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Don Durston is a pilot and aerospace engineer with over 42 years of experience at NASA Ames Research Center. His expertise with wind tunnel and supersonic technology are currently focused on NASAs X-59 Quiet Super Sonic Technology mission, commonly known as as QUESST. This aircraft and the research done by Don and the QUESST team has the potential to revolutionize air travel as we know it, by maki...

STOL FLYING with Cory Robin of the Flying Cowboys! - Learn all about Backcountry & STOL Flying: What's involved in getting started, aircraft, where to fly & more! Cory Robin also discusses the Flying Cowboys, the High Sierra Fly-in & STOL Drag. Time to take your flying off-airport! “SocialFlight Live!” is a live broadcast dedicated to supporting General Aviation pilots and enthusiasts...

Allan Schrader is the founder, President, and CEO of Lightspeed Aviation. He has been the primary driver of headset design and product innovation for nearly 3 decades, focusing on design elements that enhance comfort, safety, and the overall user experience. Join us for an evening with Allan discussing the history of Lightspeed and their revolutionary new "Delta Zulu" ANR headset with carbon monox...

FLOAT PLANE FLYING with WIPAIRE! - Learn all about Float Plane Flying: What's involved in getting the rating, types of planes, stages of flying and more! Amy Gesch joins us from Wipaire as we talk all things Float Planes! Get your feet wet next time you fly! “SocialFlight Live!” is a live broadcast dedicated to supporting General Aviation pilots and enthusiasts during these challenging times.

When Col. Nicole Malachowski was in middle school, women were prohibited from becoming fighter pilots. Against these odds, Col. Malachowski joins us today as a combat veteran who piloted the amazing F15E Strike Eagle in multiple war zones. She rose to become a flight commander, instructor pilot and flight lead, and has more than 2,300 hours in six different Air Force aircraft. She served as a Whit...

MAINTENANCE NIGHT w/ Mike Busch and John Herman of Tempest Aero. Learn about these iconic leaders of aviation maintenance and discussion of some of the key issues that face our industry. “SocialFlight Live!” is a live broadcast dedicated to supporting General Aviation pilots and enthusiasts during these challenging times. Join us for a fun and entertaining evening with some of the leading women in...

The Van's RV-15, is a bit of a departure from the past because the wing it on the top, poised to open the door to backcountry flying for future Van’s customers. Rian Johnson and Greg Hughes lead the management team at Van's Aircraft: the most successful experimental aircraft company in aviation history. Van’s Aircraft has sold more plans and kits than any other manufacturer and their customers hav...

An amazing evening with the crew of the awesome SR-71 Blackbird. Learn about the aircraft and the men who flew it! “SocialFlight Live!” is a live broadcast dedicated to supporting General Aviation pilots and enthusiasts during these challenging times. This episode features Air Show Night with Michael Goulian and Rob Holland talking about how they got involved in air show performing, their memories...

As a Boeing 737 Educator, Mechanic, Aerobatic Pilot & CFI, Melvin Williams has his hand in many facets of aviation. Through his Instagram channel #melthetraveler and other media, Mel inspires, motivates and mentors young people to focus on their dreams and work hard to achieve them. It’s a message that is getting through loud and clear. With over 40,000 followers on Instagram, Mel is sharing h...

“SocialFlight Live!” is a live broadcast dedicated to supporting General Aviation pilots and enthusiasts during these challenging times. This episode features Air Show Night with Michael Goulian and Rob Holland talking about how they got involved in air show performing, their memories, experiences and aviation life during the current crisis.

With over 100,000 subscribers on YouTube, the Baron Pilot channel is inspiring both pilots and aviation enthusiasts alike to get out there and fly. Together, Kris and Kim share their adventures and their love of flying by taking viewers along for the ride everywhere that they go. Their new adventure is truly captivating as it follow’s Kim’s journey to go from Second in Command to Pilot in Command,...

Paul Dye retired from NASA in 2013 as the longest-serving Flight Director in United States history and has over 40 years of aerospace experience on everything from Cubs to the Space Shuttle. Known to many as the Editor of Kitplanes Magazine, Paul is a commercially licensed pilot with over 5,000 hours in many different types of aircraft and is an aircraft builder, an A&P, an EAA Technical Couns...

