Brian and Milford were in the studio and have a very special guest. Jamail Larkins was the recipient of and EAA Young Eagle Flight, and his career in aviation literally took-off! Jamail became the First Ambassador for Aviation & Space Education for the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration on February 2nd, 2005. Appointed to this position by FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, he acts as an official representative of the FAA, promoting aviation career opportunities to America’s youth, as well as the benefits of aviation to mainstream America. Jamail talks with Milford and Brian about his astonishing achievements in aviation, including going to Canada so that he could legally solo an aircraft at the age of 14. Listen and you will be amazed. You can visit Jamail at www.jamaillarkins.com.

Brian and Milford have special guest, Judy Rice, on the show. Judy is the President and CEO of Careers in Aviation. The tax deductable organization specializes in scholarship assistance to learn and persue careers in the aviation industry. Visit Careers in Aviation at www.careersinaviation.org

This week Brian and Milford were allowed two hours for the show! Their first guest is Jeff Owen, Regional Sales Manager for Premier Aircraft Sales in Orlando, Florida. They discussed the availability, and affordability of personal private aircraft. Few people realize that some aircraft are actually less expensive than fishing boats, mototcycles and sports cars.

During the 2nd hour, Milford was flying Solo at the studio. Brian had an apointment at the airfield and had to take-off! Milford gave a Discovery Flight to caller, Scott. The Discovery Flight is provided by Sterling Flight Training at Craig Airport in Jacksonville. Several other calles told of their own flight adventures.

This week Brian and Milford were allowed two hours for the show! Their first guest is Jeff Owen, Regional Sales Manager for Premier Aircraft Sales in Orlando, Florida. They discussed the availability, and affordability of personal private aircraft. Few people realize that some aircraft are actually less expensive than fishing boats, mototcycles and sports cars.

During the 2nd hour, Milford was flying Solo at the studio. Brian had an apointment at the airfield and had to take-off! Milford gave a Discovery Flight to caller, Scott. The Discovery Flight is provided by Sterling Flight Training at Craig Airport in Jacksonville. Several other calles told of their own flight adventures.

Milford and Brian were in the studio, and had Special Guest, Gene Conrad. Gene is the representive of the Branson Airport in Branson, MO. Gene described how the new Branson Airport is different than any other airport in the world. Branson is one of America's favorite vacation areas, located in the Ozark Mountains and Gene tells the story of this unique airport designed to enhance the advetures of guest and business people visiting Branson and the surrounding areas.

Brian was in the studio alone today. Milford was out in the field doing aviation research. ...Right! ... Brian had Doug as his guest this morning. Doug is the Manager of the Herlong Airport in Jacksonville. Several callers and Brian talked to Doug about the airport, what it has to offer to the pilots and the activities at the airport.

Milford and Brian welcomed Joe Norris from the Experimental Aircrat Association (EAA)in Oshkosh, WI. EAA has named Joe Norris Homebuilders’ Community Manager, or “Homebuilding “Czar.” Norris, an experienced homebuilder, built a Sonerai II and is currently building a replica of the Piper P-2, plus is involved in a group project building a Sonex. Callers, Brian and Milford had many questions for the aviation expert.

Brian and Milford were in the studio and talked the first half of the show with callers about matters important to aviators like the problems ethanol causes. During the second half, Special Guest Chris Hatfield discussed with Milford and Brian about his adventures as Canada’s first astronaut and space walker. He also talked about Canada’s Centennial of Flight and the Hawk One Project. Later in the show, Lt. Col. Steve Will, Commander of the Canadian “Snow Birds” and is also Team Lead and Demonstration Pilot for the Centennial "Golden Hawks" Flight Demonstration Team. He told stories and of adventures of the 9 aircraft "Snow Birds" precision flight team and the development and plans of "Hawk One."

Milford and Brian are in the studio with guest Randall Fishman.  Randall is with the Electric Aircraft Corporation.  This organization builds and sells electric powered aircraft.  Brian and Milford where told about the progress in the development of the worlds first commercially available electric aircraft.  More information about the “ElectraFlyer” can be found at www.electraflyer.com

Milford and Brian are in the studio with guest Rich Davidson.  Rich owns and operates the Lee Bottom Airport (64I) in Hanover, Indiana, USA.  Word has it that Lee Bottom Flying Field is where Old Planes go to Fly!  We encourage you to visit Lee Bottom Flying Field in person or on the internet at www.leebottom.com.  When you visit the web site, you can sign up for news letters from Rich that explains the activities and events at Lee Bottom.

