The Future in Flight Podcast
Ready to explore the skies and unlock your potential in aviation? The Future in Flight Podcast is your go-to weekly show for inspiration, education, and empowerment.
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Story Stop Tour: Day 2 --SUN 'n FUN/McFarlane/LIFT Aviation (opens the original)
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Summary Day two of the Story Stop Tour takes Jacob and Shawn straight into the action at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for three conversations that all circle the same idea: somebody has to build the thing before the next generation can use it. First, a stop at the SUN ‘n FUN booth to trace how the Aerospace Center for Excellence turns curious kids — like the members of the Lakeland Aero Club — into licensed pilots, with insight from ACE's Eric Crump and SUN ‘n FUN CEO Gene Conrad on what it actually t
Story Stop Day 1: Beringer Aero and Michelin (opens the original)
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Summary The very first Story Stop Tour episode drops Shawn right into the action on Day One of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, tracking down two brands that flew with the "Runway to Oshkosh" delivery crew. First stop: Beringer Aero, where Shawn learns how a French racing-brake company became a leading name in general aviation wheels and brakes — and gets a plain-English lesson in braking physics and heat dissipation from the technical team. He also has a chance to sit down with Doma Andreka, Chief Deliv
Rachelle Spector — Founder, I HART Flying Foundation (opens the original)
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Episode Show Notes 📝 Summary In this episode, Shawn sits down with Rachelle Spector, founder of I HART Flying Foundation, a nonprofit scholarship organization dedicated to helping women advance, complete, and lead in aviation careers. Rachelle shares how a random Facebook message from a flight instructor in 2017 led to her first flight — and, less than a year later, to the launch of I HART Flying. Nearly ten years and almost half a million dollars in flight training support later, the organizati
General Aviation Is a Time Machine (opens the original)
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📝 Summary General aviation isn't just a way to get somewhere — it's a time machine. In this episode, Shawn sits down with Kirk Fryar, co-owner of Sarasota Avionics, to talk about how flying small turns a weekend into a real weekend (lunch with mom, a concert, and back home by Sunday), how international trips like Belize become surprisingly simple with the right handler, and why "get-there-itis" is one of the most dangerous mindsets in aviation. Captain Val of Skyline Baron Pilot shares her own p
Dream Machines and Whiteboard Ideas — AeroSummit 2026, Part 2 (opens the original)
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Show Notes: "Live From AeroSummit 2026" — Part 2 The Future in Flight Podcast Episode Summary Shawn Staerker is back on the ground at AeroSummit 2026 in Miami for Part 2 of this field series, sitting down with three guests who are each closing gaps in aviation in their own way. First up, DeWuan Roberson of Bridge Air explains how a structured time-building program out of Glendale, Arizona is helping pilots bridge the gap between flight instructing and the airlines. Then Jacob Fenton of Tecnam jo
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