Learning to Fly...Together

Come on into the Eaglerock Portable Studio as Captain Rob and Tina record there first podcast together in over two years.  Our lives continue to be busy and in an effort to start producing podcasts again, we recorded this at the kitchen table with a portable podcasting setup.  A little degradation in the recording quality is in order so that we can record more often.  Also our regular studio hasn't been put back together so we hope you don't mind the recording.  We learned a few things that we can do to improve the next portable recording of our next epidsode in the next couple of weeks.

 

We are joined by our 16 year old son who we think previous listeners will remember as Trim Tab.  We talk  a little about what has been going on and then get right into listener feedback.  This episode also serves as an opportunity for Captain Rob and Tina to get there feet wet again at podcasting.  We appreciate your patience with us.

 

For those folks interested in the ground lesson Captin Rob gives Tina and their son, be sure to listen to the Lessons Feed.  That episode is the same as this one but we continue recording into a lesson after the 41 minute mark.   It is good to be back and we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it.

 

Please contact us and give us your feed back at:

 

email: learningtoflytogether at gmail.com

Voicemail: 206-337-6300

Twitter: captain_rob

Skype: learningtoflytogether

 

Intro song is "Learning to Fly" by Josh Woodward.

Outgo song is "Set to Fly" by Elisa Peimer

Both available at the Podsafe Music Network

 

 

After 2 years and 1 month since are last little epidsode we are sending out this episode to give you and update on our contact info.   We still see many downloads each month of older episodes and we want to let you know we are still here and are ready to start putting out new content.

 

One week after the last episode Captain Rob lost his father and within the month Tina lost here mother.  So it has taken us 2 years to normalize enough to have time to get back to flying and podcasting.   We want to thank you listeners that are still subscribed and welcome new listeners.

 

We want to hear from you if your are still out there.  Please drop us an email or better yet call our new voicemail number.  We want to hear from you.

 

Here is the contact info:

 

email: learningtoflytogether at gmail.com

Voicemail: 206-337-6300

Twitter: captin_rob

Skype: learningtoflytogether

 

Intro Song is "Learn to Fly" by Josh Woodward
Outgo Song is "I Fly" by Tresa Street
Both from the Podsafe Music Network

Yes Tina and Captain Rob have finally gotten into the Eaglerock7 Studio to record a episode.   Episode 12 is the start of a New Year and a New Chapter in our lives.  In this episode:

Welcome Back
Rob and Tina explains what happened to Rob medically
What that means for the job
Plans for the podcast and family
Listener Feedback
Intro Song is "Learn to Fly" by Josh Woodward
Outgo Song is "Airplane Ride" by Sera
Both from the Podsafe Music Network

Please contact us and leave feedback at:
Email:  learningtoflytogether at gmail.com
Voicemail:  (206) 333-1733
Skype:  learningtoflytogether
Twitter:  captain_rob

Leave a comment here on the website.

See ya next episode in less than two weeks....really!

Captain Rob and Tina

Well hello everyone!  For the first time in six weeks I was able to get down in the studio and hook everything back up.  That meant that I better record something.  This is not a normal episode but an audio update.

For those who haven't  heard, Captain Rob had an medical emergency and the Eaglerock Hangar has been a place of recovery and not one of flying or podcasting lately.  That is about to change as we get back in the saddle again and plan to have an episode for you every 2 weeks starting the last week of April.  We have a lot plans for both feeds.

On the Together feed we plan to bring you a lot of stuff regarding life, kids, emergencies, career planning, life with 3 teenagers, college planning, and hopefully some laughs as this is the best medicine.

On the Lessons feed we are planning to bring you video and audio content from within the hangar (Since Rob can't Fly).  We still have some flying lessons to edit and put out along with ground briefings of preparation for Tina and Ryan's written test.   Captain Rob also plans to do a series of systems discussions on the Cessna 150 and maybe the Boeing 737.

Please give us your thoughts and comments to our new voicemail line at (206) 495-3111.  You can also e-mail us at learningtoflytogether at gmail.com

Todays song is "I Want My Flying Car" by Tom Smith and of course our intro music is "Learn to Fly" by Josh Woodard.  Check them both out at the Podsafe Music Network.

