The Flying Reporter Podcast (Jon Hunt - The Flying Reporter)
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| 02 Jan 2023 | Flying Reporter Podcast - Launching January 9th | 00:02:13 | |
Welcome to the Flying Reporter Podcast. I’m Jon Hunt, a private pilot and YouTuber from the UK and on Monday 9th January, I’ll be launching my new podcast, featuring interesting people, information and general aviation adventures from the UK. We’ll be hearing about my first attempt at seaplane flying; I’ll be talking to the pilot who, when flying solo, went blind and had to be talked down to a safe landing; And we explore why learning aviation radio-telephony is so hard to master.
So follow ‘The Flying Reporter Podcast’ on your favourite podcast app so you never miss an episode. The audio spin-off from the popular YouTube channel, launches here on 9th January. The Flying Reporter Podcast is a co-production with The Podcast Coach and brought to you in association with Aerops.
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| 09 Jan 2023 | Seaplane flying in Scotland | 00:27:04 | |
Welcome to the Flying Reporter Podcast. I’m Jon Hunt, a private pilot and YouTuber from the UK, and these podcasts bring you interesting people, views and information, focussing on general aviation in the UK. On this edition of the podcast we explore the seaplane rating… and my experience flying around the lochs of Scotland in an amphibious Cessna 172. Crazy as it might seem - this was some of the most thrilling flying I’ve done to date. Also on this episode… we ‘ask the instructor’. Head of Training at Anglian Flight Centres, Nigel Willson joins me to discuss distractions in the cockpit, and how to avoid succumbing to tunnel vision. I share a recent experience of mine that led to me deviating from a controlled airspace clearance. The Flying Reporter Podcast is a co-production with The Podcast Coach and brought to you in association with Aerops. The payment app for pilots, aerodromes and operators that makes it easy to pay landing fees, book PPR, settle parking and handling charges and even pay for fuel. Download AEROPS now from the Android or Apple app stores. To find out more, visit The Flying Reporter website. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 23 Jan 2023 | Pilot has mid-air stroke, goes blind and is talked down safely | 00:20:21 | |
Welcome to the Flying Reporter Podcast. I’m Jon Hunt, a private pilot and YouTuber from the UK, and these podcasts bring you interesting people, views and information, focussing on general aviation in the UK. Today, we meet the private pilot who had a stroke mid-air, went blind, and was talked down for a safe landing. And in our ‘ask the instructor’ feature, we’re going to share some useful information that might help you, if you should have a rough running engine. The Flying Reporter Podcast is a co-production with The Podcast Coach and brought to you in association with Aerops. The payment app for pilots, aerodromes and operators that makes it easy to pay landing fees, book PPR, settle parking and handling charges and even pay for fuel. Download AEROPS now from the Android or Apple app stores. To find out more, visit The Flying Reporter website. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 06 Feb 2023 | Why is aviation radiotelephony so hard to master? | 00:24:59 | |
Welcome to the Flying Reporter Podcast. I’m Jon Hunt, a private pilot and YouTuber from the UK, and these podcasts bring you interesting people, views and information, focussing on general aviation in the UK. On this edition of the podcast we talk about radio telephony - that’s the strange language pilots use to communicate with controllers and vice versa. We discuss why it’s so hard to learn and why sometimes it’s just best to speak in plain English..
