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Holding Short

Holding Short is a podcast about all things aviation and the people that make up this multifaceted industry. Join our host Laura as she sits down with old friends and makes new ones. We’ll hear stories from all across Canada and around the world, be inspired, and learn a thing or two along the way! New episodes every second friday!

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Episode 45- Tonya Yearwood of The Black Aviation...

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2022/03/07

Episode 45 is out today with guest Tonya Yearwood! Tonya Yearwood was born in Toronto, Ontario to natives of Trinidad & Tobago. She worked in both Canada and the United States in a variety of careers; Finance, Fitness, Postal Service, and Automotive until she found herself in Aviation & Aerospace within the IT space. Working in the industry allowed Tonya to have a newfound appreciation for air transportation but quickly learned that diversity in Aviation & Aerospace was non-existent compared to her

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Episode 44- Anna Julia

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2022/03/06

Episode 44 is out today with guest Anna Julia! Anna Julia found her way towards aviation when she finally began to listen to her inner voice. "There was never really any sign or indication to follow a career in aviation, I just travelled a lot. It felt like I was raised on an airplane and would always find a sense of comfort when I would watch the flight attendants". She followed the “expected” path of going to university after high school. Though she followed that path, she still wanted something

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Episode 43- Karly Baker

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2022/03/05

Episode 43 is out today with guest Karly Barker! As the daughter of an original 'Super Commuter', the aviation bug hit early for Karly Barker. Growing up, she was able to watch float planes and water bombers touch down on the lake at her childhood home, as well as attend the Shearwater International Airshow year after year. As a teenager, she tweaked an overseas flight reservation just to 'fly on the Queen of the Skies'. As a creative, during her time studying in Visual Arts and Graphic Design,

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Episode 42- Dorothy Andrusiak

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2022/03/04

Episode 42 is out today with guest Dorothy Andrusiak! Dorothy Andrusiak is a First Officer on the Twin Otter and flies with Air Inuit. Dorothy became interested in aeronautics at a young age after travelling and seeing airshows. Her interest continued when she was in the Army cadets, and she later decided to make flying her career. Before committing to aviation, she studied Jazz Voice at Vanier College and music remains a big part of her life. Today, Dorothy spends most of her time in Nunavik,

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Episode 41- Ashwin Sagar

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2022/02/18

Episode 41 is out today with guest Ashwin Sagar! Growing up in the Middle East, Ashwin Sagar lived near some of the biggest and busiest airports in the world. From a young age he would go plane-spotting and made sure to visit the flight deck every time he travelled. For 21 years the dream of flying remained just that: a dream. He moved to Canada to pursue a business degree and in his final year of university he truly started to consider a career in aviation. From then on, there was no stopping him

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Episode 40- Wintta Ghebreiyesus

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2022/01/28

Episode 40 is out today with guest Wintta Ghebreiyesus! The space shuttle Columbia disaster of 2003 claimed the lives of all seven astronauts. As a young girl, Wintta Ghebreiyesus saw this tragic event on TV and knew that she wanted to be part of the generation to follow that would improve the vehicle’s design to prevent human tragedy. This led her to attend Ryerson University’s Aerospace Engineering program. In her undergrad, she specialized in avionics and control systems. After earning her

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Episode 39- Holding Short‘s 2021 Year End Q&A

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2021/12/31

Hi All! Thank you for a fabulous first year! Thank you to all of the friends that joined us on the show, and to everyone that tuned in! By popular request in our DMs, we’re taking a couple minutes to answer a few questions, and have a little fun before taking a few weeks off to get started on our next year of content. Keep an eye on our feed in late January for the start of the next year of shows. Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year to all! Laura and Cam.

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Episode 38-NORAD Tracks Santa with Lieutenant Sable...

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2021/12/10

We have wanted to make this episode happen since the very beginning of Holding Short. NORAD Tracks Santa has been a part of our holiday traditions since we were both small. Cameron remembers gathering around the family computer with his family waiting for the dial up internet to load Santa’s schedule for the night and Laura’s mum decreed we HAD to have NORAD on. Join Laura as she learns about how the program keeps jolly old Saint Nick safe, and how it all started with a phone call 65 years ago. Our

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Episode 37- Phil Ralph of Wounded Warriors Canada

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2021/11/26

Episode 37 is out today! This episode was hosted by our producer Cameron in Laura's stead. This episode involves discussions around Trauma, Mental Health and Mental Healthcare. We recognize that this topic may be difficult for many listeners. If you are not up for that conversation, for any reason, please take a moment to click away. Phil Ralph, CD, Captain (Ret'd), currently serves as the Director of Health Services for Wounded Warriors Canada and has served in various capacities throughout

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Episode 36- Michelle Matte-Stotyn of the Canadian...

