The FAA has launched a new podcast, “The Air Up There,” a show for “anyone who is interested in learning more about aviation — whether you’re an aviation geek (av geek, for short) like us or just getting started,” FAA officials say.
The podcast will cover all things aviation, from airlines to general aviation to drones.
“We’ve come a long way since the first human flight more than 100 years ago, and things are changing exponentially,” FAA officials said in a blog announcing the new podcast. “In the not-too-distant future, our airspace could look completely different — think drones delivering packages to your doorstep, air taxis that fly without a pilot onboard, and supersonic planes that can transport people across the world in a fraction of the time passenger planes do today.”
Hosting the podcast are Alison Duquette, who has worked at the FAA for more than 20 years, and John Croft, who also works for the FAA and is a general aviation pilot and a flight instructor.
In the first episode, “Air Traffic Amid a Public Health Emergency,” Alison and John sit down with air traffic controllers and air traffic managers to hear what it’s been like to keep the National Airspace System operating amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Episode 2, “Operation SOS,” the hosts speak with TJ Kim, a 16-year-old student pilot who decided to use his training flights to deliver personal protective equipment, or PPE, to rural hospitals in his home state of Virginia.
The third episode is all about General Aviation and COVID-19.
You can find the podcast on the FAA’s website and on Apple Podcasts.
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Click on the link to Apple podcasts, that should take you directly to the Apple Podcast page for the FAA podcast. There you can click on the box that says Listen on Apple Podcasts.
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