To find out more, visit The Flying Reporter website. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 20 Feb 2023 | What does that big red knob do? Leaning tips from a CFI. | 00:23:30 | |
Welcome to The Flying Reporter Podcast. Today I meet the man who started his working life as an apprentice roof builder, and who now runs one of the most read UK general aviation publications. Ian Seager from Flyer magazine is my guest today. And we’ll be discussing what that big red knob does. I’m talking about leaning. When to lean, how lean and how not to lean…flying instructor Nigel Willson, from Anglian Flight Centres will be here for our ‘ask the instructor’ feature. To find out more, visit The Flying Reporter website. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 06 Mar 2023 | How to choose the right flying school and instructor | 00:28:13 | |
Hello, and welcome to the Flying Reporter Podcast. I hope you’ve been enjoying the series so far. And in our ask the instructor feature, we discuss how to go about choosing a flying instructor and flying school. The Flying Reporter Podcast is a co-production with The Podcast Coach and brought to you in association with Aerops. The payment app for pilots, aerodromes and operators that makes it easy to pay landing fees, book PPR, settle parking and handling charges and even pay for fuel. Download AEROPS now from the Android or Apple app stores. To find out more, visit The Flying Reporter website. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 20 Mar 2023 | Do you set hard personal flying weather minima? | 00:24:55 | |
My name’s Jon Hunt, a private pilot, YouTuber and former BBC TV news reporter. I make inspirational, educational and entertaining general aviation content with a UK focus - and being a fixed wing pilot - that’s where my heart lies and what drives most of my content. Today, we’re discussing how to improve things for general aviation in the UK. I’ll be talking to a recently appointed general aviation advocate. And if you fly - do you have a set personal weather minima? Or if you’re a student or recently qualified pilot, how do you learn the skills required to judge when it’s safe to fly, or safer to wait for a better day. To find out more, visit The Flying Reporter website. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 15 Jul 2023 | The Flying Reporter Pilot Briefing (July) | 00:24:26 | |
I'm back! Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 12 Aug 2023 | The Flying Reporter Pilot Briefing (August 2023) | 00:24:24 | |
The Flying Reporter Pilot Briefing is the essential guide to the most pertinent changes affecting your flying in the UK. Covering changes to regulation, airspace, training, licensing and medicals. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 25 Aug 2023 | Guy Ritchie: Why I bought an English airfield | 00:14:47 | |
The British film director Guy Ritchie, famous for films such as 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels', 'Snatch' and 'Revolver' has just taken over an English airfield. The Flying Reporter caught up with Mr Ritchie in one of the hangars at Compton Abbas, in Dorset to find out why. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 09 Sep 2023 | GPS Jamming - How it could affect your flight | 00:28:40 | |
In this edition of the Flying Reporter Pilot Briefing Podcast, I discuss the risk to flight from GPS or GNSS jamming activities in the UK. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 07 Oct 2023 | Why are there so many general aviation accidents? | 00:21:16 | |
General aviation accidents are rising, even though traffic levels are lower than before the pandemic. In this Flying Reporter Pilot Briefing Podcast, Jon Hunt looks at the latest CAA safety summary. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 11 Nov 2023 | Why did a large BVLOS drone lose contact in the English Channel | 00:19:11 | |
A 160Kg drone, contracted by the UK Home Office, loses its command and control link while searching for migrant boats in the English Channel. The Flying Reporter Pilot Briefing Podcast discovers what happened. Jon also finds out what's happening with the CAA's plans for tightening the rules on cost sharing flights. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 10 Dec 2023 | Undercarriage collapse - you won't believe the cause! | 00:20:58 | |
Find out what caused the undercarriage of a PA28 to collapse on landing and what it means for your flying. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 13 Jan 2024 | How a pigeon caused an aeroplane accident | 00:13:35 | |
In this episode of The Flying Reporter Pilot Briefing Podcast, we discuss bird strikes and how to avoid them. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 10 Feb 2024 | The hidden risk to the safety of your flights. | 00:18:09 | |
In this episode of The Flying Reporter Pilot Briefing Podcast, we hear about a hazard to the safety of aviation that isn't NOTAMed, nor published on aeronautical charts. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 10 Mar 2024 | New rules for cost-sharing flights - update | 00:12:45 | |
In this Flying Reporter Pilot Briefing.. Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon | |||
| 14 Apr 2024 | Pilot stung by wasp in mid-air near miss | 00:13:28 | |
A light aircraft and glider come into conflict with each other after a pilot is stung on the face by a wasp. An incident summarised in this month's Flying Reporter Pilot Briefing Podcast. | |||
| 11 May 2024 | Don't fly like this! | 00:11:06 | |
Don't fly like this! In this episode of the Flying Reporter Pilot Briefing, we talk about an altimeter technique that could help you reduce the risk of a mid-air collision. We also hear about a pricing u-turn at some Scottish airports and look into an AAIB report into the crash of an EVTOL air taxi prototype. | |||
| 09 Jun 2024 | Changes to the Manchester Low Level Corridor | 00:12:54 | |
In this Pilot Briefing podcast I outline the changes proposed for the Manchester Low Level Corridor, talk about strip flying and round up the latest aerodrome news. | |||
| 07 Jul 2024 | How to survive an engine failure after take off | 00:27:27 | |
In this month's Flying Reporter Pilot Briefing, we examine two aircraft accidents, where an engine failure after take off led to crashes with serious injuries. | |||