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Podcasts bring aviation to life

September 1, 2022 By Ian J. Twombly

Are you one of the 116 million Americans who regularly listen to podcasts? These on-demand shows bring stories, education, and entertainment to life. Since 2012 AOPA has been producing a broad range of free, on-demand audio programs that seek to teach, inspire, and connect you to all that is great about aviation.
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Ask the A&Ps

Maintenance experts Mike Busch, Paul New, and Colleen Sterling answer all your toughest maintenance questions. From flying lean of peak and oversquare to engine overhauls and oil leaks, the hosts have seen it all. New episodes come out the first day of every month.

Hangar Talk

The top 5 aviation headlines are analyzed by hosts Ian Twombly and David Tulis, followed by a conversation with one of GA’s most interesting personalities. Hangar Talk is a great way to stay informed about what’s new in aviation.

Never Again

If you love AOPA Pilot’s “Never Again” column, check out the podcast. These are stories from pilots who have put themselves in unfortunate positions and reveal them to the world.

Pilot Briefing

Need your aviation news fix, and need it quick? Pilot Briefing offers the latest news, announcements, and events. Hosted by Senior Editor Jill W. Tallman, it’s all you need to know for the week.

There I Was...

Hosted by AOPA Air Safety Institute chief Richard McSpadden, There I Was… is an intimate, unsparing conversation that gets to the heart of how we make mistakes as pilots. Each show examines what the pilot did wrong, and what we can learn from his or her mistakes.

How to listen

Ready to dive in? If you’ve never listened to a podcast before, it’s easy. Head to the AOPA app and click on the menu on the top left to find the roster of shows, or navigate to the Apple Podcasts app, Spotify, or Google Podcasts and use their search function to find one of the shows. When you follow a show, new episodes will automatically appear in your personal line-up.

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DID YOU KNOW?
160 episodes: Since 2015, the Hangar Talk podcast has broadcast every two weeks.

Top five episodes

There have been many great moments over the hundreds of AOPA podcast episodes. Here are the most popular of each show:

“You’re never in a situation where the IA can hold you hostage.” In this early episode of Ask the A&Ps, Mike Busch explained to a caller that he had considerable control over what happens during the airplane’s annual.

NFlightcam Founder Patrick Carter. Action cams are an enjoyable part of flying for many pilots, and in this most popular episode of Hangar Talk, NFlightcam’s Patrick Carter talks about how he got started.

“I knew I was rusty.” The December 2020 episode of Never Again is a story from James Witt about what happens when there are seven links in an accident chain.

Season 2 Episode 48: Week of November 30, 2020. COVID was in high gear and so were ATC Zero events. Pilot Briefing covered this news, and much more.

Sean D. Tucker. Is it any surprise that famous airshow pilot Sean D. Tucker holds the There I Was… podcast title? In this episode Tucker talked about losing elevator authority and bailing out.