Episodes

Summary What do noise-canceling headphones, the first Air Force One, and a brand-new aviation magazine have in common? Each started with someone who saw a problem and didn’t wait for someone else to fix it. Shawn first sits down with Dan Gauger, the Bose engineer who helped turn Dr. Amar Bose’s sketch on a Swissair

Summary Day two of the Story Stop Tour takes Jacob and Shawn straight into the action at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for three conversations that all circle the same idea: somebody has to build the thing before the next generation can use it. First, a stop at the SUN ‘n FUN booth to trace how the

Summary The very first Story Stop Tour episode drops Shawn right into the action on Day One of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, tracking down two brands that flew with the “Runway to Oshkosh” delivery crew. First stop: Beringer Aero, where Shawn learns how a French racing-brake company became a leading name in general aviation wheels and

📝 Summary In this episode, Shawn sits down with Rachelle Spector, founder of I HART Flying, a nonprofit scholarship organization dedicated to helping women advance, complete, and lead in aviation careers. Rachelle shares how a random Facebook message from a flight instructor in 2017 led to her first flight — and, less than a year

📝 Summary General aviation isn’t just a way to get somewhere — it’s a time machine. In this episode, Shawn sits down with Kirk Fryar, co-owner of Sarasota Avionics, to talk about how flying small turns a weekend into a real weekend (lunch with mom, a concert, and back home by Sunday), how international trips

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