Yes we are still alive and we mean that literally.  A few weeks ago Captain Rob had a life or death medical emergency that involved a very expensive helicopter ambulance ride to the regional trauma center (and he couldn't even enjoy it since he wasn't awake).  He was in the hospital for 4 days and has been home since but unable to go back to work flying as of yet. 

Needless to say producing our next podcast has once again been put on hold.   We sincerely apologize for the extreme tardiness in getting you the next episodes.    And our last podcast update was a poor excuse of an audio file for you to listen to.  We are planning to record the next episode this next week.   We have the a lot to update you on and hope to get back on the production schedule we have always wanted.

For those who have stuck with us.....thank you so much.  For those listeners we have lost we apologize and hope we can win you back.  Captain Rob will put out an audio update in the next few days so those who haven't checked the website or don't subscribe to the feed in a RSS reader get the same info as this text update.

The voice mail line has expired so we will get a new one soon.  In the mean time you can reach us by e-mail learningtoflytogether-at-gmail.com or by leaving a comment on the website.

Thanks, Fair Skies and Tail Winds,

Rob and Tina

Happy Valentines Day everyone (at least to the ones that care).  Tina and I are busy with first of the year stuff and still haven't gotten into the studio to record a real episode.  For that I apologize.  Sorry for calling the last post an episode it was more of a audio update.

All of our spare time has been used up with fixing some websites for some non-profits, teaching sound tech, installing a multimedia system in our church shoveling snow off of roofs (see picture) and of course work.

As stated in the last audio post I mentioned that we were going to start using other internet tools (Skype, Talkshoe, Utterz) to increase the availability for Tina and I to record episodes.  Today I have added an Utterz player to the side panel of the website.

The Twitter and Utterz badges on the website will allow you to check in on what is going on with us (if you care to..who would?)  in between episodes.  The Twitter badge lets you see that latest text update that I enter from my cell phone.  While on flying trips, I usually post the flight info of my next flight.  Things such as Flight Level, flight time, fuel burn, Takeoff Weight and weather at destination.    The Utterz Badge plays the last audio post (with pictures) that I make from my cellphone, hotel computer or home.  I will post, from my layovers to Utterz,  info covering the city I am in and the "interesting" people I meet.   Additionally, we will post mini episodes (less than 2 minutes) to Utterz when we don't have time for a regular episode.   Email us to let us know the type of content you might like delivered via these methods.

So if you want to see more of The Learning to Fly...Together activity between episodes check the Twitter and Utterz Badges here on the sidepanel of the website.  You can also check out the Utterz and Twitter websites to find out how to have content delivered to your cell phone and participate your self.

Have a great day and weekend.....I am off to a 24 hour layover in Miami.....yes.....listen for a Utterz post.

Captain Rob
learningtoflytogether at gmail.com
206-666-4533

In this quick little episode we explain where we have been and what we are going to do to get a more reliable release schedule going.  We will be using the many internet vehicles out there to get Tina and I together behind a mic.  Will be using Skype, Utterz, Talkshoe.

Here is our contact info:

Skype: learningtoflytogether or captainrob_737
Twitter: captain_rob
utterz: captainrob
Talkshoe: captainrob
Voicemail 206-666-4533
Email: learningtoflytogether at gmail.com

We close out with a the song Airplane Ride from Sera on the Podsafe Music Network at music.podshow.com

Hello Everyone!  Hope you are all having a great New Year.  I was able to get Tina in the studio today and then the compressor and audio levels were all messed up (my oldest son and friends recorded some of their music over the holidays) and by the time I got it dialed in we had to go to town.  Got home late tonight and I go out for another 5 day trip tomorrow.  Bottom line....didn't record today.   Have a great show lined up but it will have to wait until I get home next Monday, so look for an episode then.

Thanks for being so patient with us this year about release dates.  I will explain in the next episode how I am going to get to our release schedule of every ten days going come....come....come....oh I don't know but it will happen.  2008 will be the year the podcast really gets going.   Listenership and viewership is way up over the holidays and we have some things planned for the year.

