Latest Microlight Podcast Episodes
Spitfire in a Living Room; Learning to Fly at 90
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - January 10, 2020 06:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe meet Tony Dyer, who re-builds original World War II cockpits and keeps them in his living room. And in his garage. And in his hallways. And in his shed. And also, in the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection. How do you get hold of an original Spitfire control stick? And how do you put together a...
The Best of 2019: Over the Everest in a Microlight, Aviation as Art, Santa Claus is Flying to Town
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - December 24, 2019 14:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn the last episode of 2019 we go back to the stars of The Two Thousand Feet Podcast's most popular episodes and ask them about their plans for 2020. We also look back at the main UK general aviation news of 2019 - and at some of the fun this podcast has had at airfields across the country. Sup...
Climate Change Special: Is Aviation's Future Electric?
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - December 16, 2019 06:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating2019 has been the year when even the sceptics accepted the need to do something about climate change. Among environmental activists, aviation has become a dirty word. Their figurehead, Greta Thunberg, famously chose to sail across the Atlantic, rather than fly. But how bad is aviation's contribu...
Behind The Scenes Of Air Traffic Control; What Pilots Don't Know About the Weather
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - December 02, 2019 06:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe go behind the scenes at Southend's Air Traffic Control to understand how controllers work and to ask them about LARS, infringements and instructions to remain outside controlled airspace. And a visit to Weather School shows that few pilots remember their PPL meteorology - which is, perhaps, ...
What if the LAA and the BMAA merge? And landing in Downton Abbey (almost)
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - November 15, 2019 06:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Light Aircraft Association and the British Microlight Aircraft Association are proposing a merger. What will it mean for pilots? Will microlight owners be treated as poor relations in the new organisation? Will flexwing operators lose support and expertise? Steve Slater, CEO of the Light Air...
Going pro: Beyond the glossy brochures; How to beat the French at aerobatics
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - November 02, 2019 14:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAt Pilot Careers Live, we talk about the realities of training for a commercial licence, and debunk some myths about flying professionally. And a flight in a highly capable aerobatic Extra 200 at British Aerobatic Academy serves as a prelude to a conversation about why the British aerobatic team...
Aviation fix in the rain: model flying and aviation books.
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - October 18, 2019 06:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe flying season is all but over. So what can a pilot do on a rainy, miserable day in October? There are more options than just hibernating. I meet people who fly radio-controlled models capable of amazing tricks and explore one of the most niche bookshops in the country. Support the show
James Ketchell's Gyro Around the World project; Flying a vintage Gnat jet for fun.
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - October 04, 2019 04:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJames Ketchell has returned from flying his gyrocopter around the world. What was his best day? His worst day? What's his advice to people who want to do something similar? And why does the IMSAFE mnemonic not work when you're circumnavigating the Earth? Edwin Brenninkmeyer is a businessman who...
Start Here: What is The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast?
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - September 26, 2019 12:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingStart here to get an idea of what to expect. This is a selection of what The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast is all about. We love stories about flying, - told by people who love flying. Support the show
Do Flexwings Have a Future; How to Deal With Motion Sickness
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - September 20, 2019 06:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDo flexwings have a future in the 21st century? I ask Andrew Cranfield, former owner of P&M, Geoff Weighell, Chief Executive Officer of the British Microlight Aircraft Association, and some pilots. And my wife and I speak to Dr. Drew Tarmey, from the Manchester Medical School, about why she suf...
The best of LAA Rally at Sywell; Flying the Catalina
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - September 06, 2019 07:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, I bring you the best of the annual LAA Rally at Sywell. - How long does it take to polish a Luscombe? - What are the LAA and the CAA planning to do about Brexit? - Why is Ivan Shaw's latest design not going to be the new Europa? And I have the best flying day of my aviation care...
