The Ready Room Podcast

Wisdom comes in all shapes and sizes. And when it comes to aviation wisdom, it comes in the form of a 13  year old 8th grader from Cleveland, Ohio, who was struck by the aviation bug 3 years ago and hasn’t looked back since. Not only does he always sharpen his pencils, he also has a plan to own is own airport one day, and can speak airplane as good as any pilot I’ve ever know. On this episode I we...

Have you ever been shot at? Have you ever been shot at and witnessed two of your close friends being wounded right next to you, one shot through the neck, the other through the arm. Have you ever been shot at while trying to coordinate a medevac for your two friends that just got shot? Have ever been shot at while coordinating a medevac helo for your friends that were just shot while simultaneousl...

You ever traded baseball cards? Or food recipes, or ideas, or anything that falls under the category of normal? How about trading a leather flight jacket and sunglasses for an Army helicopter? Or some live lobsters for some AC units? Only the most resourceful and creative can navigate such deals. This is next level dealing. Enter retired Marine Col Don "Bubba" Beaver. A great American and storytel...

Few people can take a perfectly good and honest story and embellish it to no avail, better than a Marine Corps pilot. And so it is that The Ready Room podcast was born. My name is Phillip Goebel, my callsign is SUSAN. I’m a hockey player from the Midwest turned Marine Corps F-18 Pilot.  If you google my name you’ll probably find a mugshot, some college hockey stats, and a picture of a restaurant I...