Fly Cool Shit - An Aviation Podcast About Flying Cool Shit

Episode 24 in the house!!! This week we sit down with the jack of all trades, Philipp Steinbach. Philipp is the CEO of GameComposites, the manufacturer of the GB1 aerobatic aircraft. We talk about Philipp’s history of aircraft design and composite work, ExtremeAir, Sbach, Motegi and the Japan Grand Prix, and so much more! It was a blast too sit down and chat with him. Enjoy!

We’re back again, and we have a new intro! This week we talk about the debate this week over the Extra 300, and 300L, Jeff got a Peloton so now Mark and Jeff are PeloBros, the IAC auction, and so much more! We also want to take a moment to thank you all for listening and subscribing. We really enjoy the feedback and interaction with you listeners!

Welcome back! This week we have the legend, Matt Chapman on the podcast! We talk about it all. Matt shares his career start, his rise though competition both nationally and worlds and so much more. We talk about a bunch of different aerobatic aircraft including the Pits S1 and Laser he built. We also touch on the friendly (and sometimes unfriendly) rivalry between him and the great Michael Goulian...

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of the show. This week, we have my friend, and IAC Chapter 38 President, Britt Lincoln on. We talk about her rise though competition aerobatics, her aspirations, her newest aircraft purchase, the MX2, and so much more! We had so much fun shooting the shit with Britt!

Welcome back! This week we sit down with the amazingly talented, Sammy Mason! Sammy is a world class aerobatic pilot, Red Bull Air Race Challenger Class pilot, airshow pilot, and so much more! Sammy is a true aviation nut so it was super fun to talk to him. We talked about his mighty Pitts S1, the Edge 540, of course Extras and what Sammy likes and dislikes. He gives us some insight into his futur...

Welcome back! This week Jeff and Mark talk about GoPros and mounts, more competition acro, the art of competition, some legends in the sport and so much more!

Mark and Jeff are back in the virtual studio for another episode. We talk about recording issues with an episode we attempted to record with AJ Wilder and Rob Holland, preflight technique and things we are concerned with during a flight, bailout considerations, the rumored Gamebird GB2 and much more!

Hey guys! Happy 2021! First episode of the new year and we started off with a bang. We have the South African Aerobatic wonder, Nigel Hopkins on today. We talk about South African aerobatics, and what the scene looks like, aerobatics in general, airshow flying, different aerobatic aircraft he has flown, and so much more! Most notable, we chat about his 2015 bailout involving his MX2, as he was pra...

Welcome back! Jeff and I get together in the evening for me, and night for him, on Wednesday 12/30 to record. We both had some drinks at dinner which led to a fun podcast about complete randomness lol. We talk about ordering wine at dinner, what Santa brought us for Christmas, WAC, the MXS and so much other random stuff. We have some fun guests planned for 2021 so stay tuned and thanks for listeni...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Mark and Jeff!!! We appreciate all the support and feedback we have received so far. We are having a blast with the podcast, and big things are coming in 2021. In this episode we really intended to talk about shoes and gloves. We covered shoes a bit but then wondered off like following a VOR as we lose signal. Oh well, we had fun, and hopefully something inf...

Today we sit down with my buddy Robert Pinksten, whom we all affectionately call, Pinky. Many of you know Pinky as the Chief Pilot for Collings Foundation, an organization that flies a multitude of warbirds, including where we met, the Wings of Freedom tour. We talk about how we met, and he gives us a clinic on warbird flying. It was so much fun to pick his brain and and shoot the shit with him. H...

In this week’s episode, we talk to the amazing Justin Hickson. Justin is an IAC judge, competitor, airline pilot, Pitts owner, and super cool guy. He placed 4th in intermediate at the 2019 IAC Nationals in his gorgeous yellow and black Pitts S2B. We talk about all kinds of stuff, including why canopies trigger Mark. We talk judging versus competing, the pesky snap roll topic returns and we get int...

