The Vintage Pilot School

Thomas Cruysberghs
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The Vintage Pilot School

Join Thomas as he learns to fly an aeroplane from scratch - using a 1940s self-study textbook for prospective RAF fighter pilots. A most foolish, yet exciting plan! The journey will take you from Thomas's living room to a flight academy near Valencia, Spain - with plenty of stopovers along the way, providing room for verbal digression.

Episodes

  1. 07/07/2019

    Airspace and Seedless Watermelons

    In this episode, we discuss airspace classes and we marvel at the wonders of seedless watermelons. Music by the Computer Music All-stars (May the Chords Be with You) and the Sílvia Tomàs Trio (Ja passat el temps).

    11 min

  2. 04/18/2019

    Space travel and Bryan Flossthing

    This episode covers the latest in human spaceflight, aviation safety, and a popular movie starring Bryan Flossthing.   Link to a video of a successful rocket booster landing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0-pfzKbh2k Music by the Computer Music All-stars (May the Chords Be with You) and the Sílvia Tomàs Trio (Ja passat el temps).

    12 min

  3. 02/06/2019

    Pilot lingo and Brexit

    In this episode of the Vintage Pilot School Podcast, Thomas discusses pilot lingo and the future of flying after Brexit. Music by the Computer Music All-stars (May the Chords Be with You) and the Sílvia Tomàs Trio (Ja passat el temps).

    9 min

  4. 12/27/2018

    Solos and Spanish children

    This episode covers Thomas's first solo flight, the labeling of bone fractures, and why Spanish children are the worst in Europe.   Music by the Computer Music All-stars (May the Chords Be with You).

    17 min

  5. 10/22/2018

    First take-off

    In the fourth episode of Thomas's aeronautical adventure, he talks about his visit to the Analclinic - yes, that needs further explanation -, the difficulty of finding a suitable crash landing ground, and the inability of Spanish people to be on time with anything.

    14 min

  6. 09/28/2018

    Intermezzo

    In this episode, you can join Thomas as he finally makes his move to Valencia to learn to fly.

    12 min

  7. 09/11/2018

    A trip to Kiev

    In this second episode of Thomas' aeronautical adventure, he visits the State Aviation Museum in Kiev. He also discovers that instrument panels have evolved quite substantially since the 1940s...

    11 min

  8. 09/02/2018

    Joyriding planes in the forties

    This is the pilot episode of Thomas' aeronautical adventure, as he tries to teach himself to fly a small plane - using a 1940s textbook for prospective RAF pilots. In this first episode, you will find out how this unusual idea came about and what joyriding was like in the forties.

    15 min
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Join Thomas as he learns to fly an aeroplane from scratch - using a 1940s self-study textbook for prospective RAF fighter pilots. A most foolish, yet exciting plan! The journey will take you from Thomas's living room to a flight academy near Valencia, Spain - with plenty of stopovers along the way, providing room for verbal digression.

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