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05/19/24 • 89 min
We're on our 15th season of this show and we've mastered a thing or two in nearly 170 episodes. We can find great movies, songs, and books. We can make fun of each other. And maybe even talk about aviation...if we have extra time. Each show is full of surprises-like this: Which show co-host and his band opened for the Rolling Stones in the 1960's? Listen to this action-packed episode to find out.
Movie/TV Series: Masters of the Air (2024)
Book: The Thinking Pilot’s Flight Manual by Rick Durden
Interview: Sully Sullenberger-Minute by Minute Description of the Miracle on the Hudson
Website: Celebrity Private Jet Tracker
Song: Air Travel/Ray and Bob (1962)
Destination/Places to Fly To: Delta Flight Museum, Atlanta, GA
Comedy/Sound: Michael McIntyre-Best Jokes about Planes and Airports
Magic In The Air
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01/28/23 • 91 min
All pilots know what keeps an airplane in the air: Magic! OK...money is an important component. In this show, we take a desperate journey, help you build an airplane for very little money, introduce you to some sorcery, invite you to a museum that you can't visit, see some great aviation photography, and learn what bored pilots do behind that closed cockpit door.
Movie: Desperate Journey (1942)
Book: Advanced paper Airplanes for Kids and Adults by Andrew Thorne
Interview: Derek Schmidt-Lightspeed Aviation Headsets
Website: International Society of Aviation Photography
Song: Flying Sorcery/Al Stewart (Suggested by Tony Simpson in Ireland)
Destination/Places to Fly To: US Air Force Flight Test Museum Edwards Air Force Base, CA
Comedy/Sound: Monty Python-Bored Pilots
Help Wanted!
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10/13/22 • 81 min
Help Wanted! Hangar 49 has been plagued by technical issues such as lost recordings, bad microphone quality, editing delays, and bad jokes. We blame our production staff for everything. So, we are looking for help. We need a production team member who is an experienced and qualified audio engineer, network administrator, editor, news director, web designer, script writer, comedy writer, commercial pilot, CFII, and janitor who can work under pressure in a fast-paced environment while being supervised by crazy micro-managers. There is no salary, no insurance, no sick days, and no paid vacation. If this sounds like your dream job, please send us your resume.
Oh, and listen to our latest episode:
Book: First Light by Geoffrey Wellum
Interview: James Polivka/Cubcrafters
Website: FlightRadar24
Song: The Kinks/(Wish I could Fly Like) Superman
"The Best of Everything!"
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07/27/22 • 134 min
Wow! Over 12 years in the making! There’s 149 episodes of these guys working up to this very day. Through trials and tribulations, this team has worked tirelessly to produce the most entertaining aviation podcast in the world. So, here it is. The Best of Everything. And....please welcome our special guest host, Hangar 49 founder, Jim Leighty
So: Sit down. Shut up. And hold on.
Top 10 Movies: #10: Pushing Tin #9: Fail Safe #8: The High and the Mighty #7: Planes-Fire and Rescue #6: The Dam Busters #5: Memphis Belle #4: The Blue Max #3: One Six Right #2: Airplane #1: Top Gun & Top Gun
Top Destination/Places to Fly or Drive To: Oshkosh
Top 10 Books: #10: Tales of An Old Bold Pilot Who Lived To Tell His Story Of Flying The North by Jack McCallum #9: Airframe by Michael Chrichton #8: Flying Tigress by Norah O’Neill #7: Forever Flying by Bob Hoover #6: Straight On Till Morning: The Life Of Beryl Markham by Mary S. Lovell #5: 99 Ways to Make a Flight Attendant Fly--Off the Handle!: A Guide for the Novice or Oblivious Air Traveler by Joann Deveny #4: Naked in Da Nang: A Forward Air Controller in Vietnam by Mike Jackson #3: The Wild Blue-Men & Boys Who Flew The B-24's Over Germany by Stephen Ambrose #2: Flight-The 100 Greatest Airplanes by Mark Phelps #1: Stick and Rudder by Wolfgang Langewiesche
Best all time Interview: John & Martha King
Best Aviation Website/App: Foreflight
Best Comedy/Sound: Louis CK/Flying
Top 10 Songs: #10: Stephen Still/Tree Top Flyer #9: Jefferson Airplane/Planes #8: Chilliwack/Fly At Night #7: Fifth Dimension/Up, Up, and Away #6: Frank Sinatra/Come Fly With Me #5: Arlo Guthrie/Coming Into Los Angeles #4: Elton John/Rocket Man #3: Kenny Loggins/Danger Zone #2: Mary Chapin Carpenter/Why Walk When You Can Fly #1: Michael Jackson/Fly Away
Now Beginning Our 12th Season!
