The latest edition of Flaps Podcast is now available. We're really pleased at the feedback this one's been getting in the past few days.
As last weekend saw the Light Aircraft Association rally at Sywell, it seems to be the perfect time for us to look into the world of home- and amateur-built aircraft. In this edition we speak to Roger Hopkinson, chairman of the LAA.
We also chat to Manuel Queiroz, who flew around the world in his single-engined RV6. It was, as he describes it, “the ultimate cross-country flight”.
Our Celebrity Pilot is Alex James, the Blur bassist and now also a farmer and cheese maker. He tells us of his love of cheese and tomato ketchup sandwiches, and how although flying possibly saved his life (from rock and roll excess) on one occasion it nearly cost him it.
Finally, Pablo Mason shares his experiences of helicopter flying – which is something like 2,500 hours.
It's at
flapspodcast.com and is on iTunes too.
Soon we’ll release a longer version of our chat with Manuel on Flaps Extended.
0.00 Introduction
1.16 We speak to Alex James from Blur about cheese-making and flying.
11.09 Manuel Queiroz flew an RV6 around the world: we find out how and why.
21.00 Pablo Mason talks about his time flying helicopters and how it compares to fixed-wing flying.
25.48 We hear about the Light Aircraft Association from its chairman, Roger Hopkinson.
34.29 Wrap up this edition.