PCDU Episode 1: And so it begins…
Weighing in at a whole 27 minutes and 18 seconds, here's the first episode of the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast. During this episode, we discuss a number of news items. . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 2: Aero Neuro What???
Surprisingly less than one week after our first episode was released, we're releasing our second episode. During this one, we again discuss a number of current aviation news items. . . . → Read More:...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 3: Flying Solo
We were a little delayed because Grant was trying to do it all this week, but better late than never. With Steve in the USA, Grant was flying solo and discovering that he missed having someone to put...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 4: Hand Propped
This week's episode comes out a little late as Steve's still in the USA and Grant was up in Sydney for the PCDU / SimpliFlying TweetUp that happened along side the Asia / Pacific Aviation Outlook...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 5: Jet Lag Recovery
Steve's back from his trip to the USA and, despite some jet lag woes, he's in the recording studio and the banter is flowing in our longest episode yet. Sadly, the first 15 minutes sound like Grant's...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 6: Plugcast
After almost two weeks we finally get another episode out, but this one should be worth the wait. We have our first guest discussion session (@MaxFlight from the Airplane Geeks Podcast and we have our...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 8: Riding Our Segways
We thought we'd have this episode out within a few days of our previous one, but there was so many news items to review, so much to discuss and so many bits to splice together that it took a whole week...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 9: Airplane Geeks Down Under
This episode we're joined by Dan, David & Rob from the Airplane Geeks podcast to discuss airline news and have a great discussion about air traffic control issues here & in the USA. We also...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 11: Recreationally Yours
This episode we're joined by Bas Scheffers, a Recreational Aviation Australia pilot (our version of the US Sport Pilot rules) who flies out of Parafield airport (YPPF) in Adelaide, South Australia. We...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 12: It’s not that late in Adelaide…
Despite his better judgement, Bas Scheffers comes back to hang out with us once again as we discuss some of the news items from the past week or so. . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 12: It’s not that...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 15: And now for something completely different, here is the news
We review a stack of news items & Bas Scheffers returns to talk to us about some more RA-Aus issues. . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 15: And now for something completely different, here is the news
View ArticlePCDU Episode 16: Rant on Steve, Rant on
We review the latest news items, Steve gets to vent on a few topics and Owen Zupp returns to help us select the winner of our first competition. . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 16: Rant on Steve, Rant on
View ArticlePCDU Episode 19: Interview with a Vampire … Pilot (& Other Stories)
Steve’s out sick (he must have eaten the fish :) so Grant’s flying solo on this one and cheating madly by assembling a few interviews and a slightly modified version of the Australia Desk segment we...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 22: Farewell 2009
It’s the Christmas & New Year holiday period, plus down here it’s Summer so we’re totally into listening to long aviation podcasts when we’re not distracted by having fun. So, for all of our...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 23: Australia: A TSA free zone (for now)
Even down here in Australia we’re being impacted by the out-of-control antics of the TSA, so what the heck, we’ll have a bit of a c’est la vent moment about it. We also have our usual opinionated...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 24: Misuse of Accents
Despite the annoying habit of our “day jobs” and families encroaching into our PCDU time, we’ve finally managed to get some time to record an episode. Steve even managed a marathon effort of post...
View ArticleThe Jetstarisation of QANTAS is not over yet
Thanks to an opportunity presented by Shashank Nigam, Grant’s just had an article about the ongoing Jetstarisation of QANTAS published on Shashank’s Simpliflying site. It provides a background on the...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 29: What’s in a Checklist?
