Episodes

  • #74 Nothing the Pilots Could Do

    #74 Nothing the Pilots Could Do
    Feb 19 2025
    Dan and Christy discuss the crash of Air Midwest 5481 that took 21 lives on January 8, 2003 at Charlotte International Airport. And now another 1900D has crashed in South Sudan just a few weeks ago.
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    27 mins
  • #73 Christy Changes Jobs?

    #73 Christy Changes Jobs?
    Feb 12 2025
    Dan and Christy talk about new career opportunities for her as an airline pilot, and also what the lifestyle is like working flying the big jets.
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    41 mins
  • #72 Talking Behind the Scenes of In The Hangar

    #72 Talking Behind the Scenes of In The Hangar
    Feb 5 2025
    Dan and Christy pull the veil back on what it’s like to film the studio talk show “In The Hangar” and recall their favorite moments so far. Season 9 to record on March 7-8 2025.
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    25 mins
  • #71 Mike and Mark Patey – Origin Story

    #71 Mike and Mark Patey – Origin Story
    Jan 29 2025
    : From the Archive, Dan and Christy, in the early months of Covid were able to meet Mike and Mark Patey for the first time and talk to them about how they got started.
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    25 mins
  • #70 Will FAA Medical Changes Impact You?

    #70 Will FAA Medical Changes Impact You?
    Jan 8 2025
    FAA is implementing a couple new changes to the airman medical certificate, including different procedures for testing color blindness and classification of medicals that are deferred to the FAA for guidance. Dan talks with Aviation medical Examiner Dr. Drew Sambell to talk about the changes and other medical questions.
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    19 mins
  • #69 VFR Flight Plans

    #69 VFR Flight Plans
    Jan 1 2025
    Dan and Christy talk about VFR Flight Plans and why they’re hardly used for today’s General Aviation pilot in the US.
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    16 mins
  • #68 How Being a Pilot Impacts Daily Life

    #68 How Being a Pilot Impacts Daily Life
    Dec 30 2024
    Merry Christmas from the TakingOff Team! Bryan Turn of JustPlaneSilly joins Dan and Christy to talk about how becoming a pilot has changed no pilot things in everyday life.
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    23 mins
  • #67 Christy Can’t Fly

    #67 Christy Can’t Fly
    Dec 12 2024
    Dan and Christy talk updates in their lives, including what took Christy off flight status for a month and how you can teach an old dog new tricks as Dan learns something new and challenging in aviation.
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    37 mins