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2021/11/05

Episode 36 is out today with guest Michelle Matte-Stotyn! Becoming a skydiver was never part of her life plan, but when Michelle Matte-Stotyn did her first tandem jump she was hooked. In the middle of completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Ottawa in Leisure Studies, Michelle drastically turned her focus from studying recreation in indigenous cultures to finishing her degree studying the gender barriers in extreme sports. In the process of her studies she joined the Women’s

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Episode 35- Allison Couch

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2021/10/22

Episode 35 is out today with guest Allison Couch! This episode was recorded for this year's Candian Women in Aviation Virtual Symposium, where it is available to stream in video format. All of this year's virtual symposium content will be available to stream until April 2022. For more information, please visit CWIA's website, or find CWIA on social media @cwiacommunity. At an early age, Allison was introduced up-close to the intricate details of airplanes by her father, as he was an aircraft

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Episode 34- Jon Lee of the Transportation Safety...

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2021/10/08

Episode 34 is out today with guest Jon Lee! Jon Lee is the Regional Manager for Western Canada at the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada located in Edmonton, Alberta. He has worked for the Board since 1999 as an aircraft accident investigator and has been the Manager at the Edmonton office since 2004. He has been involved in over 50 investigations as Investigator-In-Charge (IIC) or 2IC where the Board has issued a report with findings as to cause and contributing factors. Jon has had the

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Episode 33- Aaron Doherty

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2021/09/24

Aaron Doherty has been fascinated by everything associated with the sky above us his entire life, with both flying and learning being at the forefront of his interests. It makes sense then, that once he found himself in aviation he was drawn to instructing as he began working with Harv’s Air. Aaron enjoys learning, and brings his enthusiasm for knowledge to his teaching, both in the airplane and on the ground. For him, the teaching aspect of flight training is almost as much fun as flying itself,

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Episode 32- Dr. Farah Alibay

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2021/09/10

Dr. Farah Alibay has been a Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the past seven years. She is currently a system engineer on the Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars on February 18, 2021. She has held a number of tasks on this mission, including testing its mobility system, supporting preparations for surface operations, and now leading tactical shifts during surface operations as well as being the operations interface with the Mars Helicopter technology demonstration:

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Episode 31- Renée Dupont-Adam

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2021/08/27

Entering the world in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Renée Dupont-Adam had her first flight over the mountain ranges with her dad at the age of 3 weeks old and from there, she was hooked! Always being a self-proclaimed daddy’s girl, she wanted to follow in his footsteps. Her father, Gordon Dupont, is the inventor of the Dirty Dozen and lovingly known as “the father of the Dirty Dozen”; as such, Renée takes great pride in being the “sister of the Dirty Dozen”. The Dirty Dozen is a list of preconditions

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Episode 30- Anna Pangrazzi

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2021/08/13

Anna Pangrazzi received her Private Pilot Licence in 1977, later completing her commercial licence, and instrument, multi-engine and float ratings. She graduated from York University with a B.A. in Economics in 1985 and completed a degree in Humanities in 2002. All of this she has done in addition to accumulating extensive flying experience all over Canada and North America as the President and Founder of Apex Aircraft Sales, founded in 1988. Anna also became an agent for the sale of new Cessna

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Episode 29- Reilly Henri of Flare Aviation

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2021/07/30

Reilly Henri is a 21 year-old pilot from Kitchener, Ontario who just completed his CPL out of Waterloo Int airport. Reilly began dreaming of being a pilot at age 8 and by 12 years old he joined the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. After his three years in the cadet program he knew that flying was something he wanted to pursue professionally. He started his flight training at Sault College in 2018 and after a year ended up returning back to Waterloo where he continued his training. Reilly currently works

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Episode 28- Warwick Patterson

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2021/07/16

Growing up, aeroplanes were an obsession for Warwick, and he has it on good authority that “airplane” was his first word. He was fortunate enough to grow up flying in his father’s plane, in addition to spending time as an Air Cadet, and so he felt entirely comfortable around aviation. In spite of this, he didn’t earn his PPL until 2017 when he was in his mid-thirties. The month after his flight test, he partnered with a friend on a Cessna 172 and hasn’t looked back. As someone exposed to aviation

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Episode 27- Brian Murray and Scott Holmes from...

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2021/07/02

This episode we interview the crew behind Deadstick Radio! Brian Murray and Scott Holmes started their podcast project with the goal of sharing aviation stories that haven’t been heard before. They draw on their own wide variety of experience, from flying gliders, air racing, and building experimental aircraft, to interview people from across the country, and around the world. Brian Murray has always had aviation in his blood. He started his aviation journey in flight simulators as a kid and

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Episode 26- Nour Utayim

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2021/06/20

Nour Utayim, who is currently a flight instructor in Montreal Canada had no idea what the future held for her 4 years ago before she came to Canada as a Syrian refugee. A leap, she says, that brought her across the globe and above the stars. Nour comes from a family of pilots. Both her dad and grandpa were airline captains in her home country Syria, who inspired her to become a pilot at any cost. After realizing her dream was far from being close, she went to study Architectural engineering in

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