45 episodes
The Fearless Flyer Your Hosts Grant & James
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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Our podcast is for people who have a fear of flying or, an anxiety associated with being in an aircraft. In our first series (S1), we will take you from the basics about how an aircraft works with an insight as to what is happening and why during a flight, to the stuff you don't see behind the scenes. The aim is to remove the myth of flying and arm you with the knowledge to make you into a Fearless Flyer. We then run an episode we call S2 "Going on a Flight," explaining the preparation you should consider before a flight and, talking you through the process and the noises etc you will hear on an actual flight. We then move onto series 3 (S3), an on-going series discussing historical aviation events, what we learnt from these events and how these lessons were implemented into the aviation industry in order prevent them happening again. These historical lessons have made a significant contribution as to why the aviation industry is now so regulated and, why flying is one of the safest forms of transport today.You Hosts are James and Grant. James studied Aviation Management at a New Zealand University and is now employed in a commercial role for a major airline. Grant is a Boeing 777 Captain with a major airline in the Middle East, he spent the first 8 years of his career as an Aircraft Engineer before taking up flying full time. Previous aircraft Grant flew were the Boeing 757, 767 and 737, he currently has over 19,000 hours of flying time.
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S3 E2 Comet part 2
Hi Folk, We are back with our third series called Insight. We are going to be taking a look at historical accidents and incidents that shaped the aviation industry and, how these events changed the course of the industry leading to what is in essence, a very regulated and safe form of mass transport that we experience today.
Part 2 of the Comet issues, we look at how these new pressurised cabins affected metal fatigue.
James and Gant will once again be your hosts, we will also have some guest hosts along the way. If you want us to talk about a particular aviation event, then please do not hesitate to contact us at any of the contact details below here.
You can contact us on email or social media at:
Email: contactus@thefearlessflyer.net
Twitter: @FearlessFlyPod
Facebook: The Fearless Flyer
Instagram: FearlessFlyPod -
S3 E1 Comet part 1
Hi Folk, We are back with our third series called Insights. We are going to be taking a look at historical accidents and incidents that shaped the aviation industry and, how these events changed the course of the industry leading to what is in essence, a very regulated and safe form of mass transport that we experience today.
In this episode we discuss the takeoff issues of the very first passenger jet aircraft ever produced.
James and Gant will once again be your hosts, we will also have some guests along the way. If you want us to talk about a particular aviation event, then please do not hesitate to contact us at any of the contact details below here.
You can contact us on email or social media at:
Email: contactus@thefearlessflyer.net
Twitter: @FearlessFlyPod
Facebook: The Fearless Flyer
Instagram: FearlessFlyPod -
S2 V2 Going on a flight
Hi Guy's.
Due to some great feedback, we've updated this episode of Going on a Flight, the main changes are the addition of some of the noises you will hear. The time markers have been amended accordingly.
In this episode we take you on a flight, well more to the point we talk to you about the flight you are going to go on. We will explain our thoughts on the preparation in the days before, talk to you as your flight day progresses with what is going on and give you some top tips to think about.
We have included 12 time chapter markers with the chapters here as well so you can easily go to the segment time in minutes and seconds of the episode that relates to where you are on your journey.
1:07 Preparation
3:12 Day before the flight
5:01 Day of the flight
8:00 Security & Passport control
10:01 Orientation from the boarding gate
11:47 Boarding time
17:00 Pusback
19:11 Takeoff
21:52 Cruising time
23:58 Descent
29:06 Landing
30:34 Hello bags
You can contact us on email or social media at:
Email: contactus@thefearlessflyer.net
Twitter: @FearlessFlyPod
Facebook: The Fearless Flyer
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S3 Insights
James and Grant want to welcome you to Series 3 Insights from the Fearless Flyer. This is where we will be discussing historical accidents and incidents and, how these events changed the course of the aviation industry, thereby making it safer for the travelling public today.
As per usual we welcome your feedback and ideas, you can get in touch with us at any of the media options below:
You can contact us on email or social media at:
Email: contactus@thefearlessflyer.net
Twitter: @FearlessFlyPod
Facebook: The Fearless Flyer
Instagram: FearlessFlyPod -
S1 E40 Summary of Series 1
Hi Folk,
We've come to the end of series one of the Fearless Flyer. In this episode James and Grant discuss some of the statistics of the most listened to episodes to date in this series, look at some of the issues going on in the industry at the moment and, we finish up with what our plans are for the next two series of our podcast.
A big thanks to all our guest's and, you the listeners who have participated even by simply listening or sharing our podcast with other folk, it has been much appreciated.
As per usual we welcome your feedback and ideas, you can get in touch with us at any of the media options below:
You can contact us on email or social media at:
Email: contactus@thefearlessflyer.net
Twitter: @FearlessFlyPod
Facebook: The Fearless Flyer
Instagram: FearlessFlyPod -
S1 E39 Regulatory stuff and crazy measuring units
We discuss The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and why it is more of a guide to aviation policy rather than policing aviation, IATA which is a group of aviation businesses involved in influencing aviation policy. We chat about all the different units of measurement used in aviation, talk about the airborne motorway system across the north Atlantic and finish talking briefly about airport design.
You can contact us on email or social media at:
Email: contactus@thefearlessflyer.net
Twitter: @FearlessFlyPod
Facebook: The Fearless Flyer
Instagram: FearlessFlyPod
Customer Reviews
Ms Chan-A-Sue
A very interesting podcast. They give very good examples to help you understand technical issues in layman terms. I would highly recommend this podcast if you are someone who has a fear of flying or knows someone who has a fear of flying or just to broaden your general knowledge.