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PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings

With more than 150 episodes produced, PlaneTalk is an authority where General Aviation, Business Aviation and Commercial Aviation intersect, focusing on technological advances and pilot life. Produced by pilot and aviation journalist Phil Lightstone, PlaneTalk aims to provide essential aviation information for professionals and enthusiasts alike by reporting from key events across North America and interviewing industry leaders.

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All Episodes

33:27

PilotLife

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

Micheal Ulch, founder PilotLife, found himself isolated from a greater pilot community. As a technologist, Micheal saw the need for an easy to use app designed for pilots to record their flights, add photos on the fly and share them with a virtual pilot community.PilotLife was borne out of this need to share and build a community.Now available on iPhone and Android devices, Michael discusses his journey to deliver this truly collaborative technology.

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15:30

uAvionix at SUNnFUN 2024

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

ADS-B OUT and IN has been top of mind for the past decade.Spunky start up uAvionix had the dream to create a 978 MHz ADS-B OUT product that would retail for less than USD $1,000.Their first product, skyBeacon came close, but with three wires and two screws, the installation costs and complexity are minimized.Recorded in uAvionix’s pavilion at SUNnFUN 2024, a chat with Shane Woodson, VP Sales and Customer Service.Shane discusses their newest technologies.

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24:40

Capt Mort Lightstone Consol

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

RCAF Capt. Mort Lightstone (Retired) discusses his experiences using World War II navigation technology called Consol, which was a precursor to the LORAN system and satellite delivered GPS.Console was created by the Germans to aid U-Boats in their navigation when celestial navigation was not useable due to cloud cover.

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32:59

Electric R/C Modellers

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

RPAS pilots (Radio Control Model Aircraft) Mark Satin and Frank van Beurden, members of the Toronto Electric Model Aviation Club, discuss the history of R/C model aircraft and the transition from Internal Combustion Engines to leading edge electric engines and battery technologies.

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28:17

Captain Mort RCAF Retired

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

RCAF Capt. Mort Lightstone (Retired) discusses his journey entering into the military, his aircrew training, leading to a career as a RCAF Navigator.Flying to the world’s continents (with the exception of Antarctica), Capt Lightstone discusses his experiences during the Korean Conflict and as a part of the Canadian peace contingent at the end of the Vietnamese war.

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27:07

Chuck Wright’s Hangar

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

Chuck Wrights discusses his journey dealing with municipally owned airports and his need to renew the land lease on the hangar he owns at a local airport in Massachusetts.Getting nowhere fast and with the end of his land lease rapidly approaching, Chuck ran against the incumbent during the Mayoral race in the hope to bring the municipal airport’s issues to the forefront.

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34:35

Don Drones On

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

World famous YouTuber, Don Joyce discusses everything RPAS, inclusive of the changes to the CARs which impacted the Radio Controlled (R/C) model aircraft industry.

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23:11

Plane Sights with Michael Moore

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

A fireside chat with Plane Sights founder Michael Moore.Discussing the need for high quality high visibility aircraft markers to protect the aircraft on the ramp and in the hangar from “hangar rash”.Michael chats about the founding of the Plane Sights.

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18:40

VANs Aircraft RV6 New Home

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

In October 2023, Ray Frank and Kendall Horst, of Lancaster Aero Aircraft, travelled from Pennsylvania to dismantle and transport a damaged VANs Aircraft RV6.The RV6 was damaged after a hard landing.Working on the ramp at the Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport before the closure of the airport, Ray and Kendall had their hands full taking the aircraft wings, tail and landing gear off in order to fit the parts into a small truck.

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20:57

Canadian Flyers

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

A fireside chat with Canadian Flyer’s Chief Flight instructor and Founder about the challenges of operating a Flight Training unit in Canada.Recorded at the Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport before the closure.

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15:21

Shahin at Buttonville (CYKZ)

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

Recorded on location at the Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ), Shahin Moshtagh discusses his journey to become a licensed pilot, after immigrating to Canada.With English as a second language, aviator’s mysterious language filled with acronyms, Shahin was able to navigate the challenges of ground and flight schools, both financially and from a language perspective.Shahin persevered and with a can-do attitude was able to navigate his way to earning his private pilot’s license.Flying out of

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12:26

Murphy Aircraft

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

Recorded at WINGs Magazine’s General Aviation Expo in Burlington ON, Murphy Aircraft’s Steven Drinkwater, Sales Manager and builder Trevor Yaworski, discuss the journey to build a Murphy Aircraft home build experimental aircraft. A fascinating chat about Murphy Aircraft and the dedication required to build an aircraft and see it to completion.

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15:20

AirEV at AirVenture 2023

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

Recorded on location at AirVenture 2023, a fireside side chat with AirEV CEO and Co-Founder Rani Plaut.Rani discusses his journey over the past four years of development and testing of a state of the art electric VTOL.With eight motors, ballistic parachute, folding wings and state of the art software, Air One is designed to be transported between home and airport with their Air One Trailer.

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15:46

Elixir Aircraft at Airventure 2023

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

Recorded on location in Elixir Aircraft’s pavilion at AirVenture 2023. Cyril Champenois, Co-Founder and Mike Tonkin, Head of Global Sales discuss the development of their forth generation oneshot carbon fiber aircraft.Using technology from the sailing industry, oneshot is a proven technology delivering complex components, like wings, without the need for complex structural assemblies.Cyril and Mike discuss the technologies and vision behind their newest aircraft.

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22:40

Jets MRO

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

A fireside chat with Suresh Narayanan, CEO JETS MRO discussing his entrepreneurial journey founding JETS MRO and the expansion into a 40,000 sq ft facility.With an MBA from Southern Methodist University and his father’s experience as an AME working on the Concorde, it was natural for Suresh to create JETS MRO. As a board member of the Frontiers of Flight Museum, Suresh is gives back to the community.

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15:51

CASARA at Edenvale

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

Recorded on site at the Edenvale Airport, at the Civil Air Search and Rescue Associations, during a Search and Rescue weekend training event.With CASARA and RCAF personnel on-site for this event, the SAR teams honed their skills in executing searches for downed aircraft and aviators.

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41:16

COPA President and CEO Mark van Berkel

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

Mark van Berkel, the Canadian Owners and Pilots Assoc’s (COPA) new President and CEO, started his next career chapter in 2023.Mark chats about his journey to become an aviator, successful entrepreneur, and the newest leader at COPA.Operating in an industry, where General Aviation is under attack from many sides, listen to Mark discuss how COPA will be navigating these challenging times.

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11:21

Concorde Battery

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

Aircraft battery technology has not changed a great deal in the past 50 years.Lithium aircraft batteries have been certified for a few aircraft makes and models.Hoga Holck, Vice President at Concorde Battery chats about Concorde’s journey during both the Pandemic and Lithium Batteries

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20:17

ForeFlight at SUNnFUN 2024

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

Recorded at SUNnFUN 2024, ForeFlight’s Ryan McBride, Head of Community, ForeFlight (now VP of Product Design, Flight Deck) discusses his experiences at ForeFlight, with over 11 years of seniority.The conversation runs the gamut from the early days at ForeFlight to the utilization of innovative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) using technologies like Apple’s Vision Pro. A fascinating conversation about the art of the possible, while not giving away too many

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15:16

Northern Lights at AVWorld

PlaneTalk, presented in partnership with Wings ·

2025/04/21

Recoded at Aviation World near CYYZ, Capt Cathy Fraser, Lynne McMullen (President) and Capt Judy Cameron discuss their climb through the aviation sector and the challenges they faced in arguably a male dominated industry, leading to an aha moment, the creation of the North Lights Aero Foundation.The foundation was created to recognize, inspire and celebrate accomplished women in aviation and aerospace.

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