Feel free to contact us by leaving comments on the blog or calling our voicemail at 206-666-4533.  Follow me on Twitter.  I twitter my flights with the jet and give flight info via twitter.  You can monitor the twitter badge here on the website or follow captain_rob on twitter. 

Thanks to all the feed back and calls and we will cover the latest in the next episode.  Just because haven't gotten back to you doesn't mean with are not grateful for you input.

Thanks,

Captain Rob

By popular demand Tina and I produced this vidcast for you.   All photos and video footage were taken either by Tina or myself here at the Eaglerock airstrip and surrounding area.   We wanted you to have a visual of our lives as you listen along in future audio episodes. 

The pictures are from our collection we have taken over the last couple of years around the strip here.  The video footage is from a lesson and flight one evening in October.   Sorry for  the  movement....I am acting as an instructor and cameraman.

Please enjoy and be sure to let us know how you like it.  All music was from the Podsafe Music Network and is credited in the video.

Finally, Finally got Tina back in the studio so we could do an episode.  It has been like pulling teeth.   Listen to the episode and see what Rob has had the privilege to live with lately.   In these episode:

New equipment in the studio dbx 286a
What is vinyl?
Mark Jensen's review of the dbx 286a at podsqod.com
Tina's personal challenge is a family challenge
Trying to balance....mixer levels or life?
Tina gets to fly to a Tower controlled airport
Winter prep
Playing Auto mechanic
Feed back from Matt at Pizza Go Here and Captain Chris from the Plane Madness Podcast
Music Fly..Fly..Fly from Adrina Thorpe

Happy Thanksgiving to our US listeners.

We woke up this morning and didn't have any milk or coffee.  What is a guy to do.  We are 20 minutes driving or 20 minutes flying to the nearest store.  Flying is more fun so we flew to a nearby town where the Safeway is across the street from the airport.  We picked up our coffee and milk,  had breakfast and flew home.  This footage is us in our airplane descending and landing at our airstrip and taxing to our home.

If you want to see more video let us know by leaving a comment or email us at learningtoflytogether/at/gmail.com or calling or voicemail line at 206-666-4533.

Captain Rob

Well here it is......Tina and I are behind the mic again.   A episode we recorded on October 4.   It is good to be back and spend some time with you.   Thanks for staying subscribed.  In this episode:

Tina's back
What happened 50 years ago today?
Our Memorial Day
We tried to fly but got Mud Daubbed
The Plane is Inspected again
Our PNME experience
Congratulations to FWIW Podcast on 2 years
Tina Gets Encouraged
Close Encounters of the Stripper Kind
Tina wins the BFG from Culture Catch
We answer Rusty's Question whether he should become a Airline Pilot
Feedback Catchup

Podcasters we met at the Podcast and New Media Expo:

Redboy Podcast
FWIW Podcast
Dinkycast
Love Long and Prosper
Pizza Go Here
Ed's Mixed Bag
Podchick
Wicked Good Podcast
Barely Podcast
Andycast
Philosophy Guy Podcast
Scotty J
Tucker Tales
Madtown Aces Audio Production
PodSqod
Hamradio Class Podcast
The Big Show
Desperate Husbands
Mommycast
Lifespring

Here is the Women in Podcasting Directory by Marina of I Love Lard.

And we met and enjoyed the music of:

Karmyn Tyler
Jimmey Bratcher

It took some effort to get this podcast up.   Had a software crash during recording so it took hours to reconstruct the recording from raw files....hours...hours while on the road in my hotel room.  So sorry for the lip smacking and clipping on the recording.   Next episode will be of better quality.

Leave a comment on the website or email us at learningtoflytogether/at/gmail.com or leave voice feedback at 206-666-4533.   Follow Rob on his trips at twitter.com/captain_rob

See ya next episode,

Captain Rob

Tina and I are at the Podcast and New Media Expo in Ontario, CA this weekend.  This is our first trade show since we are so new to podcasting.  Besides seeing the newest equipment and techniques we are able to see the hosts and producers of the shows we listen to.  It is also giving us some ideas in improving the show.  Bottom line new and hopefully better episodes coming your way!

Tina\'s spirit is renewed and we plan to record the next episode here in Ontario and post it up and get back on the production schedule of an episode each 10 days.

