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Welcome to the Princeton Flying School Podcast with Pete Rafle, Princeton Flying School Instructor Emeritus.

In this follow-up episode Pete continued his conversation with Colin Unsworth, ex US Air Force Colonel, and retired FedEx Captain.

Pete and Colin discussed a wide range of aviation topics and shared stories regarding flight training, weather conditions, military operations, flying passengers, flying cargo, flight emergencies, and even a UFO sighting.

So without any further introduction, let’s join the conversation with Pete Rafle and Colin Unsworth.

Welcome to the Princeton Flying School Podcast with Pete Rafle, Princeton Flying School Instructor Emeritus.
 
In this episode Pete sat down with Bill Ducharme, born in 1930 and now quite possibly New Jersey’s oldest certified active private pilot. 
 
Pete and Bill discussed a wide range of aviation topics and shared stories regarding Bill’s early flight training, his experiences here at Princeton Airport, his love of Cessna airplanes, particularly the 152s, and his continued love of aviation all the way into his 90s. 
 
This episode is an enjoyable trip down memory lane, so without any further introduction let’s join Pete Rafle and Bill Ducharme.

Welcome to the Princeton Flying School Podcast with Pete Rafle, Princeton Flying School Instructor Emeritus.

In this episode Pete sat down with Colin Unsworth, ex US Air Force Colonel, and retired FedEx Captain.

Pete and Colin discussed a wide range of aviation topics and shared stories regarding flight training, weather conditions, military operations, flying passengers, flying cargo, flight emergencies, and even a UFO sighting.

So without any further introduction, let’s join the conversation with Pete Rafle and Colin Unsworth.

Welcome to the Princeton Flying School Podcast with Pete Rafle, Princeton Flying School Instructor Emeritus. In this episode Pete sat down with 1st Lt Robert McClellan, Commander of the Twin Pine Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.
 
Pete and Rob discussed many of the benefits of being a Civil Air Patrol volunteer - whether a CAP Cadet or a senior member… whether a pilot or a parent… interested in aviation or aerospace, military customs and courtesies, even cyber. 
 
So without any further introduction, let’s join the conversation about the Civil Air Patrol with Pete Rafle and Robert McClellan.
 

Welcome to the Princeton Flying School Podcast with Pete Rafle, Princeton Flying School Instructor Emeritus. In this episode Pete invited Col. John ‘Skip’ Rawson, aviator, businessman, and one of the colorful characters here at the Princeton Airport for a Part Two Interview. 
 
Pete and Skip covered a lot of ground in their last interview, but Skip still had plenty of stories to share about the  planes he has flown including the J-3 Cub, T-28 A, Cessna 337, the T-6 trainer, Lockheed Hudson bomber, Cessna 170, Stearman Biplane, the B-17, and even the Japanese replica “Zero” which were reworked T6’s.

In Episode 6 of the Princeton Flying School Podcast Pete Rafle sat down with Jeff Slutsky, Chief Pilot of the Princeton Flying School. Pete and Jeff talked about the current state of flight training, as well as some of the experiences that they have encountered as flight instructors here at the Princeton Flying School.
 
We trust this podcast episode will be helpful and informative, and may at times even be entertaining for Princeton Flying School students and alumni here at the Princeton Airport.