168 episodes

An aviation podcast where I talk about flying cool planes, and talk to cool pilots who fly cool planes. I will talk about aerobatics, warbirds, experimental aircraft and more! Sometimes I will just ramble by myself and sometimes we will have guests!

Fly Cool Shit - An Aviation Podcast About Flying Cool Shit Mark Pollard & Jeff Petrocelli

    • Leisure
    • 4.4 • 46 Ratings

An aviation podcast where I talk about flying cool planes, and talk to cool pilots who fly cool planes. I will talk about aerobatics, warbirds, experimental aircraft and more! Sometimes I will just ramble by myself and sometimes we will have guests!

    Episode 167: In Season

    Episode 167: In Season

    Welcome back! This week we talk about the contest season being in full effect right now. Borrego looked like a huge success, and we have Ottowa Kansas, Sebring, and Tracy coming up. Jeff got back from Union City TN at another acro camp which sounded very productive. We talk LIFT helmet and comms a bit, and we get into shoes because Mark jacked his foot up and has to wear funky shoes. We talk a bit about SnF 2024, RJ Gritter, airshow acts, Nationals, IAC and so much more!

    Thank you to LIFT Aviation! Head to www.liftaviationusa.com and use the promo code FLYCOOLSHIT at checkout for 25% off most items

    Thank you to Fly Good Merch! Head to www.flygoodmerch.com and use the promo code AKRO for 10% off the entire website

    Go buy shirts! www.flycoolshit.com/merch

    • 1 hr 16 min
    Episode 166: SnF 2024 + LIFT Aviation

    Episode 166: SnF 2024 + LIFT Aviation

    Hello all! We are back this week with Sun N Fun 2024 well underway. The biggest news so far of Sun N Fun for us is that the LIFT AV2.1 helmet is officially available for purchase! Also available is the Elevated apparel series from LIFT. Go check both of them out! We talk about performers like RJ Gritter and Greg Koontz flying Decathlons and Xtreme Decathlons respectively. Both are great acts. We talk about airshow performers, the good old days, sponsorships, etc. This was a fun episode and we save the best for last, a long overdue interview with Todd and Braydn Lentz from LIFT Aviation. We talk about helmet development, communication setups, the Elevated apparel line, and so much more. We really hope you enjoy this one!

    Thank you to LIFT Aviation! Head over to www.liftaviationusa.com and use the promo code FLYCOOLSHIT for 25% off most items!

    Thank you to Fly Good Merch! Head to www.flygoodmerch.com and use the promo code AKRO at checkout for 10% off the entire website!

    • 2 hr 25 min
    Episode 165: Corey Gerulis

    Episode 165: Corey Gerulis

    Welcome back! This week we have Corey Gerulis freshly back from the Snowbird Classic contest in Florida. Snowbird kicks the season off and we wanted to get Coreys’ breakdown. We talk about the contest, people moving up in categories, and a bunch of other stuff. We also get into the best aerobatic airplanes for intermediate, and so much more. We hope you enjoy it!

    Thank you to LIFT Aviation! Head to www.liftaviationusa.com and use the promo code FLYCOOLSHIT for 25% off most items

    Thank you to Fly Good Merch! Head to www.flygoodmerch.com and use the promo code AKRO for 10% off the entire website!

    • 1 hr 17 min
    Episode 164: Camp Get Right

    Episode 164: Camp Get Right

    Welcome back! We are so happy we were able to squeeze out this episode! Jeff just got back from an intensive camp in Union City TN and Mark attended the Wings Over Solano Airshow at Travis AFB. We talked about all the fun stuff associated with last weekend. We hope you enjoy it!

    Thank you to LIFT Aviation! Head to www.liftaviationusa.com and use the promo code FLYCOOLSHIT for 25% off most items

    Thanks to Fly Good Merch! Head to www.flygoodmerch.com and use the promo code AKRO at checkout for 10% off the entire website

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Episode 163: New Monoplane, Who Dis?

    Episode 163: New Monoplane, Who Dis?

    Welcome back! This week we talk about a bit of the drama that unfolded this last couple weeks regarding the Extra 330SX and a lack of footage of showing it flying. Thankfully, we have seen a bit of footage and we hope to see more! We brainstorm a bit on teams that might get the SX, and some potential issues, like if the SC still remains the dominant unlimited monoplane at WAC. Will we see an SX this year at WAC?

    Fly Good Merch is giving away four, 25 dollar gift certificates! For this week, the first person to message Jeff or Mark with the answer to the question of, what was the airplane Rob Holland flew in his first airshow, will get 25 dollars to Fly Good Merch!

    Thank you to LIFT Aviation! Head over to www.liftaviationusa.com and use the promo code FLYCOOLSHIT at checkout for 25% off most items on the website!

    Thank you to Fly Good Merch! Head over to www.flygoodmerch.com and use the promo code AKRO for 10% off the entire website!

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Episode 162: What's in the Box!?

    Episode 162: What's in the Box!?

    Welcome back! This week we shoot the shit on Jeff gearing up for his first unlimited camp, and the roadmap to WAC. The year is flying fast and before you know it, the Unlimited Team will be in Poland! We talk about a bunch of other random stuff as well. Hope you enjoy it!

    Thank you to LIFT Aviation! Head over to www.liftaviationusa.com and use the promo code FLYCOOLSHIT at checkout for 25% off most items

    Thank you to Fly Good Merch! Head over to www.flygoodmerch.com and use the promo code AKRO at checkout for 10% off the entire website!

    • 1 hr 34 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
46 Ratings

46 Ratings

Barber Aviation ,

Fun Mix w/ Fantastic Pilot Interviews

It’s great to hear some truth about aerobatics whether it’s competitive, airshows, teaching, or fun from legend aviators to the newbies. Spot on fellas.

NicPetro ,

Great conversation, enjoyable content, hilarious hosts.

Amazing listen to and from wherever. All things aviation and life with no censor and absolutely amazing guests. Jeff and Mark are top notch.

Kevin865 ,

Great listen

My new favorite podcast. Makes me aerobic curious. I’m down with the baseball cards.

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