I let the voicemail line expired because I missed the renewal by a few hours.  Our new voicemail line is 206-666-4533 so leave us some feedback.   Email is learningtoflytogether\'at\'gmail.com

Talk to you soon

Captain Rob
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Were has the summer gone?  And why haven't we put out a podcast?  Well let me update you.

As most of you who listen know,  our good friend was killed in his aircraft and that took the flying wind out of Tina's sails for a couple of months.  Every time we had a chance to podcast at the hangar she wasn't up to it.   Additionally I had some repairs to do on the airplane for the month of August so we haven't flown since May.

We made several trips to California to check out colleges for our oldest and the planning preparation and application of those trips took us away from home also.

Well I finished the annual inspection on the airplane yesterday and after we go pick up our son from camp today,  we are going to go fly!  Afterwards we are going to podcast....yes.

So look for a podcast in the next 24 hours.  I will put it out on both feeds to serve as an update and new episode.  I let the voice mail number expire so I will have a new one at podcast time.

We ask you forgiveness for being remiss on getting a podcast out.  For those still subscribed and listening,  I thank you so much and look forward to reconnecting with you all.   We look forward to hearing from you.

You can reach us here by leaving a comment or e-mail us at learningtoflytogether at gmail.com.

Rob

Rob is out on the road and deceided to do a podcast from his hotel room in Newark, NJ.   This podcast covers a story from Bill, one of Rob's co-workers while in flight on the B737.  The story is about Bill's flight on a B-24 Liberator.  Rob and Tina are back together in the hangar at the end of the month so a podcast with the both us together is coming.

Here is the links of some of the organizations that operate warbirds.  Take a look at the tour schedules and see if you can go see one.

Collings Foundation
B-17.Org
B-24/B-29 Squadron

Leave us comments here at www.learningtoflytogether.com or email us at learningtoflytogether@gmail.com.   Call our voicemail at 206-984-2FLY (2359) and leave a comment.

I just had to post this mini podcast to let you know where we are.   Because of the tradegy of our friend and co-worker's death in his Cessna 185 we still haven't gotten into the studio.   I have been assisting the family and Tina is not able to get to the microphone without breaking down in tears.   I have to leave for a 5 day Mexico trip and won't be back until Wednesday.  That means we should have a new episode next Friday.

In the mean time please catch up with earlier episodes and leave us feedback.

Thanks and 73

Rob and Tina

It has been an absolute whirlwind around the Eaglerock Hangar for the last several weeks.   Hence the reason for no new episodes on either feed. 

Besides work, we have been extremely busy with the theatrical production the family has been involved in.  Additionaly two fellow pilots, one who Rob and Tina have spoken about flying into their place on the podcast,  was killed when his Cessna 185 crashed off the end of his private airstrip.  We have been over at his house helping the family for the last week.

With all the late nights and no sleep, Rob has caught a cold and lost his voice over the weekend.   The voice maybe back enough to record some podcasts in the next few days.   We look forward to getting back with you the listeners this week.  Right now we are going to go flying after a very hard week.

God Bless,

Rob and Tina

We wanted to release a update to let you know why it has been over a week since our last episode.    This is a short episode on both feeds to update you and let you know of our proposed release schedule of every 10 days.

I mentioned our theartre group of CYT that we are busy with for the next two weeks.  It is one of the reasons we haven't been in the Eaglerock Hangar Studio.

Music today is Learning to Fly by Josh Woodward and Fly Away to Summer Sun by Albert Forssell

It has been a busy week around the Eaglerock Hangar and we haven't been able to get Rob, Tina and Ryan into the studio to record Part III of the Pre-Solo Review.  So instead of part III we are posting the pre-flight brief on stalls given to Tina and Ryan about 2 months ago.   We record most flight and ground lessons here at the Hangar so we have plenty of content to post on the Lessons Feed.  In this episode of The Lessons:

 Take off and Departure Stalls

Approach to Landing Stalls

Confusion of engine stalling and aerodynamic stalls

Imminent and Full Stalls

Hope you enjoy and feel free to ask questions by emailing us at learningtoflytogether@gmail.com or leaving voice mail at 206-984-2FLY (2359).

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