Up and Away

We're back! Welcome to the highly anticipated first episode of Season 2 of Up and Away, the Australian Aviation Podcast! This week I'm joined by Henry Ellis! Henry operates a seaplane company down at the waterfront in Hobart called Above & Beyond Tasmania, where he offers charters, joy flights, and day trips in his de Havilland Beaver. When Henry isn't flying the Beaver he is also a Boeing 737 pilot with Virgin Australia. I was lucky enough to go visit Henry in Hobart over Christmas and go for a fly with him, which happened to be my first ever trip in a seaplane. It was unreal! We then recorded this episode a few months ago, when I was back in Melbourne, but I'm glad I finally have the chance to share it all with you. Check out Above & Beyond Tasmania on their website: www.aboveandbeyond.flights. Don't forget to subscribe, as well as follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and if you love the show, please leave us a review!

Welcome to Episode 15 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast! This episode is the final episode of Season 1 of the show! It's been an absolute pleasure making this show for you all this year, and I can't wait to get even more Australian aviation content out to you all next year! This episode I'm joined by RACQ LifeFlight helicopter pilot Natalie White! Prior to LifeFlight, Nat's amazing career began in the Royal Australian Navy, where she first learnt to fly. We talk about what it's like flying helicopters, her recent experience flying for LifeFlight, as well as her vast range of operations she has undertaken while in the Navy flying the MRH90, including search and rescue, medevac, as well as humanitarian and disaster relief operations both here in Australia and overseas. Thanks so much to all of you for your support this season, your positivity and engagement as listeners of the show has been overwhelming. I would like to thank all of my guests this season: Barrie Rogers, Dan Bolton, Simon Burke, Shelley Ross, Tim Howes, Deborah Lawrie, Craig 'Wilco' Wilcockson, Steve Hitchen, Bevan Anderson, Jeremy Sequeira, Kathy Mexted, Stefan Drury, Marija Jovanovich, Steve Vissher and Grant McHerron, and of course Natalie White, because without you all, there would be no show, and the show is all about you and your amazing stories. Thank you. Don't forget to subscribe, as well as follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and if you love the show, please leave us a review!

Welcome to Episode 13 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast! This week it's my absolute pleasure to say we are joined by RAAF Wing Commander Marija Jovanovich! Maz has had a stellar career in the Royal Australian Airforce as a P3 Orion pilot and a test pilot. She is now about to take command of No. 10 Squadron, where her career as a P3 pilot first began! The sheer amount of aircraft she has flown as pilot in command is just crazy, from the F-18 to the MiG-15, her story is truly inspiring. We talk about her operational history, her experience at USAF Test Pilot School, tackling mental challenges in intense environments, and the future possibilities of Australian space exploration. Don't forget to subscribe, as well as follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and if you love the show, please leave us a review!

Welcome to Episode 11 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation Podcast! On this week's show we have author and aviation writer, Kathy Mexted! Kathy has written a brilliant new book entitled 'Australian Women Pilots' that shares the unique stories of 10 women aviators spanning the past century. Some of the stories include early aviation pioneer Nancy Bird Walton, Australia's first woman airline pilot Deborah Lawrie, Gaby Kennard who was the first Australian woman to circumnavigate the globe solo, to ag pilot Georgia Maxwell, and more! I've been lucky enough to read it, and it's a fun and exciting book with some great adventures and it will leave you wanting more. So I encourage you all to pre-order a copy from your local bookstore, or online. Meanwhile, have a listen to my chat with Kathy. We talk all about the book and her life as a pilot and aviation writer so far. Trust me, we didn't put in any spoilers! I'm also excited to announce I will be hosting the online book launch party on the 1st of November! So we hope to see you there. There is a link to this and to order the book below! Book Launch Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/369341030853970/ Order a copy of 'Australian Women Pilots' here: Booktopia: https://www.booktopia.com.au/australian-women-pilots-kathy-mexted/book/9781742236971.html Dymocks: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/australian-women-pilots-by-kathy-mexted-9781742236971 Don't forget to subscribe, as well as follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and if you love the show, please leave us a review!

Welcome to Episode 9 of Up and Away, the Australian Aviation Podcast! This week I'm joined by Bevan Anderson, the founder and creator of AvPlan EFB and AvSoft. Many of you might be aware of EFBs and perhaps are already even using them in flight. For everyone else, EFB stands for Electronic Flight Bag, and it is essentially an app that gives you everything you need to plan a flight! Bevan founded AvPlan EFB back in 2010 and since it has become one of the most popular EFBs available. We talk about how he came up with the idea, how the software has developed over the years, and how he sees the future of digital technology in the cockpit. If you're thinking of giving AvPlan a go, head over to their website www.avplan-efb.com, or search AvPlan in the App store on your preferred device. Once again, thanks for your support! Don't forget to subscribe, as well as follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and if you love the show, please leave us a review!

Welcome to Episode 7 of Up and Away, the Australian Aviation Podcast! This week we are having a chat to jet air racer and warbird pilot Craig 'Wilco' Wilcockson! Wilco has flown and has become familiar with a long list of amazing historic warbird and jet aircraft. We talk about what it's like to fly these planes, how you could get into flying them yourself, and his day job as an avionics technician with the RAAF. We also talk about his recent experience competing in the jet class at the Reno Air Race, where he was flying as low as 50 feet and at over 500 miles per hour! Crazy! We have created a special blog post to go along with this episode to show you all the cool aircraft we discuss and give you a little more background to them. Check it out at: www.upandawaycast.com/post/episode7 This week we ticked over 2000 downloads! Thanks for your support! Don't forget to subscribe, as well as follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and if you love the show, please leave us a review!

Welcome to Episode 5 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation Podcast! On this week's episode we have bush pilot Tim Howes! Tim doesn't like airports, or runways at all! His style of flying sees him landing in places you wouldn't ever imagine seeing a plane. We discuss his story of taking the affordable path into aviation, and how it can be inexpensive for you too. We delve into what bush flying is exactly, and what you need to do and know to keep yourself safe. We would like to note that the style of flying described in the Podcast can only be achieved safely through dedicated training and experience. It's also important to note, some of these highly-skilled maneuvers, including partial water take-offs and landings are not permitted in Australia. So ensure you obey rules and regulations outlined by CASA, and stay safe! Don't forget to subscribe, as well as follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and if you love the show, please leave us a review!

Welcome to Episode 3 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation Podcast! On this week's episode we have Simon Burke, aeromedical pilot and musician! After a long and successful career in music, Simon has now had an equally exciting and fulfilling career as a pilot, which includes being a flight instructor, flying freight, as well as now being a pilot for ambulance Victoria. We talk about maintaining a life-style balance in aviation, the equally dubious earning capacity of music and aviation (the music side of which I know too well...), and share a cheeky John Denver joke. Don't forget to subscribe, as well as follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and if you love the show, please leave us a review!

Welcome to the very first episode of Up and Away! This episode we are up and away with Barrie Rogers where we discuss his diverse career in aviation. From owning a Robinson helicopter franchise in the US, to managing one of the busiest airports in Australia, as well as his latest venture Eyre to There Aviation which will be the first company in Australia to build electric aircraft. Barrie gives us an insight into what the future of electric aviation in Australia and beyond could look like. Don't forget to subscribe, as well as follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and if you love the show, please leave us a review!