Hangar49 (general)
We talk about different airstrips to visit, the ups and downs of flying in the Pacific Northwest, and all the fun events you can find here! We also like to discuss aviation music, movies, books, and websites. Basically we are just a bunch of fun loving pilots that have a passion for aviation just like you!

In this show, we run down airshows in the Pacific Northwest and ponder how we will attend all of them.  Plus, the usual breaking news, breaking movie, breaking music, breaking interview, and broken comedy.  Oh, and it's the 88th anniversay for the Spitfire.  All that and more on this episode of Hangar 49.

Movie:  Flight (1929)  

Book:  Spitfire-A Very British Love Story 

Interview:  Andrew Shepard-Aviation’s Next Great Adventure

Website: Density Altitude Calculator

Song: Angus & Julia Stone/Big Jet Plane

Destination/Places to Fly To:  Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum

Comedy/Sound: Armstrong & Miller-Best of the RAF Pilots

Direct download: H49Ep167.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:45pm PDT

We are leaping into the 15th season of Hangar 49!  And…we’re doing it on Leap Day….February 29th!  Please enjoy our usual drivel as we fly into a whole new season.  Thanks for listening.

 

Movie: Airplane II (1982)

Book:  Final Authority by Robert & Joseph Dobransky

Interview:  A Plane You Can Drive-Anna Dietrich

Website: The Points Guy

Song: I’m Like A Bird/Nelly Furtado

Destination/Places to Fly To:  Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum

Comedy/Sound:  Typical Pilot Interview/Studio C

Direct download: H49Ep166.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:32pm PDT

Welcome to the Hangar 49 Christmas special episode!  It’s a special, and busy, time of year.  Santa’s workshop, and the H49 studios have a lot going on.  Just like Santa’s place, the H49 elves are busy. So, when one elf doesn’t show up for work, it makes it tough.  Somehow, with only two of us, we managed to get the show on the roof…er…runway.

 

Special Christmas Movie Feature: The Shepherd (2023)

Special Christmas Video Feature: The Star Wars Holiday Special 

Special Christmas Musical Feature: Royal Guardsmen/Snoopy’s Christmas

Special Christmas Destination /Places to Fly To:  The North Pole

Special Christmas Gift Ideas for your Pilot website:  The Hangar 49 book list

Book: Sky Kings-Flying Adventures with John & Martha

Interview: Dan Boedigheimer-Advanced Aircrew Academy

Song: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors/Fly

Comedy/Sound:  Two for One-- Sabastian Maniscalo & John Crist

Direct download: H49Ep164.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:41am PDT

So, the Reno air races might be moving south…to the Las Vegas Spaceport!  Are space aliens invited to participate? Will there be a new flying saucer class?  Yep, you heard it (and many other things) here first on this new episode of Hangar 49.

Movie:  Birdy (1984)

Book: Lost in Shangri La by Mitchell Zuckoff

Interview: Samantha Thresher-Corporate Angel Network

Website: Aviation Fanatic

Song: Blue Oyster Cult/ME 262

Destination/Places to Fly To: Nimmo Bay Resort, Nimmo Islet, BC

Comedy/Sound:  James Gregory-Drunk Pilots and More

 

 

Direct download: H49Ep163.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:37pm PDT

Hangar 49 is on the cutting edge of aviation.  And we have a new aviation breakthrough: You can now “Teach Yourself How to Fly!”  Listen to this show for all the details.

Movie: Interceptor

Book:  : Teach yourself How to Fly by Nigel Tangye 

Interview:  Ric Elias/Three things I learned while my plane crashed

Website: Sat View-Tracking Satellites

Song:  - Jimmy Buffet/Treetop Flyer 

Destination/Places to Fly To:  The Hangar Flight Museum-Calgary, Alberta

Comedy/Sound: Barry Brewer-Airport security is out of control

Direct download: H49Ep162.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:14pm PDT

We were originally going to release this show in July, but we got caught in a time warp.  So, here we are on July 41st.  Hey, it could have been a star date, but we are still stuck in the dimension….maybe.  Tune in for the usual aviation news, aviation movie, aviation song, and aviation comedy.

