Desert Pilot Podcast

This audio is my father, my son and I flying into Tucson international airport (KTUS) . Recorded in June 2019. _________ Find the podcast on most podcatchers like  Apple Podcast ,  Stitcher , or  Overcast Reach me on⇢ ✈︎ twitter: @DesertPilotTrev ✈︎ facebook: DesertPilot Podcast ✈︎ email: trevor@desertpilot.com

This audio is my son and I departing San Manuel Airport (E77) flying clockwise around Mt. Lemmon through the Redington Pass into Tucson international airport (KTUS) . Recorded in May 2019. _________ Find the podcast on most podcatchers like  Apple Podcast ,  Stitcher , or  Overcast Reach me on⇢ ✈︎ twitter: @DesertPilotTrev ✈︎ facebook: DesertPilot Podcast ✈︎ email: trevor@desertpilot.com 

This audio is my son and I departing Tucson international airport (KTUS) on a flight to do some landings at San Manuel Airport (E77) recorded in May 2019. _________ Find the podcast on most podcatchers like  Apple Podcast ,  Stitcher , or  Overcast Reach me on⇢ ✈︎ twitter: @DesertPilotTrev ✈︎ facebook: DesertPilot Podcast ✈︎ email: trevor@desertpilot.com 

This is more audio at Tucson international airport (KTUS) with Wright Flight recorded in April 2019 approach and landing. _________ Find the podcast on most podcatchers like  Apple Podcast ,  Stitcher , or  Overcast Reach me on⇢ ✈︎ twitter: @DesertPilotTrev ✈︎ facebook: DesertPilot Podcast ✈︎ email: trevor@desertpilot.com 

This is more audio at Tucson international airport (KTUS) with Wright Flight recorded in April 2019 approach and landing. _________ Find the podcast on most podcatchers like  iTunes ,  Stitcher , or  Overcast Reach me on⇢ ✈︎ twitter: @DesertPilotTrev ✈︎ facebook: DesertPilot Podcast ✈︎ email: trevor@desertpilot.com 

This is some audio of me taking off at Tucson international airport (KTUS) with Wright Flight recored in April 2019. ===== Find the podcast on most podcatchers like  iTunes ,  Stitcher , or  Overcast Reach me on: twitter: @DesertPilotTrev facebook: DesertPilot Podcast email: trevor@desertpilot.com 

This is the return from from Ep. 03 flying back from Benson (E95) to Ryan Airfield (KRYN) . Find the podcast on most podcatchers like  iTunes ,  Stitcher , or  Overcast ===== Reach me on twitter: @DesertPilotTrev On my facebook page that I don't keep up on: DesertPilot Podcast Or shoot me an email: trevor@desertpilot.com  Intro music by Planet Orange Outro music by Duke Ellington  

This is a flight from Ryan Airfield (KRYN) to Benson Airport (E95) and yes you can hear me bust the class charlie airspace around Tucson International (KTUS). And yes I filed a NASA report for the event. Find the podcast on most podcatchers like iTunes ,  Stitcher , or Overcast ===== Reach me on twitter: @DesertPilotTrev On my facebook page that I don't keep up on: DesertPilot Podcast Or shoot me an email: trevor@desertpilot.com  Intro music by Planet Orange Outro music by Duke Ellington  

This is part one of Cole's first flight in a general aviation aircraft. The uncut video of this is on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/LJ_0kfkyjaY ===== Reach me on twitter: @DesertPilotTrev On my facebook page that I don't keep up on: DesertPilot Podcast Or shoot me an email: trevor@desertpilot.com

This is a basic med story. You'll laugh and you'll cry, actually you probably won't do any of that. ===== Reach me on twitter: @DesertPilotTrev On my facebook page that I don't keep up on: DesertPilot Podcast Or shoot me an email: trevor@desertpilot.com

There has been lot of changes in life, a change of job, I’m not in the military anymore, so that also means a change in location. Arizona called me back from San Diego. Although I was sad to leave this is where we are supposed to be. We moved to Marana a town on the north side of Tucson it’s a great location close to work and family and best of all it is only a 10 min drive from Marana Regional Airport. The airport has 2 interesting runways 12-30 which is the long almost 7000’ runway and the shorter almost 4000’ 03-21. Most of the time the traffic favors 12. Shortly after moving to Marana I was at the park or out walking with my son I wanted to know what was going at the airport. I’m not directly under the pattern but I can see most of the planes on downwind. So I put up an antenna in my attic wired it my aviation handheld and then to a computer and steamed it online through LiveATC.net . Just a side note if anyone wants to do that liveatc is super helpeful at getting it all s...

