Ep 211: Tom Returns (Remotely), Crashes, Cap Builds, and Field Adventures

About this episode

Tom makes a surprise remote return to the show, discussing flying mishaps and future plans.

Tom makes a surprise remote return to the show from his extended deployment in the U.S. Southwest desert. The guys catch up on flying, mishaps, new airplanes, swap meets, repairs, and the ongoing saga of Reggie’s questionable preflight habits. Ron shares the dramatic loss of his X‑Fly Hornet, Dave talks about resurrecting and repainting an F‑16, and Tom confesses to “Tomming” his Turbo Timber into the gravel. The crew also dives into gliders, paramotors, truck upgrades, and future flying plans.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ron Hull, Dave Taylor, Tom Dale

Guest: Tom

Topics covered

• remote return
• flying mishaps
• airplane repairs
• gliders
• paramotors
• future flying plans

Keywords

• flying
• mishaps
• airplanes
• repairs
• gliders
• paramotors
• swap meets

Mentioned in this episode

Products: X‑Fly Hornet, F‑16, Turbo Timber

Places: U.S. Southwest desert

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