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You may have heard of the expression: 'I blame the parents' - in my case it is absolutely true. I hated my christian name at school as it made me stand out from the Steves, Johns, Pauls and not in a good way. I only found out many years later why they called me Nevil. It was after the author Nevil Shute who died just under 2 years before I was born. As well as an author he was an aeronautical engineer and a pilot; my parents were fascinated by his writing and read all of his books. nevilshute.org
That is probably where I got the bug for aviation from and throughout my early years my parents would take me to our local airfield RAF Northolt as well as to London Heathrow Airport to watch the planes taking off and landing.
Because my grades for my exams at school were so poor, I would have never been able to gain entry into any of the cadet pilot schemes and so I was reduced to having a healthy interest in aviation rather than being a part of it.
However, back in 2013 I found an aviation podcast called Airline Pilot Guy airlinepilotguy.com which was produced by a Captain for a major US airline. It was about the real operational aspects of aviation which had always fascinated me. Here was a podcast where you could ask questions, get your name read out on air and generally feel part of the community. Hmmm, I liked the sound of this...
I listened to the APG show every week and I became hooked on it. It really was my kind of listen, especially on a long plane or train journey. I have a whole range of podcasts that I listen to and I am involved with occasionally as well. In July 2017 I was delighted to be asked onto the Plane Talking UK Podcast www.planetalkinguk.com as a permanent member of the team. I'm currently presenting a segment called 'Nev's Passenger Experience' where I talk with people about how they perceive airports and flying in general - there are some very interesting points of view I can tell you!
Some of my favourite aviation podcasts are below:
You may have heard of the expression: 'I blame the parents' - in my case it is absolutely true. I hated my christian name at school as it made me stand out from the Steves, Johns, Pauls and not in a good way. I only found out many years later why they called me Nevil. It was after the author Nevil Shute who died just under 2 years before I was born. As well as an author he was an aeronautical engineer and a pilot; my parents were fascinated by his writing and read all of his books. nevilshute.org
That is probably where I got the bug for aviation from and throughout my early years my parents would take me to our local airfield RAF Northolt as well as to London Heathrow Airport to watch the planes taking off and landing.
Because my grades for my exams at school were so poor, I would have never been able to gain entry into any of the cadet pilot schemes and so I was reduced to having a healthy interest in aviation rather than being a part of it.
However, back in 2013 I found an aviation podcast called Airline Pilot Guy airlinepilotguy.com which was produced by a Captain for a major US airline. It was about the real operational aspects of aviation which had always fascinated me. Here was a podcast where you could ask questions, get your name read out on air and generally feel part of the community. Hmmm, I liked the sound of this...
I listened to the APG show every week and I became hooked on it. It really was my kind of listen, especially on a long plane or train journey. I have a whole range of podcasts that I listen to and I am involved with occasionally as well. In July 2017 I was delighted to be asked onto the Plane Talking UK Podcast www.planetalkinguk.com as a permanent member of the team. I'm currently presenting a segment called 'Nev's Passenger Experience' where I talk with people about how they perceive airports and flying in general - there are some very interesting points of view I can tell you!
Some of my favourite aviation podcasts are below:
In July 2016 I was involved in a live Airline Pilot Guy broadcast that we did during the Farnborough Air Show. There were many people that came to the event, not just from the local area or the UK but from literally all over the world. Most of the podcasters were represented there and it was a resounding success. I have cut together a short video of the events of that evening and it will also give you an idea of some of the technical complexities of the event! Massive thanks to Matt Smith and Ryan Harper for their sterling work on rigging and running the video portions of the show. Although I had been in contact with many of the hosts of the various podcasts, this was the first time that I had met any of them. No pressure then!