This poem has been around the internet a while and probably on paper longer. Just a quick search I found it on AvWeb in 2006 and on an Airline forum in 2003. Another had posted it again this year and it made my smile so I thought I'd recored it here .  I got bored and added the links in below. T'was the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp, Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ . The aircraft were fastened to tie downs with care, In hopes that -- come morning -- they all would be there. The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots, With gusts from two-forty at 39 knots . I slumped at the fuel desk, now finally caught up, And settled down comfortably, resting my butt. When the radio lit up with noise and with chatter, I turned up the scanner to see what was the matter. A voice clearly heard over static and snow, Called for clearance to land at the airport below. He barked his transmission so lively and quick, I'd have sworn ...

This cockpit audio was recorded at least 2 1/2 years ago I don't really know. I just found it going through my computer and decided to share. I'm flying 3 touch-n-gos and have 2 other pilots in the plane with me. Dave an instructor and another buddy of mine who is a private pilot in the back seat. 3 pilots in an airplane is always fun. Download the podcast here

Yes it's true at almost 1 year since my last audio podcast and 6 months from my last post the DesertPilot  podcast is back. I recorded this episode off the deck of the USS Princeton CG-59. Enjoy. Download the Podcast here SH-60B going around

Yesterday I took my son up in a small airplane for the first time. A fellow pilot friend Bill sent me a tweet that he needed a co-pilot for the fly to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) from Stellar Air Park (P19) for Cutter Aviation's free BBQ so I said sure then asked if Shad (who is 18 months-old) could come too he said he didn't have a problem with that. Below are some of the pictures from the flight and the audio from the short flight home. Shad had a good time the only part he cried was when the engine started and got hit with the wind from the prop blast but it was short lived. He did great.   Download the Podcast Shad "helping" with the preflight All strapped in ready to go. This is taken in the air although you can't really tell. He was a little unsure. Captain Bill On Final Runway 25L  After we touched down he fell asleep I guess it was stressful. the BBQ area at the end flight crew He slept the whole way home. A good flight

My youngest brother and I in November of 2010 got to go see the only flying B-29 when it came to the valley for a few days it was very neat. There was also a B-25 and B-17 there. We got to go inside of all of them and took lots of pictures. Below are some and on a link to even more. Download the short podcast of the flight over here. B-29 on take off with the B-17 and B-25 in the foreground. My little bro and the B-17 B-29 coming in for landing Hanging out the window of the B-25 Manning the guns of the B-17 inside the cockpit of the B-29 FIFI  Check out more pictures of our flight here.

A little while back I was listening to the Uncontrolled Airspace podcast ep. 186 and they were talking about flight bags and all the things that they carry in their flight bag. I was shocked when they didn't mention any survival gear that they carry. I consider survival gear an essential part of flying and my flight bag. I put this together to show everyone what I carry and give some ideas. I'm open for any input so send it my way. Arizona Survival Gear from Trevor Smith on Vimeo . Download the video HERE for your mobile device.

This is my first try at a podcast: http://sites.google.com/site/trevjsmithfiles/podcasts/DesertPilot-flyingbackwithNick.mp3  For those of you who don't know what is that is I found a good little article about what it is. http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/what-is-a-podcast.htm I started to record cockpit audio and when I go on my flights. I haven't really got is all down with the recording and me narrating the podcast but I'll get better as I go. This flight is off to a fly-in breakfast that the Coolidge airport put on the first sat of every month in the fall, winter and spring month. So this was the kick off for the after the hot summer. here is a few pics: Stearmans flying over (sorry about the camera smudge) Andy and I next to he's pitts, if only it had two seats. Great J-3 Cub very nice newly painted Citabria Blue is there red is back Click here to see the above map in 3D with google earth