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Sky Talk Radio Aviation Podcast #6, Drinking Cancun
So what happens when you get drunk passengers on an airplane. Quite possibly the biggest problem in commercial aviation today is the consumption of...
Sky Talk Radio Aviation Podcast #5, Captain Coleman
Sky Talk Radio Aviation Podcast #5 Captain Coleman
So what do pilots eat and how does it effect them? That is the million dollar question that thi...
Sky Talk Radio Aviation Podcast #3, Airline Medical Emergency
Sky Talk Radio Aviation Podcast #3, Airline Medical Emergency
Episode three talks about what happens in the airline business when someone gets sic...
Sky Talk Radio, Aviation Podcast #2, CFI
What happens when you combine good old fashioned story telling with aviation? A podcast hosted by airline pilots that pokes fun at the travel indu...
Pilotless Planes, Real Truth about Tech Replacing Commercial Pilots
While doing some research on airline stories for an aviation podcast when I ran across a similar headline. I have to say, as a veteran commercial ...
Sky Talk Radio, An Aviation Podcast
Airspeed Junkie is now proud to sponser Sky Talk Radio. STR is an aviation podcast that features two captains talking and telling stories about th...
Is There Really A Pilot Shortage? Or Did We Do It To Ourselves?
All over the Internet and out in the marketplace, the aviation landscape is buzzing about a pilot shortage. Some companies say there is a shortag...
Pilot Leadership-How to Train for it in Today's Cockpit?
This is a great question and it really is aimed at more experienced pilots. I have talked to a lot of people about this and the answers vary wide...
Cute Things to Say to a Pilot: Funny Real Passenger Comments
Last updated: January 7, 2026
As an airline pilot, I hear some pretty interesting comments from passengers. Some are funny, some are cute, and some...
On the Slide: A Day in the Life of a Seaplane Pilot
By: Regina MesickGreetings from sunny St. Croix!I’ve been asked to share with the Airspeed Junkie community what a typical day looks like down a ru...
Is it Only About The Money in an Aviation Job?
Question #1
This is the first article in the aviation career series publication by Airspeed Junkie. You will find a lot of commentary and hidden a...
Are You A Radio Hog? Using Better Aviation Radio Communications
Working every day in the airline environment you get a fair amount of time talking on the radio to Air Traffic Control (ATC). One thing I have not...