Airwaves by Aviation Trader

A podcast produced by Southern Skies Media for Aviation Trader

This podcast ran back in 2019 & 2020 with the previous owners of Aviation Trader magazine. It was produced by Southern Skies Media with Steve & Grant hosting the show while Aviation Trader staff provided the editorial direction. Sadly, COVID killed the market and stopped production of the show. The show was wound up when Aviation Trader was purchased by Sandhills.

Episode 1: Welcome to Airwaves with Tony Shaw

In this edition, we introduce the new show and speak with Aviation Trader's Business Manager, Tony Shaw.

Episode 2: Red Bull Air Race News with Matt Hall

In this edition, we speak with Australia's Red Bull Air Racer Matt Hall, in the wake of the recent announcement on the future of the series.

Keep up with all Matt's news at his website.

Episode 3: The Steve Padgett Story - Part 1

In this edition, the first of a three part series, we speak with iconic Australian aviation entrepreneur, Steve Padgett OAM, about his early days in the industry, and how that lead to the establishment of a number of companies, including Aeromil.

For more information about Steve Padgett OAM, please visit Steve's bio on the AIr Force Cadets website: Steve Padget OAM bio.

Episode 4: The Steve Padgett Story - Part 2

In this second of a three part series, we continue our chat with aviation entrepreneur, Steve Padgett OAM, covering his venture into establishing an airline, running businesses in the US, and dealing with various regulators along the way.

Episode 5: The Steve Padgett Story - Part 3

In this final edition of a three part series, we continue our chat with aviation entrepreneur, Steve Padgett OAM, covering his venture into establishing an airline, purchasing aircraft, and the evolution of his businesses in the current day. Steve also talks about his involvement in the Aviation Hall of Fame and his recent Order of Australia award.

Episode 6: AvPlan EFB with Bevan Anderson

In this edition, we speak to the owner & creator of AvPlan EFB, Bevan Anderson, discussing how he started learning to fly, how the AvPlan EFB was created and the product's various developments over the past few years.

We also get advance information about the new features being included in the latest release, with the Android version leading the way.

Find more information about AvPlan EFB at the AvPlan EFB website.

Episode 7: Textron Developing new Cessnas

This episode is our first featuring content from Grant's trip to Oshkosh 2019, including a discussion with staff from Textron regarding their latest developments.

The guests are:

• Martin Tuck, Textron's Technical Marketing Advisor, who talks about Cessna's new aircraft currently in development. These are the Denali (pressurised single-engine turboprop) and Skycourier (twin turboprop utility) aircraft.
• Brian Rohloff, Textron's VIce President of Sales, who talks about the range of Textron's aviation brands.

Episode 8: Garmin, Lycoming and Cubcrafters at Oshkosh 2019

With Oshkosh 2020 cancelled, we're remembering the good times at Oshkosh 2019 where Grant got to catch up with plenty of people, including a number of companies that had some amazing new equipment being launched at the show.

This episode includes:

• Jessica Koss from Garmin talks about their new GNC 355 & GNC 355a touchscreen GPS & comm units along with recent developments that integrate their Garmin Pilot EFB app with many of their in-cockpit products.
• Aaron Spots and Judson Rupert from Lycoming brief us on the IO-390 4 cylinder 210-215 HP engine and their new Electronic Ingnition System which will help make magnetos a thing of the past.
• Brad Damm from Cubcrafters explains why three of their five aircraft models feature Lycoming engines, but first he tells us about doing his initial flying lessons in a DHC-2 Beaver!