Stories About Flying
Stories About Flying
While aviation certainly has its ups and downs, it's an industry chock full of exciting adventures at every turn. In this podcast, award-winning aviation journalist Rob Mark shares stories about the people who make the industry work, as well as the safety lessons each flight can teach us. He'll pull stories from the archives of his 50+ years of flying for the airlines, corporate, charter, and as a flight instructor, as well as his previous life as a tower and radar air traffic controller for the FAA and while in the US Air Force. He'll also share some of the terrific tales he's gleaned from other respected podcasters.
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Stories About Flying

Stories About Flying

While aviation certainly has its ups and downs, it's an industry crammed full of exciting adventures at every turn. Award-winning aviation journalist Rob Mark shares stories that anyone who flies, or is even interested in flying airplanes, or anything related to flying, won't be able to turn off. He...

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The Coveted 1500 Hours
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Before 2009, pilots who wanted a career as an airline pilot could easily be hired with as little as 300 hours total time in their logbooks. That all changed after the crash of a Continental Express Bombardier Q400 turboprop with the loss of all ab…

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Being a Co-Pilot in the Early Days of the Airlines
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Being a Co-Pilot in the Early Days of the Airlines

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/01862540-1777-45b1-897c-6a2c8b620519/This is Rob Mark, and welcome to Stories about Flying.As the end of 2025, drew nearer, I realized I've been tangled up in the aviation industry for more than 60 years. Over…

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