The Future of Old Sarum; Meet The Flying Reporter
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - August 10, 2019 13:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingI spend a day at Old Sarum trying to figure out what the future holds fot the legendary WW1 airfield. And I meet The Flying Reporter, one of the leading aviation YouTube personalities, to ask him what it takes to run a successful YouTube channel about private flying. Support the show
A Day With Aerial Cyclists; What Men Don't Understand About Microlighting
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - July 26, 2019 06:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingI get up in the middle of the night to see some flying bicycles; and Nushin Elahi explains why women sometimes feel uncomfortable in the macho, spanner-wielding world of microlight flying. Support the show
Behind the Scenes at an Airshow; The Thruster Post-Mortem: What Killed a Microlight Brand
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - July 12, 2019 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe go behind the scenes at the Battle of Britain airshow. How do you run an event like this? What goes into preparing to fly formation? How do you commentate? What happens behind the closed doors at the pilots' briefing? And if you wanted to set up an airshow, how would you do that? I also talk ...
Learning To Fly Professionally; A Museum of Petrol Pumps
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - June 28, 2019 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, we talk to two pilots and one collector. The pilots are Anita, a student of one of the airline schools, and Craig, who flies for an airline in Asia. What's it like to fly commercially in the current booming market? What is the day-to-day life like for an airliner pilot? And why ...
Crosscontinental Special: From Western Ireland to Alaska
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - June 17, 2019 17:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTo celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first non-stop Transatlantic flight, I go to Ireland to look at flying boats and to fly a 737 simulator. And I talk to James Ketchell, who is flying his gyrocopter around the world. He describes flying in Russia (a flight plan just for doing circuits, an...
Vintage Aircraft: from the Beagle Pup to the Spitfire
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - May 31, 2019 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, we meet people who restore and fly vintage aircaft. What does it take to put the protorype Beagle Pup back in the air after 50 years at the back of a hangar? And how do you run a business based on Spitfires and Tiger Moths? Support the show
Worst Place for an Engine Failure: a Forever Jodel
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - May 17, 2019 06:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhat to do when your engine fails, and you have nowhere to go apart from a steelworks spewing out flames? And how do you combine aviation and art? Artyom Liss talks to a pilot who got out of a very tricky situation, and to a sculptor who used light aircraft as part of an artistic statement. S...
Episode Five: A Tale of Two Airshows
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - May 04, 2019 20:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this special episode, I visit the General Aviation Safety Event at Duxford and the Microlight Trade Fair at Popham. What's the future of general aviation? How do you fly around the world if you're 80 years old? Why aren't there more female pilots? And where are all the microlights gone? Suppo...
Cheaper Flying, Cheaper Runways; Piloting for the Disabled People
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - April 19, 2019 13:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, I do the sums and arrive at the conclusion that group A is now cheaper than microlighting; we discuss Dan Subhani's unique astroturf runway; and Mike MIller-Smith and Harvey Matthewson explain how disabled people can learn to fly. Support the show
Cheaper Flying, Cheaper Runways; Piloting for the Disabled People
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - April 19, 2019 13:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, I do the sums and arrive at the conclusion that group A is now cheaper than microlighting; we discuss Dan Subhani's unique astroturf runway; and Mike MIller-Smith and Harvey Matthewson explain how disabled people can learn to fly. Support the show (http://patreon.com/2kft)
Spring As Seen By An Engineer; Microlighting Around Mt. Everest
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - April 05, 2019 00:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn Episode Three of the Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast, an LAA engineer explains how to prepare an aircraft for the season's flying after a winter break; and Richard Meredith-Hardy remembers his flight around Mt. Everest in a flexwing microlight. Support the show
Learning Abroad and Inventing New Words
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - March 22, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, we meet Gerry Breen, - the man who invented the word "microlight". He talks abour his flying career, - which included hang-gliding from the world's highest waterfall and barely surviving a white-out in Iceland, - and explains why there is no reason to upset about the demise of t...
Out With The Cobwebs; A Pilot's History in VR
The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast - March 07, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn Episode One of the Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast, journalist and pilot Artyom Liss meets Rosie Simpson for an ice-cream. She tells him how to get back to flying after a winter's break and suggests some useful exercises. Expect some great tips and a moment of embarrassment. Artyom also ...
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