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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.

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41:12

#73 Christy Changes Jobs?

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2025/02/12

Dan and Christy talk about new career opportunities for her as an airline pilot, and also what the lifestyle is like working flying the big jets.

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25:12

#72 Talking Behind the Scenes of In The Hangar

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2025/02/05

Dan and Christy pull the veil back on what it’s like to film the studio talk show “In The Hangar” and recall their favorite moments so far. Season 9 to record on March 7-8 2025.

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24:44

#71 Mike and Mark Patey – Origin Story

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2025/01/29

: From the Archive, Dan and Christy, in the early months of Covid were able to meet Mike and Mark Patey for the first time and talk to them about how they got started.

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18:39

#70 Will FAA Medical Changes Impact You?

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2025/01/08

FAA is implementing a couple new changes to the airman medical certificate, including different procedures for testing color blindness and classification of medicals that are deferred to the FAA for guidance. Dan talks with Aviation medical Examiner Dr. Drew Sambell to talk about the changes and other medical questions.

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15:36

#69 VFR Flight Plans

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2025/01/01

Dan and Christy talk about VFR Flight Plans and why they’re hardly used for today’s General Aviation pilot in the US.

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23:08

#68 How Being a Pilot Impacts Daily Life

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2024/12/30

Merry Christmas from the TakingOff Team! Bryan Turn of JustPlaneSilly joins Dan and Christy to talk about how becoming a pilot has changed no pilot things in everyday life.

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23:22

#65 Did You Know THIS Person Is A Pilot

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2024/10/23

Dan and Christy talk about the list of celebrity pilots, beyond the very commonly known ones, there are quite a few you might be surprised to learn are pilots. How many did you know? And yes, we left out Alton Brown and several others.

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29:16

#64 These Pilots Died UPSIDE DOWN

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2024/10/16

From the In The Hangar archives, Dan and Christy interview DPE Joe Casey about the physiology of Spatial Disorientation and how easy it is for a person to get upside down and never realize it. The condition has led to many airplane crashes, notably Kobe Bryant’s helicopter pilot and more recently the crash of a […]

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29:57

#63 Safe to Drive Than Fly?

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2024/10/09

Dan and Christy sort through the data to determine if it is indeed safer to fly versus drive. To come to the correct conclusion, you must separate commercial airline travel from General Aviation. The data comes from the McSpadden Report and an article done by the Pilot Institute: https://pilotinstitute.com/is-flying-safer-than-driving/

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31:15

#62 Garmin vs Everyone Else

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2024/10/02

Garmin or Aspen/Genesys? Dan and Christy talk about whats new, including upgrades to avionics in both of their planes and Dan’s upcoming helicopter training.

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1:10:16

#61 Tribe STOLE His Plane

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2024/09/25

William LeBaron recounts his story of landing on an airstrip owned by a Tribe in Arizona. LONG: Dan talks with William LeBaron about his experience landing at a private airtrip on a Reservation in Arizona, believing he had permission. Even after getting second permission, the Tribe’s Fish and Game officials impounded his Mooney M-20 and […]

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58:48

#60 The Most AMAZING Plane Crash Survival Story

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2024/09/18

Dan Bass, a single pilot on a small plane, passed out because of carbon monoxide poisoning while flying. He awoke crashed in a snowy field. His story is riveting. Dan and Christy talked to him first in studio, then got an update on location at EAA Airventure. This podcast combines both interviews.

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37:28

#57 YouTuber’s CURIOUS Path To Airlines

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2024/08/22

Dan and Christy talk with Bryan Turn @JustPlaneSilly about his leaving the IT field and in his middle-age, making a career shift to airlines. But what is his path? What are his struggles? Is the Pilot Shortage over or did it even exist?

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15:03

#52 Mike Patey and Cory Robin

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2024/06/05

Dan (@TakingoffDan) was heading out to do an exciting backcountry trip with aviation superstars Mike Patey (@MikePatey) and Cory Robin (@flycory) when they got the sad call– Two young men were missing out on Utah Lake and they were needed to conduct search and rescue. The two aviators have been volunteering for years to go […]

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47:49

#48 Learn to Fly US when International

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2024/04/24

Learn to Fly US when International join Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotCHristy for this weeks Taking off podcast.

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22:58

#47 Aviation Accidents / This Day in History

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2024/04/17

On this episode of The Taking Off Podcast, we talk to the creator of the Aviation Accidents / This Day in History Facebook page.

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24:34

#44 Path to Pilot

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2024/03/27

Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy play the game of posing certain situations for Christy to advise on best possible paths to become an airline pilot. If you would like Christy to possibly address your own situation, go to the YouTube page for this podcast and leave a comment with your scenario.

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23:32

#43 Single vs Twin

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2024/02/25

Dan @TakingOffDan is joined by Joe Casey and Robert Johnson to investigate the theory that twin engines are better than one. Is it safer? Do two engines double what you can carry?

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24:04

#42 In The Hangar Memories

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2024/02/18

Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy reminisce about their favourite and most memorable episodes fo the aviation talk show “In The Hangar.”

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21:37

#41 Secret to Patey’s Success

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2024/02/11

From the Archives, Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk to Chandra Patey and Suzy Patey about being married to aviation superstars Mike and Mark Patey. Captured on location at Stearman Field in Kansas.

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