This episode the wonderful Petro and myself talk shop on helmets. We both wear helmets and believe in them as a piece of safety equipment. We talk different helmets, communication systems, looks, visors, weight etc. We get into some other stuff as well but we really tried to focus on helmets, and the pros of investing in a good helmet. We talk about why some people may not want to wear a helmet as...

Episode 11! Petro had his buddy over who happens to work for a certain 3 letter alphabet agency so we sat down and shot the shit for a bit. This was actually fun and casual, with no real agenda as far as what we wanted to talk about. We get into getting ramp checked, violations, noise complaints and a bunch of other stuff. We also get into the topic of safety gear and egress, a topic Petro and I p...

We finally captured the unicorn! We sat down with the awesome Maciej Rogozinski, a fellow mid-wing Northern Lights Extra 300 owner, who basically bought a bunch of parts in boxes, put the plane back together the way he wanted, and the result is amazing. We talk about a bunch of random crap which was fun as always. The audio on this one was really tricky so I apologize in advance for some levels be...

Jeff and I are back for another episode of randomness! My plane is finally back!!! I flew almost 1,900 miles in two days of pure insanity, and boy are my arms tired(derrrrrrrp)! It was great to get the Extra back and get familiar with her again. Jeff and I talk about the journey, good food, and a host of other stuff.

Hey all! Sorry this episode is a couple of days late, but better late than never. This episode, Petro is back to shoot the shit on a number of things. The wildly debated issue this past week was the 2021 proposed intermediate known with no snap of any kind. What are your thoughts? We also talk a little bit about CIVA moving to combine the men and woman divisions for world competition. My plane is...

Happy Friday! This episode I address a question I received non how I got bit by the aerobatic bug, and my flying career. Sometimes aerobatic flying and a budding professionally flying career, don’t always mesh. It has been an absolute blast of a career so far, and I am so glad that aerobatics is a part of that career. Enjoy!

Petro comes back on to talk about an airplane near and dear to our hearts, the Extra 200. Jeff has been fortunate to own two different Extra 200s and I have had the pleasure of regularly flying two different Extra 200s. We talk about all kinds of fun random stuff related to the Extra 200, as well as a host of other stuff. We compare it to the Extra 300, a well as other 200HP aircraft to see where...

Happy Friday! Sorry about getting this podcast out a bit late today, but keeping with the tradition of releasing on Fridays, here it is! In this episode I fly solo and talk a bit about the turnout of one of the premier IAC contests in California, Akrofest in Borrego. Sounds like it was a fantastic turnout! I also talk about the status of my Extra, a bit about what happened, and the repairs needed....

What an honor it was to sit down and shoot the shit with 5 time WAC Freestyle, 9 time National, and 10 time National Freestyle champion, and one of my idols, Rob Holland. I was actually nervous to interview him, as he is so talented and accomplished, but he couldn’t have been more nice. We talk about his accomplishments, biplanes, the mighty MXS-RH, flying airshows, coaching, competing, the IAC an...

In this shorter episode, I fly it solo today. Today marks the 1 year anniversary of losing our B-17, 2 crew members, and 5 passengers. I reflect what a joy it is to be a part of that group. We also lost a B-25 this week but the crew survived. I also talk a little about Akrofest coming up on October 8th. Thanks for listening!

This week we have the amazingly wonderful and talented Jeff Petrocelli. Jeff is on the US Advanced Aerobatic Team, and is your 2019 Advanced Power National Champion. We get into all kinds of stuff regarding aerobatics, the IAC, airshows, our aerobatic idols and legends, and so much more! Jeff owns a gorgeous Extra 330SC and we get into the top aerobatic airplanes used in competition today, as well...

A podcast is born! What kind of podcast remains to be seen, but the essence of this podcast is to simply talk about flying cool shit, and talk to people about flying cool shit. In this episode I talk bit about what’s going on during COVID, a little about the status of my airplane and some fun stuff I have flown lately. I also give a brief background on myself, and why I started the podcast. Please...