Movie:  A Yank in the RAF (1941)

Book: Truckin’ the Skies-Alaska Aviation Stories by Gary Tupper

Interview:  How Do Airplanes Actually Fly-Raymond Atkins

Website: Aviation Museums List

Song:  Queensryche/Jet City Woman

Destination/Places to Fly To: Black Rock City AirportBurning Man

Comedy/Sound:  James Gregory—You Don’t Realize How dangerous flying Can Be

Direct download: H49-Ep161.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:06am PDT

We understand the high cost of everything nowadays, that’s why we have cut our cost and service down to the bare minimum allowed by law.  For example, in this show, we only have two hosts instead of our usual three. (OK, Tony just got back from across the pond and still has jet-lag.) But please, listen anyway. We’ll get you there….probably.

 

We understand the high cost of everything nowadays, that’s why we have cut our cost and service down to the bare minimum allowed by law.  For example, in this show, we only have two hosts instead of our usual three. (OK, Tony just got back from across the pond and still has jet-lag.) But please, listen anyway. We’ll get you there….probably.

 

We understand the high cost of everything nowadays, that’s why we have cut our cost and service down to the bare minimum allowed by law.  For example, in this show, we only have two hosts instead of our usual three. (OK, Tony just got back from across the pond and still has jet-lag.) But please, listen anyway. We’ll get you there….probably.

 

Movie:  Flight to Mars (1951)

Book: Upside Down Dreams by Michele “MACE” Curran

Interview: James Green-Advancing Airline Single-Pilot Concept 

Website: The Aviation History Online Museum

Song:  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers/Learning to Fly

Destination/Places to Fly To:  Castle Air Museum-Atwater CA (Near Merced)

Comedy/Sound:  No Frills Airlines-Nikki Howard

 

 

 

Direct download: H49Ep160.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:10am PDT

May the fourth be with you! Yep, this month’s show was produced on Star Wars Day! We couldn’t believe that, in 158 shows, we never reviewed this classic film.  So, here we are.

Movie:  Star Wars (1977)

Book:  Unlocking the Sky by Seth Shulman

Interview:  Jack Hohner/FeelFlight Grip

Website:  Rod Machado’s Aviation Learning Center-YouTube Channel

Song: Theme From Star Wars/London Symphony Orchestra-John Williams

Destination/Places to Fly To: USS Midway Museum-San Diego, CA

Comedy/Sound:  Nate Bargatze

Direct download: H49Ep159.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:05am PDT

So, it’s time for our March show…and just in time…since March is almost over.  Yes, we’re running late-just like most airlines.  In this show, Tony referees while Jim and Al argue about Elvis.  To find out who wins, just listen.

 

Movie: Con Air

Book:   Hornet Flight by Ken Follett

Interview: Trent Moyers from Pangborn/Wenatchee Airport (KEAT

Website: History of Spy Balloons

Song: Higher and Higher/Moody Blues

Destination/Places to Fly To: Pacific Coast Dream Machines

Comedy/Sound:  SNL-Southwest Airlines

Direct download: H49Ep157.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:20pm PDT

Sometimes it’s hard to understand what people are saying.  Sometimes it’s a foreign accent, sometimes it’s a fast-talking approach controller in busy Bravo airspace, possibly a mega rock and roll star, or maybe babbling podcast hosts.  Listen to this show and you decide.

Movie:  Dawn Patrol (1938)

Book: Into The Silk by Ian MacKersey

Interview: TED Talk-Ryah Whalen: Three ways to make flying more climate friendly

Website:  Project Blue Book

Song: Flight 505/The Rolling Stones

Destination/Places to Fly To: National Naval Aviation Museum-Pensacola, Florida

Comedy/Sound:  Ismo/Flying Through Time

Direct download: H49Ep156.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:15am PDT