The Helicopter Podcast
Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, with your host Halsey Schider!This podcast is for helicopter pilots, maintainers, and enthusiasts! Whether you've been in the industry for 30 years or are just someone that loves helicopters, this podcast is for you! The podcasts will feature guests from a wide array of industry sectors to have casual conversation, answer questions, give sound advice, and talk shop. Finally, a podcast produced by helicopter professionals for all types of helicopter people!
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Episode #155 - Pilots Who Ask Why on Authentic Insights on Training, Careers & Safety - The Helicopter Podcast
Send us a text Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this episode of The Helicopter Podcast, host Halsey Schider sits down with Jop Dingemans and Janine Lythe from Pilots Who Ask Why for a candid discussion on what’s broken—and what’s working—in today’s helicopter career pathway. T
Episode #154 - Inside the MD Helicopters Revival with Ryan Weeks - The Helicopter Podcast - Part II
Send us a text Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this special crossover episode, host Halsey Schider is joined by Jon Gray of The Hangar Z Podcast and Vertical senior correspondent Brent Bundy for a candid conversation with Ryan Weeks, President and CEO of MD Helicopters. Weeks
Episode #153 - Inside the MD Helicopters Revival with Ryan Weeks - The Helicopter Podcast - Part I
Send us a text Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this special crossover episode, host Halsey Schider is joined by Jon Gray of The Hangar Z Podcast and Vertical senior correspondent Brent Bundy for a candid conversation with Ryan Weeks, President and CEO of MD Helicopters. Weeks
Episode #152 - Flying Tours to Fighting Fire: Tony Melendrez - The Helicopter Podcast - Part II
Send us a text Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this two-part episode of The Helicopter Podcast, host Halsey Schider reconnects with his longtime friend Tony Melendrez, a former colleague from their Maverick Helicopters days. Tony shares his unconventional journey into aviatio
Episode #151 - Flying Tours to Fighting Fire: Tony Melendrez - The Helicopter Podcast - Part I
Send us a text Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this two-part episode of The Helicopter Podcast, host Halsey Schider reconnects with his longtime friend Tony Melendrez, a former colleague from their Maverick Helicopters days. Tony shares his unconventional journey into aviatio
Episode #150 - From OCS to Helicopter CFI: Kelsey Hoogendoorn - The Helicopter Podcast
Send us a text Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this episode of The Helicopter Podcast, host Halsey Schider chats with Kelsey Hoogendoorn, an Arizona-based aviation enthusiast and certified helicopter flight instructor (CFI/CFII). Kelsey opens up about her deep-rooted passion