Squawk Ident - an Aviation Podcast

Recorded on the 13th of September, 2020 This is episode 55 of Squawk Ident, Restricted Medicals, French Simulators, Lasers, & 9/11. Recorded on the 21st floor of the Sahara Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. On today’s show we discuss what happens when an airline pilot fails to show up for a scheduled flight. We also discuss restricted medicals, laser strikes, 115 degree (46C) days in So...

Recorded on the 31st of August, 2020 On Episode 54 of Squawk Ident, Tomcats, Top Gun, & Recurrent Sim Rides ,  we have much to cover. Since our last show a litany of events have filled each day with a rollercoaster of anxiety and emotional pitfalls. We will dive into what has transpired in our industry and how it has added to these stressful times. We also explain how it all occurred whil...

This is episode 53 of Squawk Ident, Furloughs, MELs, & EKGs, recorded on the 21st & 22nd of August, 2020. From both the Av8r Sound Mobile Studios from the 4th floor of the Doubletree Hotel in Orlando, FL and the Av8r Sound Studios of Southern California. On today’s episode RobD and I discuss Brawls on Airplanes, FedEx flight 1026 heavy's emergency landing at LAX, Rob’s recent trip to the A...

Recorded on 5th of August, 2020 On today’s show, I am joined by Squawk Ident crew member and co-host RobD, who is taking a break from pouring money into his new yacht to join us today. We are recording as breaking news has spread around the aviation community just hours ago that a group of Senate Republicans are potentially backing the extension of the CARES act for an additional 6 months with an...

Recorded on August 4th, 2020 This is episode 51 of Squawk Ident, recorded from the mobile Av8r sound studios on the 14th floor of the Prince Waikiki Hotel on the island of Oahu. We are under Hawaii’s mandated limited airline crew isolation while recording this episode. I can't think of a better way to spend time in isolation than to produce the Squawk Ident Podcast with all of you. Today, I am joi...

Recorded on the 23rd of July, 2020 On today's episode, I am so very excited to sit down with a phenomenal aviator whom I first met a few years ago, while flying a 2 day sequence together. I can remember that I was intrigued the moment he told me about the rigors of his Team USA triathlon training schedule. He was preparing for an event that he would be participating in just days after our flight s...

Recorded on 17th of July, 2020 On episode 49 of Squawk Ident Captain Roger and I have the honor of speaking with a pair of aviators that both have an impressive international footprint in aviation. They both started their aviation careers in Iceland and eventually came to America to build flight time in Cessnas and Pipers at a little flight school named Tailwind Flight Centre, LLC, in Chandler, Ar...

Recorded on the 13th of July, 2020 On Episode 48 of Squawk Ident, I am joined in the mobile Av8r Studio on the 7th floor of the Georgetown - Marriott Hotel in Washington D.C. by an aviator that is sure to impress. His four plus decade journey in aviation started out with a ride on a cross country flight at the age of 10, where he joined his father on one of his flight lessons. From airport bum, to...

Recorded on 6th July, 2020 On episode 47 of Squawk Ident, Captain Roger, RobD, and I discuss our flying schedules, events from the flight line, and getting in a workout here and there to fight off the isolation weight gain.  We also dive into how diet and nutrition is a crucial part of any aviator's ability to perform. Is eating a safety to flight issue? We argue Yes, it is. We discuss long l...

Recorded on 23rd of June, 2020 On this episode of Squawk Ident, I am very excited to be joined by a young aviator, entrepreneur, and humanitarian that was raised within a spectacular aviation family. He is a Texas native, a graduate from Oklahoma State University in Aviation Management, and he is currently a DFW based pilot with“Legacy Airlines”.  I sat down with him to discuss the amazing wo...

Recorded on the 19th of June, 2020 On this episode of Squawk Ident, I am joined by the infamous Captain Roger. Together, we describe what flight operation changes we are experiencing on the flight line, Roger tells us about his latest part 91 flying and the turbulent decent into Eagle, CO, we also share a few stories from our past. We discuss the changes to the mask requirements on-board US airlin...

Recorded on 7th of June, 2020 On this episode of Squawk Ident, I am joined by the Squawk Ident Crew . Together, we discuss the beginning stages of the return of crowded airports and flights that are at or near capacity (85% full, due to the CCP Virus limits). We also talk about how our flight schedules are evolving,  how recent social events around the globe combined with the effects of the p...

