Episode 74: Lt. Col. Art Whitten, Vietnam Era Med Evac Pilot
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Art Whitten is our guest, and he's the first recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross to appear on T...
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Alaska Airlines Captain Mike Swanigan interviews the interesting people he has met during his flying career.
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Episode 73: JSX First Officer Billy Kitchen
What does it take to go from college flight student to the flight deck of a jet? In this episode of Talking Flight, we sit down with First O...
Episode 72: Retired Alaska Airlines Captain Edward Robertson
Welcome to another episode of Talking Flight. Our guest today is Captain Ed Robertson, a retired Alaska Airlines Captain whose aviation jour...
Episode 71: Flight Situations
On this episode, Mike Swanigan brings together three highly experienced airline captains for a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to ge...
Episode 70: Alaska Airlines Captain and YouTube Creator Brendan ODonnell
Akaska Airlines Captain and YouTube creator Brendan ODonnell joins us on Talking Flight to share his story of growing up in Oregon and pursu...
Episode 69: Captain Heidi Porch
In this episode of Talking Flight , we sit down with retired Delta A330 Captain Heidi Porch. She began flying at 16 and quickly found hersel...
Episode 68: Captain Tad Santino
Retired Captain Tad Santino joins us on this episode of Talking Flight. He shares the story of his journey from being a gate agent for a reg...
Episode 67: USAF Academy Cadet Jaylen Palmer
We're excited to have US Air Force Academy Cadet Jaylen Palmer on Talking Flight to share his journey to earning admission to the prestigiou...
Episode 66: Podcaster and Corporate Pilot Captain Rick Jones
Mike Swanigan interviews Corporate Pilot and Podcaster Captain Rick Jones. Rick pilots a Dassault 7X jet for a private owner and is also the...
Episode 65: Mr. Dexter Cox, Author of "Dancing With The Devil, Memoirs of a Pilot"
Dexter Cox is the author of one of my favorite aviation books. Dancing with the Devil is a wild ride chronicling Dexter's long career as a g...
Episode 64: Captain Michael Rinehart
Retired Alaska Airlines Captain Michael Rinehart is our guest on today's edition of Talking Flight. We have a great conversation about his c...
Episode 63: Captain Joe Kohler
Captain Joe Kohler is a former Naval Aviator who went to work for Northwest Airlines after leaving the U.S. Navy. Northwest Airlines later m...
Episode 62: US Army Chief Warrant Officer Ron Warren (retired)
Welcome to Season 2 of Talking Flight. Our guest today is Chief Warrant Officer Ron Warren. He is a distinguished Army veteran with a career...
Episode 61: Alaska Airlines Captain Gary Ellington
Captain Gary "Duke" Ellington is a veteran Captain for Alaska Airlines. Gary went from being a high school football player to a pilot for th...
Episode 60. Mr. Paul Salerno, CEO of OmniSMS
Paul Salerno and his brother Bruce started SalAir, a cargo airline in 1980 that served the salmon industry in Alaska. The company grew into...
Episode 59: Frontier Airlines Captain Michael Pittman
Michael Pittman is a Captain for Frontier Airlines. He is presently serving the company as a Line Check Airman and he lives in Mesa, Arizona...
Episode 58: Captain Mike Baumgartner
We sit down with my long-time friend, Captain Mike Baumgartner. We met as classmates while attending Alaska Airlines 737-200 initial trainin...
Episode 57: Mr. Ross Belfiore, Aviation Maintenance Instructor
Ross Belfiore is a 20-year veteran Aircraft Maintenance Technician at Alaska Airlines. He tells us what it takes to earn the proper FAA cred...
Episode 55: Flight to Russia
Captain Mike Swanigan tells us the story of the most memorable trip of his career. In June of 1991, Alaska Airlines started service from Anc...
Episode 55: Alaska Airlines First Officer Chazmin Peters
Chazmin "Chaz" Peters joins us on the podcast to tell about her transformation from a very shy little girl in elementary school to her prese...