Join us for a special episode as we chat with actor, comedian, screenwriter and general aviation pilot Thomas Middleditch about his flying adventures, including a time where a trip to Monument Valley (UT25) didn’t go as planned. Richard McSpadden and Thomas also talk about their mutual appreciation for aviation history, their favorite aviation memoirs, dealing with motion sickness, and the hazards downdrafts.

Books discussed include:
“Jonathan Livingston Seagull” by Richard Bach
“Fighting the Flying Circus” by Eddie Rickenbacker
“Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds” by Robin Olds, Christina Olds, & Ed Rasimus
“They Fought for the Sky” by Quentin Reynolds

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Our podcast "There I was…" invites you into the cockpit with pilots across the aviation community. We fly with them as they encounter unpredictable scenarios and we learn from the knowledge and skills they utilize to fly safely out of them. This podcast honors the tradition and heritage in aviation to leverage “hangar flying” as an avenue to pass along knowledge and experience.