Recorded on 28th of May, 2020 On this episode of Squawk Ident, I am very excited to be joined by yet another amazing aviator who has agreed to share his journey in aviation with us. I am honored to have this opportunity to introduce to you a man who has dedicated over 20 years of service to our country in the U.S. Navy. He served as an Aviation Electrician’s Mate, a Reel Operator, and as a Flight...

Recorded on 21st of May, 2020 On todays show, we will be discussing load factors and the outlook for pilots looking ahead to October 1st. The president doesn’t seem concerned about the aviation industry, should we be? Also, with the reduction of flights throughout the country, the 5% increase in load factor, according to the TSA’s report last week, has started to become evident with aircraft that...

Recorded on 12th of May, 2020 On this episode of Squawk Ident, I discuss what flying the line has been like since our last episode. From mandatory face masks, to a few 2-day trip sequences that include LAX-DCA-CLT flying. I am happy to report, the flights starting to fill up! I also have the opportunity, to speak with an incredible aviator that connected with me recently to share his journey in av...

Recorded on 01 May, 2020 On this, the 40th episode of Squawk Ident, I am so very honored to be joined by some fantastic aviators who have had incredible journeys in their aviation careers. Today, we start the show by catching up with the Squawk Ident Crew. We discuss a few of today’s headlines and how they affect an aviator's career potential. We then dive into many stories from our past, and what...

Recorded on April 21st, 2020 On episode 39 of Squawk Ident, I am so very honored to be joined by a fantastic individual who has paved an incredible journey in aviation. From his start in the U.S. Navy, to excelling within the ranks at Legacy Airlines by maintaining positions in Reservations, Ramp Agent, Customer Service, Gate Agent, Flight Attendant, and Pilot to name a few. He has held positions...

Recorded on the 21st of April, 2020 On this episode RobD, Roger, and I discuss our recent flight schedules (or lack-there-of), and we compare how long our beards can grow before we need to shave them before we need to go flying again. We discuss the LAX at home program and how Southwest leadership has declared no furloughs ahead. We also dive into a new segment we call "Remember When", where we ex...

Recorded on the 10th of April, 2020 Today, we will discuss some of the latest moves that have taken place in the aviation industry and how we as professional aviators find ourselves navigating our careers and enduring the calamity of our collective new reality. We discuss some of the changes to our daily routines and how Voluntary Leaves of Absences are affecting the potential furloughs ahead. Fro...

Recorded on the 2nd of April, 2020 On this episode of Squawk Ident, I am joined by my co-host RobD. Together we discuss what it has been like out on the flight line. We talk about how our schedules have been disappearing out from under us, how flights are going out empty, and how airports seem like they have been abandoned. We hear how Av8rTony got a call from his chief pilot informing him that on...

Recorded on the 24th of March, 2020 Todays guest is a graduate of the Wisconsin Aviation Academy where he earned his PPL at the age of 17, he has a Bachelors of Science in Aeronautical Sciences from Emery-Riddle Aeronautical University of Daytona Beach, he is a Certified Flight Instructor, an avid Surfer, a hurricane survivor, a guitar tickler, a world traveler, a devoted husband, and father to th...

Recorded on the 24th of March, 2020 We first introduced today's guest on episode 21. He and I first crossed paths in the year 2000, when I had my first discovery flight and thus began the birth of my journey in aviation. He is currently working for a cargo operator we call “Zulu Air”. He joins Captain Roger, RobD, and Av8rTony from his home in Vicenza, Italy, were he is currently under a country w...

Recorded on March 19th, 2020  On this episode of Squawk Ident, I am joined by two of my fellow aviators that are currently from very different sides of the industry. Returning to Squawk Ident for the third time, you might recognize his voice from episodes 8 and 15, he is a CFI, CFII, & MEI instructor, a former Embraer-145 airline pilot, a KingAir flight instructor, a multi-typed corporate...

Recorded on 17th of March, 2020 On this episode of Squawk Ident, I am joined by an aviation couple that have shared their journey in aviation together. I first met Jeri in 2017, when she was just getting back into the airline world after 13 years away from the profession. She and her husband Ty have been able to navigate the many downturns and celebrate great accomplishments in their careers all w...

Recorded on 12th of March, 2020 On this episode of Squawk Ident , I have a conversation with my co-host RobD . We discuss what has been spreading around the flight line faster than an infectious disease spreading on a crowded cruise ship, that’s right…we are talking about “job security.” No, not the mall cop kind, we are taking about the kind of job security we pilots worry about worse than this v...