If you’ve ever watched and airshow, you know the feeling of watching aircraft do things that seem to defy the laws of physics. But, Aaron Fitzgerald takes it to a whole new level while piloting BO 105 helicopter as part of the Red Bull Air Force. Aaron is an ATP-rated helicopter pilot with more than 9,000 flight hours. He built his career focusing on film and television productions and has worked...

As the CEO of FlightGelmet.com, you would expect GM Bell to be an expert on flight helmets, but his passion and experience with helmets and flight gear goes SO much deeper than that. From a young age, GM started collecting flight helmets and gear of all kinds to preserve the history of this little corner of aviation. He even built a museum dedicated to preserving these collectibles and educating o...

Matt Younkin’s Beech 18 performance is likely the most unusual act on the airshow circuit today. The Beech 18 was never designed for aerobatic flight; however that doesn’t make it incapable of doing just that. A third generation pilot, he is the son of legendary airshow pilot Bobby Younkin & grandson of Jim Younkin who is well-known for designing the Century and Trutrak autopilots. More recent...

Rob “Scratch” Mitchell is a movie producer, actor, and air show pilot based in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a retired third-generation fighter pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and a former team leader of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Air Demonstration Squadron, aviation is in his DNA. Blending his passions for aviation and the arts, Scratch’s resume includes being a character, director an...

Dr. Brent Blue is one of the leading voices in the Aviation Medical Examiner Community, helping to support General Aviation and advocate for reform in the FAA Aeromedical system. His articles in AOPA are extremely informative, honest and direct. In short, Dr. Blue is the type of AME that we all want to trust with our medical certification. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine and Emergency Med...

Niloofar Rahmani is the first female fixed-wing Air Force aviator in Afghanistan's history. Her personal story, and that of her family, is a story of survival and perseverance to achieve her dreams in spite of nearly insurmountable odds. Her book, “Open Skies: My Life as Afghanistan's First Female Pilot” chronicles her journey and provides a unique and personal perspective on life under Taliban ru...

Back in the early days of the internet, communities of like minded individuals found a new tool to communicate: The Bulletin Board. In the aviation world, the premier bulletin board was known as AVSIG, and some of the people who were most active in the early days of AVSIG, remain some of the most influential contributors to general aviation to this day. In this episode, SocialFlight Live is hostin...

With a resume that includes Harvard University, followed by MIT, Followed by Harvard again, followed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and capped off with 847 hours in space as a NASA astronaut, Jay Apt’s story is one of epic accomplishment. Dr. Apt has flown on four Space Shuttle missions, performed two space walks and has been to the Russian space station Mir. He is also the recipient of NASA’...

David Uhl’s work blends the worlds of motorcycle and aviation, while always telling a story along the way. He is the first ever licensed oil painter for Harley Davidson and has created scores of masterpieces reviving Harley’s rich history. His timeless style captures the deep emotions that inevitably surround motorcycles, airplanes and his western themes. And, his works are now so sought after tha...

The smash hit Netflix Documentary "Downfall: The Case Against Boeing" tells the inside story of the Boeing 737 MAX crashes, coverups and corporate backstory that created one of the largest air disasters in recent history. Director Rory Kennedy (daughter of Robert & Ethel Kennedy) takes us through her personal story and the making of the film. “SocialFlight Live!” is a live broadcast dedicated...

If your aircraft has an audio panel, chances are that it's lineage can be traced back to Mark Scheuer and PS Engineering. Join us for a discussion of Mark's story and the story of how audio panels became one of the most advanced pieces of equipment in our panel! “SocialFlight Live!” is a live broadcast dedicated to supporting General Aviation pilots and enthusiasts during these challenging times....

It's our 100th Show Celebration, featuring Barry & Brian Schiff, Rod Machado, Mark Patey, Mike Goulian, Adrian Eichhorn & Jolie Lucas! It's a fun and amazing show with stories, laughter and more... Don't miss this one! “SocialFlight Live!” is a live broadcast dedicated to supporting General Aviation pilots and enthusiasts during these challenging times. Register at SocialFlightLive.com to...