Some in-cockpit audio provided by a listener triggered a discussion on the differences in pre-landing checklists (GUMPS vs BUMFTH vs BUMFOH vs whatever). All of Grant’s aviation books & manuals are...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 30: Antarctica: The Last True Wilderness
The first aircraft to be used in Antarctica was Henry Mawson’s Vickers REP monoplane. Sadly, it had been damaged in Australia before arriving in Antarctica and was used as an “air tractor” to pull...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 33: Four Degrees of Separation from Ben Sandilands
In this episode we join noted aviation journalist Ben Sandilands from Plane Talking to review the latest news & information. When we called Ben, he was experiencing a heat wave of 11 degrees...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 37: It’s “Flight Attendant,” Grant
It seems that Grant has always had troubles with the label “Flight Attendant” ever since his sister joined Australian Airlines and mistakenly told him she would be a “Trolley Dolly.” Ooops :) In this...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 38: Dick Smith: Around the World in Many Ways
Dick Smith is an entrepreneur well known to most Australians, ranging from the country wide chain of Dick Smith Electronics stores he created to Dick Smith Foods and Australian Geographic. Another very...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 42: Wings Down Under
This episode we’re joined by Will Horton from the Wings Down Under blog to chat about recent aviation news items. We also have Anthony Simmons returning for another View from the Lounge segment and a...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 46: Qantas A380 incident – from the Ground Up
On November 4th, 2010 Qantas A380 VH-OQA (“Nancy Bird Walton”) was operating flight QF32 from Singapore to Sydney. During the climb out from Singapore, the number 2 Rolls Royce Trent 900 engine’s...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 47: Bull Me!
The 2010 RedBull AirRace season was exciting, eventful and disappointing all at once. From Adilson Kindleman’s crash in Perth to Hannes Arch’s pylon hit and Matt Hall’s “walk on water” incident,...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 49: Hovering Matilda
Rosemary Arnold learned to fly fixed wing in the early 60s then converted helicopters in the mid-60’s, becoming the first woman in Australia to receive a helicopter pilot’s license. From operating her...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 53: A Ditch, Some Dutch & De-Icing
Steve & Grant are joined once again by Bas Scheffers from Adelaide to discuss a few items, including: A follow up to the ADSB discussion we had with Bill Hamilton back in episode 48 A discussion of...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 66: That Wasn’t in the Script!
It’s been a while since we got down & dirty with the Australian commercial airline scene so with that in mind, we called up Ben Sandlilands from the PlaneTalking blog on Crikey.com.au for a chat....
View ArticlePCDU Episode 69: Carbonated
Ben Morgan from Aviation Advertiser returns to join us in a discussion of current events in the Australian aviation scene. Following a quick intro, the first topic we discuss is the Carbon Tax our...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 73: Oshkosh: The Greatest Show on Earth
Today Steve & Grant are chatting with Bas Scheffers, reviewing their experiences at EAA‘s AirVenture Oshkosh 2011. We talk about the long haul across the Pacific via V Australia 777 and Qantas...
View ArticleCoverage of the Qantas Grounding, including an appearance on Al Jazeera
In response to the momentous news that Alan Joyce (CEO) and the board of directors at Qantas had decided to ground the entire airline on Saturday afternoon, Steve & Grant launched into gear to...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 77: Qantas Crisis: After the Grounding
Almost one year after the QF32 incident, Qantas is again in the news around the world and for a short time again appeared to be on the brink of a major disaster. At 5pm on Saturday the 29th of October,...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 79: Flying Low
Steve’s finally picked up his instructor’s rating although it’s in trains, not aircraft, but don’t worry, we’re not switching the show over to Train Crazy Down Under :) Once again we’re joined by Kathy...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 80: Farewell 2011 (aka “Tom Cruise wraps my Dolmades” :)
All good things must come to an end and so too must the year 2011. It has been an amazing year of growth for PCDU as we’ve covered Avalon 2011, NatFly 2011 and Oshkosh 2011 along with a number of major...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 88: Dreamtime
Boeing have been taking their 787 Dreamliners on the DreamTour, a series of 7 multi-stop flights, or segments, that take one of the 787 test aircraft around the world. Each segment visits multiple...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 111: Radio Killed the Podcast Star (Almost :) )
As the F111 was late & delayed by all sorts of issues, so too has our Episode 111 been late in arriving. Our big excuse has been discovering that the PCDU Radio Show has taken a LOT more effort...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 122: Farewell 2014
As the final hours of 2014 draw to a close, we’re getting our last episode for 2014 out the door. The boys have been kept pretty busy with their day jobs lately but, despite this, they’ve managed to do...
View ArticlePCDU Episode 128: Unprecedented
From Grant’s collection of ballooning interviews to a chat with Owen Zupp about his latest book and our tribute to Hannes Arch, this episode is our biggest yet (yes, even bigger than Episode 51, our...
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