Milford and Brian are in the studio with guest Jim Davis on the phone to talk about Ethanol.  He had experienced a horrible incident with his private aircraft after using fuel with Ethanol.

This week we Jason Scaappert as our guest.  Jason is a flight instructor at Jacksonville University and recently became the Collegiate Flight Instructor of the Year at a competition in Murfreesboro, TN.  He told us about the competition and gave good advice about flight training.  You can visit his web site at www.jasonschappert.com. 

Our guest in the studio this week was Jay Lawrence from Sterling Flight Training.  www.sterlingflight.com  We have a lot of listeners that are not yet pilots and Jay spoke to us about flight training and how to get started.  We also gave away a free discovery flight from Sterling to a luck caller.  We look forward to speaking to him in the future to see how his flight goes.

We also introduced Navmonster as a new partner.  You can go to the Navmonster link on the left side of our page and see one of the best preflight planning sites we have seen.  We are looking forward to seeing their site quickly expand in the future with new features.

We also spoke to David Hook with Planehook Aviation Services about general aviation airport security.  www.planehook.com  Be sure to check out their web site and listen to some of their free podcasts.  It is good to know that we have people like Dave helping to protect our freedom to fly.

This was our pre-recorded Sun N Fun show.  We recorded the show on Wednesday April 9.  We had some great interviews and we still have a few left over that we will play on next week's show.

Our first guest was Phillip Grice from Teledyne Continental Motors.  Milford took a demo flight in a plane with one of their new FADEC controlled engines.  Our second guest was Richard VanGrunsven from Vans aircraft.  We got some information on the new RV-12.  Our third guest was Patrick Panzera from Contact magazine.  Pat told us about some of the upcoming new engine innovations.  Our fourth guest was Brad Dement from Emag Air.  Brad told us about their electronic ignitions.

This was our pre Sun N Fun show.  As you can imagine, we are pretty excited about leaving for the show in a few days and we had a lot of information on the show.  We also gave away a free hour of ground and hour of flight tailwheel training to a lucky caller.  Our guest this week was Elvis Golden.  Elvis is a new pilot student and he told us about how and why he started flight training and how things have been going.

Our guest this week was Kent Paser.  Kent is the author of "Speed With Economy" which is one of my favorite books.  Kent is an aeronautical engineer and aircraft homebuilder.  This book gives details on how he was able to modify his Mustang II to increase the top speed by 64 MPH, cruise speed by 60 MPH, climb rate by over 800 FPM, and economy cruise fuel consumption was reduced by 50%.  This book is a must read for anyone that wants to modify an experimental aircraft for more performance.

Be sure to check out the book web site at www.speedwitheconomy.com and get your own copy.  You can also email Kent at paserpubs@mindspring.com or call him at 303-904-3417.

Our first  guest this week was Greg Vretis from Tomlinson Aviation.  Tomlinson was our show sponsor a few weeks ago and we had previously spoken to Greg.  Milford and I went to Tomlinson and got some helicopter training and had lots of fun to report back on it this show.  Visit Tomlinson's web site at www.tomlinsonaviation.com.

Our second guest this week was Lisa Turner.  Lisa is the only female experimantal and light sport DAR (Designated Airworthiness Representative) that we know of.  She has built two airplanes herself.  See her web site at www.buildyourdreamairplane.com and also check out the links page on her web site for some of her and her husband's other good web sites.

Our guest this week was Doctor John Derickson.  Dr. Derickson is NE Florida's only AOA Certified Aviation Vision Specialist.  His specialized training and experience as a private pilot make him uniquely qualified to assist fellow pilots in solving vision related difficulties and certify them as "fit to fly" for the Federal Aviation Administration.  Visit his web site at www.dericksonvision.com

By popular demand we had Shawn Knickerbocker back again.  Shawn has been an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) for over 24 years.  He instructs in airplanes, helicopters, gliders, and motorgliders.  Shawn is also a retired U.S. Customs airplane and helicopter pilot.  He has over 20,000 flight hours.

We will spoke to EAA's head of Government Relations, Earl Lawrence, about the 51% rule and potential coming changes in homebuild regulations.

If there is was a show to not miss, this week was it.  We had three time U.S. National Aerobatic Champion Patty Wagstaff on the show this week.  Patty is one of the top competition and air show aerobatic pilots in the world.  I could go on and on about Patty's numerous awards, achievements, and contributions to aviation, but better to visit her web site at www.pattywagstaff.com and view her bio and newsletters and check her schedule to see when she is performing near you. 

