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Recorded in Air Journey’s booth at SUNnFUN 2024, Anais Pouille founder discusses their pilot lead guided tours for owner flown aircraft. Founded in 1998, Air Journey takes the challenges from long cross countries to exotic destinations delivering the venues and flight planning needs. With over 280 air journeys completed, 212 countries visited and 2,291+ aircraft using their services, Anais discuss...

Recorded in Abingdon Watch’s booth at SUNnFUN 2024 with founder and CEO Abingdon Mullin. In 2006, licensed pilot Abingdon Mullin had a roundtable dinner conversation with energetic women pilots and mechanics. The conversation flowed into their desires for a fully functional aviator watch that is fashionable, versatile and made for women. That conversation led to the creation of the...

ADS-B OUT and IN has been top of mind for the past decade. Spunky start up uAvionix had the dream to create a 978 MHz ADS-B OUT product that would retail for less than USD $1,000. Their first product, skyBeacon came close, but with three wires and two screws, the installation costs and complexity are minimized. Recorded in uAvionix’s pavilion at SUNnFUN 2024, a chat with Shane Woods...

Recorded in the Seaplane Pilots Association’s booth at SUNnFUN 2024, Steven McCaughey Executive Director, Seaplane Pilots Association discusses the need for a certified personal flotation device.

Recorded in Holy Micro!’s booth at AirVenture 2024, Frank Kunnumpurath, founder discusses his journey in creating SkyVoice a LiDAR based system which provides aural call outs for altitude up to 590 ft. The innovative technology provides a pilot with a virtual co-pilot with a bird’s eyes view for safer flight. 

Recorded in the Islands of the Bahamas booth at SUNnFUN 2024, an interesting conversation with three inspiring individuals from the department of Bahamian tourism. Ahmed Williams, Regional Manager Vertical Markets Bahamas, Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation discusses the many tourism opportunities open to General Aviation.

RCAF Capt Marc-Andre Plante, Snowbird 8 discusses his career path leading him into the Canadian military and into the seat of a Snowbird CT-114Tutor jet aircraft. Serving as ambassadors of the RCAF, the Snowbirds demonstrate the high level of skill, professionalism, teamwork, discipline and dedication inherent in the men and women of the Canadian Air Force (CAF) and they inspire the pursuit o...

Recorded in Air Race Classic’s booth at AirVenture 2024, Sherry Kandle recounts her involvement as an Air Racer and volunteer. With air racers ranging from 17 to 90+, ARC provides that venue for a wide variety of pilot backgrounds from teachers, doctors, airline pilots, professionals, to name a few. Sherry discusses her journey to become an air racer and the comradery that the event crea...

Take a Robinson R66 turbine aircraft, remove the flight control system and replace it cutting edge fly by wire and computer technology, you get SkyRyse. SkyRyse’s SKYOS system enables precise commands through a single four axis control stick (similar to a F-35). With fully integrated system completely changes the way helicopter pilots fly and integrate with their equipment. Recorded...

Alberto Porto and Andrea Venturini did the unthinkable. In 2024 they flew nonstop from Scotland to Canada in a two seat, Rotax powered Risen SuperVeloce aircraft. Flying 1,850 nm, in 11.5 hours and used 43 gallons of fuel. Andrea recounts this epic flight, recorded in Porto Aviation’s pavilion at AirVenture 2024. An amazing feat of planning, endurance and a testament to the aeronaut...

Recorded at Piper Aircraft’s pavilion at AirVenture 2024, Isaac Capua of Aviation Unlimited, Piper Aircraft’s Canadian dealer discusses all things Piper Fury (M700). Isaac discusses the technology behind the Fury and Aviation Unlimited sales strategy taking first time aircraft owners down a journey leading to turbine aircraft.

Recorded at AirVenture 2024, legendary aerobatics pilot Sean D. Tucker discusses his journey to the pinnacle of aerobatics flight. His mentor, aerobatics, test and fighter pilot, Bob Hoover took Sean under his wings, guiding Sean through is career. Giving back, Sean was instrumental in creating the Bob Hoover Academy, using the power of flight to change lives. The Academy focuses on...

What could be better than a Digital Journey Logbook. Recorded at WINGs Magazine’s General Aviation Expo in Burlington ON, Christopher VanHorn, Founder Airbly Inc, discusses this unique technology which creates a digital journey logbook and much more. Using a two way messaging satellite network, a battery powered messaging device, crew keyfobs, the web and an app, the Airbly system create...

Recorded at WINGs Magazine’s General Aviation Expo in Burlington ON, Murphy Aircraft’s Steven Drinkwater, Sales Manager and builder Trevor Yaworski, discuss the journey to build a Murphy Aircraft home build experimental aircraft. A fascinating chat about Murphy Aircraft and the dedication required to build an aircraft and see it to completion.

Micheal Ulch, founder PilotLife, found himself isolated from a greater pilot community. As a technologist, Micheal saw the need for an easy to use app designed for pilots to record their flights, add photos on the fly and share them with a virtual pilot community. PilotLife was borne out of this need to share and build a community. Now available on iPhone and Android devices, Michael dis...

A fireside chat with Suresh Narayanan, CEO JETS MRO discussing his entrepreneurial journey founding JETS MRO and the expansion into a 40,000 sq ft facility. With an MBA from Southern Methodist University and his father’s experience as an AME working on the Concorde, it was natural for Suresh to create JETS MRO. As a board member of the Frontiers of Flight Museum, Suresh is gives back to the c...

Recorded at Aviation World near CYYZ, an in depth conversation with Lynne McMullen, President and CEO of Cygnet Aviation. Cygnet, is a Flight Training Unit operating in Kingston ON founded in 2023. Lynne discusses the challenges facing a well funded FTU start up, taking young eager minds from Zero to Hero in 18 months.

Recoded at Aviation World near CYYZ, Capt Cathy Fraser, Lynne McMullen (President) and Capt Judy Cameron discuss their climb through the aviation sector and the challenges they faced in arguably a male dominated industry, leading to an aha moment, the creation of the North Lights Aero Foundation. The foundation was created to recognize, inspire and celebrate accomplished women in aviation and...