January 13, 2023
Episode 31 : The Journey Is The Reward (dot) ORG : Seattle Aerospace BBQ and Flying on Southwest
The Journey Is The Reward (dot) ORGAbout this episode
On episode 31, Micah and I discuss my trip up to Seattle where I attended the Seattle Aerospace BBQ, hosted by Jet City Star, Isaac Alexander. We also answer listener questions from Melissa and Jessica. Melissa wants to know if we will continue the show after I reach the 3 Million Mile goal. Jessica was wondering why so many women write in with questions and she wanted to know if I was on her Southwest flight from San Jose to Burbank. The flight attendants made an announcement that I was on the plane and going for 3 million miles on United. The announcement must have confused some of the passengers... why would someone going for 3 million miles on United be flying on Southwest. :-) But indeed, it was me! Listener Lu wanted to know if Micah and I were ever involved in a shutdown of the airspace, similar to what happened over the holidays and then again with the DOTs issues with the NOTAM system. Micah and I go on to talk about the Seattle Aerospace BBQ and my conversation with Jon Ostrower, aviation writer extraordinaire and publisher of the Air Current, an aviation news and commentary site. Prior to the BBQ, I was fortunate to walk around the Museum of Flight with Isaac Alexander. It was great fun having him talk about all the various aircraft and aviation history of the greater Seattle area. At the BBQ, I was fortunate enough to sit at the winning table of for the trivia contest. My fellow table mates were in the space industry... which helped a lot as I didn't know any of the space related questions. We won a big bag of SWAG (Stuff We All Get) and there weren't any fights over the very popular items. A great time was had by all and I hope to return next year. We close the show with the normal bloopers and then if you are interested, you can listen to the interviews I recorded at the BBQ with Isaac, Robin - the founder of Hype aviation, Nick - the founder of Jet Tip, and Dave Honan - a very talented plane spotter that shots some interesting subjects. Thanks once again to all of our listeners and especially our international listeners. Please write in and let us know how you found the show and why you listen. We love hearing from you!!! Opening music is provided by the Madalitso Youth Choir as they sing their Welcome Song, recorded at the lobby of The Royal Livingston Hotel in Zambia. We hope you enjoy the show!