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03/20/22 • 95 min
It’s been a long hard road...er...runway, but Hangar 49 is now entering our 12th season on the air...er...internet. Crank up the hi-fi and listen to this episode with a movie, book, song, interview, and comedy.
Movie: The McConnell Story (1955)
Book: Wings of Gold/The Story of the First Women Naval Aviators by Beverly Weintraub
Interview: Peter Zaccagnino-Part 3-Books, TV, and what's next.
Website: Flying to Mexico
Song: Up and Flying/Reba McIntire
Destination/Places to Fly To: Abbotsford International Air Show
Comedy/Sound: Saturday Night Live-Jet Blue Flight 292
The #1 aviation podcast on Mars
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02/24/21 • 106 min
We are pleased to announce that all the latest polls show that Hangar 49 is the number one aviation podcast on Mars. All the cool NASA robots love this show. Be like NASA robots.
Movie: Fly Away Home
Interview: Jimmy Stewart-Army Air Corps pilot
Book: Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar
Bonus Movie: The Wind Rises
Website: The Flyer
Song: Turbulence by Bowling for Soup
Destination/Places to Fly To: de Havilland Aircraft Museum, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK
Comedy/Sound: Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant
Catch Us If You Can!
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09/28/20 • 96 min
We are a couple of busy guys. Between Tony's work as an award-winning photographer and Al's career as a voiceover artist, we barely have time for lunch, much less flying around and doing podcasts, but here we are again. If you listen to our podcast, but don't have time to catch this whole show, do yourself a favor (favour?) and listen to our special guest, Frank Abagnale. His talk comes at about 40 minutes into this episode. Happy flying!
Movie: Catch me If You Can
Interview: Frank Abagnale-Catch Me If You Can
Book: The flight-Charles Lindberg’s Daring and Immortal Transatlantic Crossing by Dan Hampton
Website: Simple flying
Song: Flying Crow Blues/Washboard Sam
Destination/Places to Fly To: Gisborne Airport, New Zealand
Sound: KPHL ATIS-Tropical Storm Isaias
We Are In Harm's Way (Again)
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09/15/19 • 67 min
Yep. When we take this show on the road, sometimes we get in harm’s way. First Tony had motorhome engine problems. Then, Al had motorhome engine problems. We’re lucky we weren’t trying to fly an airplane on the road. (That would be a whole different issue.) Again, we are on the road and this show was recorded on the flight line at the Arlington Balloon and Aircraft Festival in mid-August.
Movie: In Harm’s Way (1965) Book: Graphic War-The Secret Aviation Drawings & Illustrations of World War 2 by Donald Nijboer
Interviews:
John Sessions & Gene Vezzetti, Historic Flight Foundation
James Cooper, Evergreen Soaring
Matt Quinn, Great Lakes Drone Company
Song: Gordon Lightfoot/Early Morning Rain
Destination: Historic Flight Foundation
Sound/Comedy: Russ Nagel on Flying
06/06/19 • 78 min
We are always reaching for the sky here at Hangar 49. it doesn't matter if it's a Cessna, a Boeing, or a drone, (or on a cruise ship looking up. Take a listen as Tony and Al babble about all this stuff.
Movie: Reach for the Sky (1956)
Book: Stuka Pilot By Hans Ulrich Rudel
Interview: WW2 B-17 Pilot John Mscik
Website: FighterSweep
Song: Grass Roots/Fly Me to Havana
Destination: Smiley Creek, Idaho
Sound/Comedy: Ajax Airlines/Hudson & Landry
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06/13/24 • 63 min
Apparently, the production staff has been abducted and two of the three hosts know way to much about aliens. Who are Tony and Jim? And where are they really from? These questions and more on this episode of Hangar 49.
Movie/TV Series: The Flight Machine (1930)
Book: Windward-Flying cargo out of Miami’s corrosion corner in the 80’s. by Scott McDonald
Interview: Bush Pilot-A path less chosen – Bryan Curtis
Website: Fold ‘N Fly-Paper airplane folding instructions
Song: John Denver/The Wings That Fly Us Home
Destination/Places to Fly To: National Air Races, Roswell, NM
Comedy/Sound: Jack Whitehall/The Troubles with Flying
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FAQ
How many episodes does Hangar49 have?
Hangar49 currently has 55 episodes available.
What topics does Hangar49 cover?
The podcast is about Flight, Flying, Leisure, Pilot, Private, Aviation and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Hangar49?
The episode title 'A Giant Leap For Aviation Podcasting' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Hangar49?
The average episode length on Hangar49 is 89 minutes.
How often are episodes of Hangar49 released?
Episodes of Hangar49 are typically released every 35 days, 8 hours.
When was the first episode of Hangar49?
The first episode of Hangar49 was released on Jun 6, 2019.
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