The Vintage Pilot School podcast

The Vintage Pilot School

Thomas Cruysberghs

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.

8 Episoder

Airspace and Seedless Watermelons
7.7.2019
11:09
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).
Space travel and Bryan Flossthing
18.4.2019
12:27
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).
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Pilot lingo and Brexit
6.2.2019
9:25
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).
Solos and Spanish children
27.12.2018
16:32
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).
First take-off
22.10.2018
14:09
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.
Intermezzo
28.9.2018
12:08
In this episode, you can join Thomas as he finally makes his move to Valencia to learn to fly.
A trip to Kyiv
11.9.2018
11:04
In this second episode of Thomas' aeronautical adventure, he visits the State Aviation Museum in Kyiv. He also discovers that instrument panels have evolved quite substantially since the 1940s...
Joyriding planes in the forties
2.9.2018
14:44
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.

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