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Deviation Approved Podcast
by Aviana Aircraft
Welcome to the Deviation Approved Podcast! Where we capture and preserve our guests' many stories and lessons in aviation, and business.
Episodes
008. Diane Bartels, on becoming Evelyn Sharp's biographer.
15 Jan 2024 · 1 h 32
When I first started researching Evelyn Sharp's life, all sources led back to Diane Bartels, author of the book: Sharpie; The Life Story of Evelyn Sharp, Nebraska's Aviatrix. The remarkable thing about this book is the amount of research Diane put into this project, over the course of 20+ years.…
Deviation Approved: Ep. 007 Dave "Bio" Baranek
2 Jun 2021 · 1 h 51
Overview In December of 1981, Dave “Bio” Baranek, former f-14 RIO and Topgun Instructor, had his most memorable flight of his entire career. Of the 3,000 hours of flying in his career, his first deployment gave him his first and only ejection. This week on Deviation Approved, Bio talks with host…
Episode 006 Abingdon Mullin
3 May 2021 · 1 h 37
Abingdon Mullin, ferry pilot and business owner, has a lot of great stories to share on this episode of Deviation Approved. Mullin tells her first attempted pacific solo trip to Hawaii, going into a loose formation, and getting everything ‘wing tip tail to wing tip ready’ for her first over water…
Episode 005 Kerry McCauley
21 Apr 2021 · 1 h 14
“Most pilots should try to learn as much as they can from other pilots,” says Kerry McCauley. “Learn how they get into and out of trouble. That’s how you can let their experience teach you.” A former international ferry pilot and author of Ferry Pilot: Nine Lives Over the North Atlantic , Kerry…
Ep. 004 USAF Col "Cinco" Hamilton
7 Apr 2021 · 54 min
On February 20, 2008, Colonel Cinco Hamilton had a life-changing experience. While dog fighting with another pilot over the Gulf of Mexico, Cinco realized that something was off. But by that point it was too late. The planes were 3,000 feet away from each other, and there was nothing he could do…
Ep 003 Combat Learjet
30 Mar 2021 · 1 h 13
“I have yet to have that perfect flight. I’m striving for it, but I’ve never had an absolutely perfect flight,” says Combat Learjet, a retired pilot for the Air Force and Air National Guard. Despite having almost 30 combined years of flying experience in addition to running an aviation Instagram…
Ep. 002 Martin Pauly
16 Mar 2021 · 1 h 05
“I would like to land at all the Class Bravo airports in the lower forty-eight,” says Martin Pauly, Bonanza pilot and Youtuber who focuses on instructional videos for pilots and aviation enthusiasts. Martin started his flying career on a glider in Germany in 1985, when he was only 14 years old. He…
Ep. 001 - Gary Black
12 Mar 2021 · 1 h 11
When we say Top Gun, you probably think Tom Cruise. But in this episode of Deviation Approved, we’re talking with a real Top Gun, Gary Black, who has spent decades flying planes as both a civilian and naval pilot. Gary talks with host Mehrdad Zarifkar about his life as a Top Gun, buying planes…
Deviation Approved Quick Introduction
3 Jan 2021 · 2 min
Welcome to the Deviation Approved Podcast, where we explore stories and lessons from our guests in Aviation, Business, and Detailing. This podcast is hosted by Mehrdad Zarifkar, Founder of Aviana Aircraft. Follow along the show at www.aviana.net/deviationapproved