EAA's The Green Dot - An Aviation Podcast
Education & Explainer
About
A podcast by Experimental Aircraft Association for those who build, restore, or fly for the love of it or are simply fascinated by the world of flight. The Green Dot features EAA news, general aviation topics, history, personal experiences from the hosts and a variety of guests, and anything fun, interesting, or cool in and around the world of flight.
Episodes
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Beech Starship Test Pilot Tom Carr
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris are joined by Tom Carr, who was a Beechcraft Starship test pilot in the 1980s and is now the chief test pilot at Garmin. The Green Dot, sponsored by Crewchief Systems, is a podcast created by…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Joby Aviation Test Pilot Zach Reeder
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by Zach Reeder — a test pilot and aerospace engineer at Joby Aviation, which is developing an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the air taxi market. The Gree…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Cape Air Assistant Chief Pilot Dave Zarrella
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Tom are joined by Dave Zarrella, who serves as the assistant chief pilot for Cape Air, a Massachusetts-based airline that serves many tourist destinations in the Northeast and operates a fleet of…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields Website Founder Paul Freeman
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Grace are joined by Paul Freeman, who founded the long-running Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields website, which chronicles vanished or abandoned airfields and their unusual histories. The Green Do…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — EAA Chapter Field Representative Grace Yakuber
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Grace Yakuber, EAA chapter field representative, to talk about her general aviation background as well as her work supporting EAA chapters. The Green Dot, sponsored by Crewchief…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Army Helicopter Pilot Dick Hanusa
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Connor are joined by Dick Hanusa, EAA Lifetime 295217, a retired U.S. Army helicopter pilot who flew the UH-1 Huey and OH-6 Loach during the Vietnam War. The Green Dot, sponsored by Crewchief Syste…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Capital Flight Founders Matt and Jade Hofeldt
This time on The Green Dot, host Chris is joined by Matt and Jade Hofeldt, founders of Capital Flight — an FBO located at Morey Field in Middleton, Wisconsin, that provides primary, advanced, and transition training in Cirrus aircraft. The…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — T-38 Instructor Pilot Olga Custodio
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Margaret are joined by Lt. Col. Olga Custodio, a retired T-38 instructor pilot and the first Latina U.S. Air Force pilot, to discuss her career and experiences in the cockpit. The Green Dot, spon…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — F-14 Tomcat Pilot Hermon Cook
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Connor and Sam are joined by Hermon “Munster” Cook, a former F-14 Tomcat pilot who was involved in the 1989 Gulf of Sidra incident off the coast of Libya.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Thunderbirds Pilot Michelle “MACE” Curran
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Margaret are joined by Michelle “MACE” Curran, a former U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and F-16 combat pilot, to chat about her career and the release of her new book The Flipside: How to Invert You…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — C-130 Navigator Anita Mack
This time on The Green Dot, host Chris is joined by Anita Mack, a retired lieutenant colonel who served as a navigator on C-130s during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The Green Dot, sponsored by Crewchief Systems, is a podc…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — A-6 Pilot Dick Koehler
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris are joined by Dick Koehler, EAA 161427, who flew the A-6 Intruder during the Vietnam War, to speak about his career and experiences in the cockpit. The Green Dot, sponsored by Crewchief Syste…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — SimVenture
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by longtime air traffic controller David Kaupp and Kevin from PilotEdge to discuss SimVenture, the flight simulator-based event designed to prepare pilots for flying into AirVenture…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — NASA Engineer Nick Borer
This time on The Green Dot, host Chris is joined by Nick Borer, EAA 717196, who is the advanced concepts group lead within the Aeronautics Systems Analysis Branch at NASA’s Langley Research Center, and has worked on a number of projects ov…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Race Pilot Skip Holm
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Connor are joined by Skip Holm, a highly accomplished Air Force fighter pilot, Skunk Works test pilot, air show and race pilot, and movie pilot. The Green Dot is a podcast created by aviation ent…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Race Pilot Skip Holm
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Connor are joined by Skip Holm, a highly accomplished Air Force fighter pilot, Skunk Works test pilot, air show and race pilot, and movie pilot. The Green Dot is a podcast created by aviation ent…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Eagles Aerobatic Team Ferry Pilot Jeff Kilponen
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Jeff Kilponen, EAA Lifetime 71124, who was a ferry pilot for the legendary Eagles Aerobatic Team, which was composed of Christen Eagle aircraft and featured air show pilots Char…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Eagles Aerobatic Team Ferry Pilot Jeff Kilponen
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Jeff Kilponen, EAA Lifetime 71124, who was a ferry pilot for the legendary Eagles Aerobatic Team, which was composed of Christen Eagle aircraft and featured air show pilots Char…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — NASA Flight Director Ronak Dave
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Hal are joined by Ronak Dave, who is a flight director with NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, and spoke at the EAA Aviation Museum as part of Space Day 2024. The Green Dot is a podcast…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — NASA Flight Director Ronak Dave
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Hal are joined by Ronak Dave, who is a flight director with NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, and spoke at the EAA Aviation Museum as part of Space Day 2024.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Boom Supersonic Chief Flight Test Engineer Nick Sheryka
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Holly are joined by Boom Supersonic’s chief flight test engineer, Nick Sheryka, EAA 856196, to discuss the company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft, which is part of the development of the Boom Overt…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Boom Supersonic Chief Flight Test Engineer Nick Sheryka
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Holly are joined by Boom Supersonic’s chief flight test engineer, Nick Sheryka, EAA 856196, to discuss the company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft, which is part of the development of the Boom Overt…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Discussing B-25J Miss Mitchell
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Ike are joined by Amy and Jim Lauria of the Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing to discuss the North American B-25J Miss Mitchell.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Discussing B-25J Miss Mitchell