In keeping with our aerobatics themed show we also had local aerobatics instructor and air show performer Keoki Gray.  Keoki has 12 years experience in the air show industry and has been a member of several aerobatics teams including five years with the Red Barron Squadron.  Check out his web site at www.ameliaislandaerobatics.com.

Bill Wilson was also be on the show with us this week.  Bill is a multi-engine and instrument rated commercial pilot.  He has owned eleven different aircraft from experimental tail draggers to pressurized twins.  Bill told us about a very unique and exciting new fly-in condo development project in Merritt Island, Florida.  Visit their web site at www.riverflyin.com.

We are having an aviation education themed show this week.  Most of us involved in aviation know how aviation can inspire young people.  We also know that aviation can be very expensive and can seem out of reach for many people.  We have two guests this week that are working to change that.

Judy Rice is the president of Careers in Aviation.  www.careersinaviation.org   Careers in Aviation advances aerospace education and employment by fostering scholarships, by connecting students with available assistance, and by encouraging the aviation industry, professional associations, government agencies, and the educational community to work together effectively supporting aviation and space career development programs.

Colonel Jack D. Howell is the president of Teens-in-Flight.  www.teens-in-flight.com  Teens-in-Flight provides flight training and aviation maintenance scholarships to those teens who have lost a parent in the Global war on Terrorism or, is the teen of a parent who was wounded in action and is disabled. Another phase of our program also focuses on selected teens that are considered "at risk" within our community by providing a positive aviation intervention experience.

Our sponsor for this week's show is Phoenix Flight Publications.  www.phoenixflightpublications.com  They are the publisher of the "Aviation Scholarship Directory" which lists practically every flight training scholarship in the U.S. and also includes guides on how to help you get those scholarships.  This book is a must have for anyone looking for money to fulfill an aviation goal for themselves or their children.

We have a good show this week.  We had a flight report from Brian's recent flight of the Urban Air Lambada motorglider.  www.urbanairusa.com

Our first guest was Jim Haun.  Jim is the son of author Col. James R. Haun.  He spoke to us about some of his father's experiences from his book "Spitfire Wingman".  www.spitfirewingman.com

Our second guest was be Greg Vretis from Tomlinson Aviation.  Tomlinson was our show sponsor this week.  They do helicopter flight training, new helicopter sales, maintenance, charters, and parts sales.  This was be very informative for those wanting careers as helicopter pilots as well as all of us that have just considered learning to fly a helicopter for fun.  Milford and Brian plan to get some helicopter instruction from Tomlinson in the next few weeks and report back on their experience.

February 2 was our fifth show.  Our guest this week was Shawn Knickerbocker.  Shawn has been an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) for over 24 years.  He instructs in airplanes, helicopters, gliders, and motorgliders.  Shawn is also a retired U.S. Customs airplane and helicopter pilot.  He has over 20,000 flight hours.

 We also had Charlie Willwerth back on the show.

January 26 was our fourth show and was two hours long.  We had Master CFI and banner tow operator Joel Weaner talking about tailwheel transition training, spin training, and adventures in banner towing.  Charlie Willwerth also came back as a guest co-host and told more good air traffic control stories.

January 26 was our fourth show and was two hours long.  We had Master CFI and banner tow operator Joel Weaner talking about tailwheel transition training, spin training, and adventures in banner towing.  Charlie Willwerth also came back as a guest co-host and told more good air traffic control stories.

January 19 was our third show and was again two hours long.  We had Ben Burbridge as a guest.  Ben shared some of his many adventures in ballooning.  This show was a lot of fun and we are sure that you will enjoy it.

January 19 was our third show and was again two hours long.  We had Ben Burbridge as a guest.  Ben shared some of his many adventures in ballooning.  This show was a lot of fun and we are sure that you will enjoy it.

January 12 was our second show and was two hours long.  We had Mike Steen on talking about wingsuit BASE jumping and other extreme aviation sports.  Al Sasser was our in studio guest speaking to us about hang gliding.

January 12 was our second show and was two hours long.  We had Mike Steen on talking about wingsuit BASE jumping and other extreme aviation sports.  Al Sasser was our in studio guest speaking to us about hang gliding.

January 5 was our first show.  Our first guest was Charlie Willwerth.  Charlie is a retired air traffic controller. Charlie is also a pilot and homebuilder and is currently finishing a homebuilt Cub.  We learned a little more about what happens on the other side of the radio and heard some good stories.  We had some good calls in to the show and had a great time.