talk about the recent guests we have had on. We also get Jeffs thoughts on the Fall board meeting, the 2022 known proposals, and so much more! Thank you all for your feedback, and thanks for your continued support! Head on over to flycoolshit.com/merch and buy some shirts! Thank you to LIFT Aviation! Go to www.liftaviationusa.com and...

Happy Thanksgiving!! Hopefully you crawled to your phone, half awake from your turkey coma and found the latest episode! Brad Wursten joins us this week to talk about all kinds of stuff. He took delivery of his MX2 a little while ago so we talk about the comparisons between his MXS and the new MX2. He tells us how he got into airshows, what it was like learning aerobatics and doing his first airsh...

Welcome back this week! IAC President Jim Bourke joins the podcast again to talk about the fall board meeting. There has been some controversy surrounding the decisions made, and hopefully this sheds some light on the thought process of the board. FCS really appreciates the members of the board and their hard work. They made some tough decisions and not everyone agreed with those decisions. We als...

Welcome back! We are a day late but it was worth the wait in our opinions. Today we have U.S. IAC Unlimited Team member, and pilot of the incredible Yak 110, Jeff Boerboon on the podcast. Jeff is an airline pilot, airshow pilot, competition pilot and all around incredible human being. We talk about Jeff returning to Nationals this year and making the team again, and lots of competition related stu...

Welcome! This week we talk about a bunch of random stuff. In a couple weeks is the November board meeting. There were 44 rule change proposals and we look at some of those. We talk about Jim and Marianne flying the NG from Southeast Aero to Sebring and speculation on if Jim was going to fly it in unlimited. We also talk about how much we want Aaron McCartan to get an NG. Jeff and Mark talk about w...

Hey all! This week we talk a bit about camera mounts and cameras. Jeff picked up an Nflightcam ball mount and has been playing around with it. We talk different mounts and different cameras. We also talk a little bit of editing and the apps that we use. We get into WCAR a bit again and speculate on the likelyhood of WCAR even happening. We talk about an aerobatic pilot who made a book on finding M...

Better late than never! Sorry for the late release, but Mark’s airline schedule changed last minute and screwed up recording. Today we don our tinfoil hats and get into some real rumor mill stuff. We talk about the rumors of Patty Wagstaff flying a Gamebird GB1, and what that potentially means with her relationship with Extra and Southeast Aero. Melissa Burns has also been spending some time with...

Welcome back! This week we sit down with Emerson Beinhauer, the collegiate winner of the first ever FCS Title Belt. He shares his experience at his first Nationals flying the family Pitts S2B. We also talk about Jeff dipping into unlimited and where he is at in that process, Marks family weekend trip to San Francisco Fleet Week airshow, the best figure coming soon the Aresti catalog, the Snowcone...

This week is a good one! The incredibly talented Sammy Mason comes back on. Since his last interview, Sammy picked up an S-2C and an Edge 540 so we talk all about it. Rob Holland and Mike Goulian hung out in Santa Paula for a few days before the Pacific Airshow and lots of fun stories came out of that. We get his take on Nationals, training in the Edge to add it to his SAC card, airshows and so mu...

Welcome back! We are back to regularly scheduled episodes (hopefully lol). Nationals is in the books and live moves on! This week we have Chapter 36 president (or Vice President according to the website ha!) Bryan Jones on the podcast. Bryan is an aerobatic competitor, Contest Director, chapter President, and so much more! We ask about Bryans thoughts on Nationals and how he thought the contest we...

Welcome back! This will be the last episode of unorthodox podcast episode releases as we wrap up the 2021 IAC Nationals. This Nationals had its ups and downs but there were lots of positive takeaways. We talk about our first annual FCS title belt winner, Emerson Beinhauer, the situation with Britt Lincoln, AJ Wilder and so much more! Check out www.liftaviationusa.com and use the promo code FLYCOOL...

We back! We took a break yesterday to relax, and we recap a bit of day 3 and 4 of Nationals. Firs off, congrats to your ten time National Champion, Rob Holland! Huge accomplishment! There was a bit of drama again today but we tried to stay away from it. Enjoy the episode!

Save the drama for your mama! Day 2 was packed with issues and disqualifications. Winds were a huge issue, which hit the advanced category hard. Jeff and Mark rant pretty hard on the issues surrounding day two, most notably the DQs of two pilots for doing things unrelated to their flying in the box. Let’s hope tomorrow is more trouble free!

Welcome back!!! Happy 1 year anniversary for FCS!!!! Even though we missed last weeks episode, we intend to make up for it by covering Nationals daily, so buckle up buttercups! Between Jeff’s family vacation, and Mark’s family vacation, today was the first day we could actually connect and record, and boy did the first day of 2021 IAC Nationals not disappoint! Unlimited opened the contest with the...

Welcome back! This week we talk about the updated list for IAC Nationals 2021, some fun hypotheticals, the fact a Yak 55 is going to fly unlimited and so much more! Helmets and wobblies, breaking canopies, broken canopies passing tech at contests etc. Great job to Susan Bell, and IAC 26 for a successful contest this past weekend, and congratulations to all the competitors. 2021 Southern California...

Welcome back! This week we sit down with Leigh Hubner. Leigh bought and restored Patty Wagstaff’s famous Extra 300S and it looks better than ever! Leigh walks us though his decision to buy the plane, issues along the way and how much fun it is to fly. We talk about contests, being an influencer, sponsorships and outside the box thinking to the approach of sponsorship and flying contests, and all k...