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Ike are joined by Amy and Jim Lauria of the Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing to discuss the North American B-25J Miss Mitchell.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — EAA Director of Flight Proficiency Jeremy Desruisseaux
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by Jeremy Desruisseaux, EAA’s director of flight proficiency programs, to talk about EAA’s Pilot Proficiency Center, which opened to the public in 2022. The Green Dot is a podcast cr…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — EAA Director of Flight Proficiency Jeremy Desruisseaux
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by Jeremy Desruisseaux, EAA’s director of flight proficiency programs, to talk about EAA’s Pilot Proficiency Center, which opened to the public in 2022. The Green Dot is a podcast cr…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — AC-208 Pilot Dan Jackson
This time on The Green Dot, host Chris is joined by AC-208 pilot Dan Jackson, who flew the experimental Combat Caravan as a member of the 6th Special Operations Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command. The Green Dot is a podcast cre…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris discuss the history of MASH, or Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals, and their use in the Korean War, as well as the long-running TV series that focused on a MASH unit in South Korea during the wa…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Discussing Bazooka Charlie
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Jim Busha, EAA’s vice president of publications, membership, and retail, to talk about his latest book, Bazooka Charlie: The Unbelievable Story of Major Charles Carpenter and Ro…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — U.S. Coast Guard Pilot Tom Cooper
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris are joined by Tom Cooper, a retired commanding officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, to discuss some of the life-saving missions he completed as an H-65 helicopter pilot. The Green Dot is a podcas…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame
This time on The Green Dot, host Chris is joined by Rose Dorcey, John Dorcey, and Dan Silvers of the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame to discuss the organization’s project to digitize and preserve the impressive photography collection of Le…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — A-1 Skyraider Pilot John Larrison
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Sam are joined by retired Lt. Col. John Larrison, EAA 23138, who flew some of the first A-1 Skyraider missions over Southeast Asia at the start of the Vietnam War.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Masters of the Air Advisor Taigh Ramey
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Taigh Ramey, EAA 288520, a noted warbird pilot and restorer who served as an aviation advisor on the Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — USAF Fighter Pilot Tammy Barlette
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Margaret are joined by Lt. Col. (ret.) Tammy Barlette, who flew the A-10, T-37, T-38, MQ-1, and MQ-9 while in the Air Force and following retirement founded Athena’s Voice, a speaker referral bus…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Air Show Performer Matt Younkin
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by longtime air show performer Matt Younkin, EAA 864693, to chat about his path in aviation and what it’s like to fly a Beech 18 in front of thousands of people.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — MIA Recovery Archaeologist Dr. Brett Hoffman
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Dr. Brett Hoffman, a senior member of the University of Wisconsin Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project, which is focused on the mission of identifying, recoveri…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Polaris Dawn Commander Jared Isaacman
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by pilot, astronaut, and entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, EAA Lifetime 876775, who commanded the SpaceX Inspiration4 spaceflight in 2021 and will lead the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Blue Angels Panel
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Hal are joined by Capt. Greg Wooldridge, the Blue Angels’ commander in 1991-92, and Mat Garretson, who is the print historian for the Blue Angels Association.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Museum Creative Director Ami Eckard-Lee
This time on The Green Dot, host Chris is joined by Ami Eckard-Lee, who is the creative director at the Kelch Aviation Museum in Brodhead, Wisconsin, to chat about the vintage aircraft in the museum’s collection.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Prop Maker Ryan Nagata
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by artist and prop maker Ryan Nagata, who reproduced an X-15 spacesuit for astronaut Joe Engle that is now on display in the EAA Aviation Museum.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Naval Flight Officer Maggie Kohl
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris are joined by Maggie Kohl, a Grumman E-2 Hawkeye naval flight officer who made a brief appearance in Top Gun: Maverick.
- The Green Dot — Air Show Pilot and Air Racer Vicky Benzing
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Sam are joined by Vicky Benzing, EAA Lifetime 529264, to talk about her air show and air racing experience as well as her recently restored P-51D Mustang, Plum Crazy.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — EAA Chapters
This time on The Green Dot, host Chris is joined by Charlie Becker, EAA director of chapters and homebuilt community manager, and David Leiting, EAA Eagles Program manager, to discuss EAA’s extensive network of chapters and the work they d…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Medical Helicopter Pilot Karin Ficek
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris are joined by medical helicopter pilot Karin Ficek, who will be presenting as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series on October 19.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — TWA Flight Attendant Bev Markel
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Bev Markel, who worked as a flight attendant for Trans World Airlines in the 1960s.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — F-8 Crusader Pilot James Markel
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris are joined by James Markel, who flew the F-8 Crusader for the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1966.
- EAA’s The Green Dot — OV-10 Bronco Pilot John Van Etten
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris are joined by John Van Etten, who was an OV-10 Bronco pilot and on-scene commander during the famed rescue of Bat 21 mission during the Vietnam War. The Green Dot is a podcast created by avia…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Talking Homebuilts With EAA Safety Committee Chairman Charlie Precourt
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by former U.S. Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut Charlie Precourt, currently an EAA board member and EAA Safety Committee chairman, to discuss homebuilding and his experience b…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Remembering the Band of Brothers
This time on The Green Dot, host Chris Henry is joined by George Luz, Jr., whose father, George Luz, served in E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, which was made f…
- EAA’s The Green Dot — Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by Clay and Nathan Hammond to discuss Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome.