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Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life

Dan Millican & Christy Wong

Dan Millican, Christy Wong and Baylee Ward talk all about aviation—from discussing air disasters and plane crashes to the latest flying techniques and training. All to help the listener be better pilots and better people.

leisure aviation

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26:03

#40 Crash of PSA 182

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2024/02/04

It was the deadliest US crash with the Boeing 727 collided with a small Cessna 172 in San Diego and resulted in some big changes in air travel and in the way air space is controlled. Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotCHristy talk about the crash the its aftermath.

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20:22

#39 Jamaica

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2024/01/28

LONG: Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about Christy’s extraordinary chance to be the first officer on an Envoy test flight to a Jamaica Airport that has never had an airliner land on it! Sounds like the perfect job for the Embraer E-175.

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26:38

#38 State of the Channel

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2024/01/21

Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy update the listeners to whats happening at the TakingOff Channel — and what’s going on in each others life.

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35:10

#37 Small Airports

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2023/12/31

Small airports are the backbone of General Aviation, but what kind of obstacles and problems do they face? And are they dying? Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk with Sharlette Wright of the Cleburne Municipal Airport and Brad Stanford of the Dublin, Texas airport to learned more about what drives small airports in the United […]

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32:26

#36 Christmas Pilots Podcast

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2023/12/24

Listen in as Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about what life is like during the holidays for airline pilots.

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14:58

#35 Christy’s 145 Video

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2023/12/17

Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about the back story on her Envoy E-145 video about the venerable regional jet’s last flight for Envoy and retirement to the desert. She takes a look at how groundbreaking the jet was. Watch the YouTube video here

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25:34

#34 Aviation Maintenance

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2023/12/10

Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk with James Spearman of Spearman Aircraft to talk about the shortage of airplane mechanics for General Aviation and also the benefit of the electronic ignition.

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30:26

#33 Aeroverse

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2023/12/03

Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy sit down with Charles Cook, the founder of a new aviation video network, Aeroverse. The new network will have over 300 aviation titles covering everything flying from lighter than air to the trip to the moon.

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30:24

#32 Why Christy Doesn’t Want Captain

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2023/11/26

LONG: Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about what’s going on at the TakingOff YouTube chanel and Christy talks strategy as to why she’s delaying as long as possible the move to the Captains seat. Also, a new sponsor is testing out the channel to see if it would be a good partnership—so check out […]

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31:18

#31 Commercial Pilot

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2023/11/05

Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk to Seth @CommercialPilotinCommand who is a Commercial Pilot in Florida and makes his living from his certificate. From ag flying to banner towing, there are a lot of jobs for pilots in which to make a living these days without necessarily going to the airlines.

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24:56

#30 Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash

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2023/10/30

October 20, 1977, a Convair crashed while transporting the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zandt and 5 others were killed while 20 survived. Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about the crash and what led to the plane going down.

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40:59

#29 Second Acts

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2023/10/22

Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy, are joined by aviation funnyman Bryan Turner @JustPlaneSilly to talk about career changes, or “second acts.” Bryan has worked in IT all his adult life and is considering the change to becoming a professional pilot.

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17:06

#28 Talking to ACT

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2023/10/15

Many pilots find it intimidating to talk over the radio with ATC. Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk with Center Controller Scott Pinkerton and Tower Controller Matt Wells about the issue and how best to communicate with ATC and get over the fear factor.

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29:47

#27 thoughts on Richard McSpadden and other news

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2023/10/08

Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) talk about the recent rash of general aviation crashes, including the gut punch of the Richard McSpadden accident in the Cardinal out of Lake Placid, NY. The two also talk about what’s coming next for the channel.

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23:56

#26 Airline Pilot Schedule

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2023/10/01

The Pros and Cons of the Airline Pilot Schedule—Christy @PilotChristy talks to Dan @TakingOffDan about the good and the bad of the schedule airline pilots have to keep in order to get the job done, balancing work and home for the best possible mix.

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21:22

#25 Gimli Glider

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2023/09/24

An Air Canada 767 experiences fuel exhaustion due to paperwork mistakes at over 40,000 feet. The airplane has to glide to a safe landing and the only place in reach is an old shut down military base that the first officer used to fly out of. Unfortunately, this day, it was being used for go-karts. […]

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54:02

#24 Multi DeBrief

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2023/09/17

AviatorAir in Grand Prairie, Texas, providing their Baron multi engine plane and instructor Reagan so that Dan Millican @TakingOffDan, Bryan Turner @JustPlaneSilly, and Colten Mortgage owner Brant Phillips could try a full immersive week of multi engine training culminating in their checkride. Starting late on Monday, with checkrides scheduled for Thursday and Friday, the trio […]

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33:48

#23 FAA Out To Get Us

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2023/09/10

FAA Regional Administrator Rob Lowe joins Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy for an indepth talk about the FAA and its role in General Aviation today. Is the FAA truly a kindler/gentler agency than in the past?

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23:53

#22 All About Overhauls#22

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2023/08/20

From the Archives! The head engineer from Superior Cylinders joins A&P’s John Efinger and Bill Goebels to discuss airplane piston engine overhauls with Dan MIllican (@TakingOffDan).

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34:27

#21 Taking Off… Weight

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2023/08/14

Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) talk about the struggles, victories and defeats in their battle with weight loss. In flying General Aviation, weight is an important issue on these airplanes, and besides the obvious of being more healthy, weight can make a difference in the cockpit.

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