18 episodes
Up and Away Chris Frangou
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4.8 • 37 Ratings
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Up and Away is an Australian Podcast all about aviation. Host and student pilot Chris Frangou takes listeners on a wild ride discovering all there is to know about being a pilot, as well as a covering a variety of aviation topics through interviews will special guests each episode.
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Henry Ellis: Above & Beyond Tasmania
We're back!
Welcome to the highly anticipated first episode of Season 2 of Up and Away, the Australian Aviation Podcast!
This week I'm joined by Henry Ellis! Henry operates a seaplane company down at the waterfront in Hobart called Above & Beyond Tasmania, where he offers charters, joy flights, and day trips in his de Havilland Beaver. When Henry isn't flying the Beaver he is also a Boeing 737 pilot with Virgin Australia.
I was lucky enough to go visit Henry in Hobart over Christmas and go for a fly with him, which happened to be my first ever trip in a seaplane. It was unreal! We then recorded this episode a few months ago, when I was back in Melbourne, but I'm glad I finally have the chance to share it all with you.
Check out Above & Beyond Tasmania on their website: www.aboveandbeyond.flights.
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Season 2 Update!
Hey everyone!
It's been a while since the Season 1 Finale of Up and Away, so I thought I would take the time to fill you in with what I have been up to, and what you can expect from Season 2!
I would love to learn more about you all, so I can keep creating great aviation content that you will love. To do so, I have made a quick little survey. It should only take a minute or two to complete, just click this link:
Up and Away - Listener Survey
Thanks so much!
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Natalie White: RACQ LifeFlight Helicopter Pilot
Welcome to Episode 15 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast!
This episode is the final episode of Season 1 of the show! It's been an absolute pleasure making this show for you all this year, and I can't wait to get even more Australian aviation content out to you all next year!
This episode I'm joined by RACQ LifeFlight helicopter pilot Natalie White! Prior to LifeFlight, Nat's amazing career began in the Royal Australian Navy, where she first learnt to fly. We talk about what it's like flying helicopters, her recent experience flying for LifeFlight, as well as her vast range of operations she has undertaken while in the Navy flying the MRH90, including search and rescue, medevac, as well as humanitarian and disaster relief operations both here in Australia and overseas.
Thanks so much to all of you for your support this season, your positivity and engagement as listeners of the show has been overwhelming. I would like to thank all of my guests this season: Barrie Rogers, Dan Bolton, Simon Burke, Shelley Ross, Tim Howes, Deborah Lawrie, Craig 'Wilco' Wilcockson, Steve Hitchen, Bevan Anderson, Jeremy Sequeira, Kathy Mexted, Stefan Drury, Marija Jovanovich, Steve Vissher and Grant McHerron, and of course Natalie White, because without you all, there would be no show, and the show is all about you and your amazing stories. Thank you.
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Steve Visscher & Grant McHerron: Plane Crazy Down Under
Welcome to Episode 14 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast!
This week on the show we are joined by TWO guests! You might already know both of them due to their legendary status producing another Australian aviation Podcast... it's Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from Plane Crazy Down Under!
Steve and Grant started PCDU in 2009 and aired their last show in 2017. During that time they produced a tonne of amazing content, and the show is a big inspiration for the show you see before you right now!
We have a chat about their favourite episodes over the years, what it's like covering the Avalon Airshow, the challenges they faced producing such a large volume of high-quality content, what they are currently up to (including Grant's dance music... you heard me correctly!), and what it would take for there to be a PCDU reunion!
You can check out and listen to Plane Crazy Down Under here: www.planecrazydownunder.com
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Marija Jovanovich: RAAF Wing Commander, P3 Orion Pilot & Test Pilot
Welcome to Episode 13 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast!
This week it's my absolute pleasure to say we are joined by RAAF Wing Commander Marija Jovanovich!
Maz has had a stellar career in the Royal Australian Airforce as a P3 Orion pilot and a test pilot. She is now about to take command of No. 10 Squadron, where her career as a P3 pilot first began!
The sheer amount of aircraft she has flown as pilot in command is just crazy, from the F-18 to the MiG-15, her story is truly inspiring. We talk about her operational history, her experience at USAF Test Pilot School, tackling mental challenges in intense environments, and the future possibilities of Australian space exploration.
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Stefan Drury: YouTuber & Private Pilot
Welcome to Episode 12 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast!
This week I'm joined by YouTuber and Private Pilot Stefan Drury, aka Stef747!
Stef produces some incredible content online covering aviation, travel and technology. We have a chat about how he got inspired to get into aviation, what it's like creating his content, his favourite things to do as a private pilot, and some tips for all of you pilots out there wanting to do more with your license.
You can subscribe to Stef on YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/StefanDrury/
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Customer Reviews
Australian general aviation at its best
Have you every wondered what it’s like to fly a seaplane? Or what it takes to fly around the remote Australian outback? Aeromedical flying? How on earth do pilots in Australia make it to jobs that are in?
The best general aviation podcast that I’ve been listening to recently. I’m up to episode 5 and it’s made my commute the best part of my work day (And I love my job). Great to see a well produced AUSTRALIAN aviation podcast! If you are looking up at the sky every time a plane flies overhead, whether you are a pilot or not, you should have a listen and find out why it has got me hooked!
An elegant Australian aviation listen
Well done on the launch of a second season!
Australia needed a good aviation podcast and Chris Frangou delivers.
He’s very humble about it, but Chris is also a world-class musician, and that’s where his unique gifts tie together. Exercising an insatiable curiosity for aviation and a strong background in sound and audio, he’s gone straight to the source and recorded it, believe me - there are some MASSIVE names in the first season alone.
Chris is a terrific host. He asks the questions you badly want the answers to. He is relaxed and makes his guests and listeners feel at ease. And — he does his homework. Even when his speakers are not able to meet in person, the quality of the recordings are impeccable. Quite frankly, this podcast is a pleasure to listen to, whether you’re into aviation or not.
Follow Up and Away podcast for some sensational storytelling and a fascinating insight into aviation of all shapes and sizes in Australia.
Good for moms too!
My son always chews my ears off about different aircrafts and their attributes and although I love his excitement and his keen ability to be explain what he’s learning. Thanks to Chris and his guests now I’m finding out more about what my son is interested in and have the ability to guide my teen to follow his interests.
Now that I’m learning about some of the journeys I can be a better career guide for my kids. Maybe my daughter will end up in flight school!
Also great interview skills and wonderful guests.