Deviation Approved Podcast

Jan 15 2024 9 ep. 70 mins 6

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Welcome to the Deviation Approved Podcast! Where we capture and preserve our guests' many stories and lessons in aviation, and business.

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008. Diane Bartels, on becoming Evelyn Sharp's biographer.

Jan 15 2024 92 mins

When I first started researching Evelyn Sharp's life, all sources led back to Diane Bartels, author of the book: Sharpie; The Life Story of Evelyn Sharp, Nebraska's Aviatrix. The remarkable thing about this book is the amount of research Diane put into this project, over the course of 20+ years. She is absolutely the leading authority on Evelyn, and I am excited to share t

Deviation Approved: Ep. 007 Dave "Bio" Baranek

Jun 02 2021 111 mins

Overview In December of 1981, Dave “Bio” Baranek, former f-14 RIO and Topgun Instructor, had his most memorable flight of his entire career. Of the 3,000 hours of flying in his career, his first deployment gave him his first and only ejection. This week on Deviation Approved, Bio talks with host Mehrdad about his time in the navy, being a Topgun Instructor, and the filming of H

Episode 006 Abingdon Mullin

May 03 2021 97 mins

Abingdon Mullin, ferry pilot and business owner, has a lot of great stories to share on this episode of Deviation Approved. Mullin tells her first attempted pacific solo trip to Hawaii, going into a loose formation, and getting everything ‘wing tip tail to wing tip ready’ for her first over water flight. About an hour in, her pilot in the adjacent plane asks her altitude, to di

Episode 005 Kerry McCauley

Apr 21 2021 74 mins

“Most pilots should try to learn as much as they can from other pilots,” says Kerry McCauley. “Learn how they get into and out of trouble. That’s how you can let their experience teach you.” A former international ferry pilot and author of Ferry Pilot: Nine Lives Over the North Atlantic, Kerry has answered the question, “What could possibly go wrong?” time and time ag

Ep. 004 USAF Col "Cinco" Hamilton

Apr 07 2021 53 mins

On February 20, 2008, Colonel Cinco Hamilton had a life-changing experience. While dog fighting with another pilot over the Gulf of Mexico, Cinco realized that something was off. But by that point it was too late. The planes were 3,000 feet away from each other, and there was nothing he could do to avoid a midair collision. He ejected himself from the plane and fell into the ocean,

Ep 003 Combat Learjet

Mar 30 2021 72 mins

“I have yet to have that perfect flight. I’m striving for it, but I’ve never had an absolutely perfect flight,” says Combat Learjet, a retired pilot for the Air Force and Air National Guard. Despite having almost 30 combined years of flying experience in addition to running an aviation Instagram account (@combat_learjet) with almost 1 million followers, Combat Learjet still

Ep. 002 Martin Pauly

Mar 16 2021 64 mins

“I would like to land at all the Class Bravo airports in the lower forty-eight,” says Martin Pauly, Bonanza pilot and Youtuber who focuses on instructional videos for pilots and aviation enthusiasts. Martin started his flying career on a glider in Germany in 1985, when he was only 14 years old. He talks with host Mehrdad Zarifkar about some of his most popular videos, and

Ep. 001 - Gary Black

Mar 12 2021 70 mins

When we say Top Gun, you probably think Tom Cruise. But in this episode of Deviation Approved, we’re talking with a real Top Gun, Gary Black, who has spent decades flying planes as both a civilian and naval pilot. Gary talks with host Mehrdad Zarifkar about his life as a Top Gun, buying planes with his wife of forty years, what he learned attending the funerals of his friends and

Deviation Approved Quick Introduction

Jan 03 2021 1 mins

Welcome to the Deviation Approved Podcast, where we explore stories and lessons from our guests in Aviation, Business, and Detailing. This podcast is hosted by Mehrdad Zarifkar, Founder of Aviana Aircraft. Follow along the show at www.aviana.net/deviationapproved