Flaps Podcast
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| Flaps Podcast | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Mark Newman and Elliott Webb |
| Genre | Aviation |
| Publication | |
| Original release | July 2010 |
| Cited as | Best Internet Programme (Bronze, 2011) Sony Radio Academy Awards, Worlds' Best Radio Programs, New York Festivals radio awards |
Flaps Podcast is a non-commercial award-winning British aviation podcast. Produced by BBC radio producer Mark Newman and presenter Elliott Webb, it discusses topics of interest to private and general aviation pilots within the UK.
The first edition was produced in July 2010 and it is produced on a roughly monthly basis.
Contributors
Each edition of the podcast includes a contribution from famed former RAF Squadron Leader and airline pilot Pablo Mason.
Famous and notable guests have included former British Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik, British Airways Flight 9 volcanic ash pilot Eric Moody, British Airways flight BA038 captain Peter Burkill, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, Harrier jump jet test pilot John Farley, BBC F1 reporter Ted Kravitz, and former BBC Radio 1 breakfast show DJ Mike Smith.
Awards
Flaps Podcast won an award in the Best Internet Programme category at the 2011 Sony Radio Academy Awards, where it was described as "Top Gear for pilots". It has been nominated in World's Best Radio Programs 2011 at the New York Festivals Awards. Additionally, it has been nominated in the British Radio Production Awards 2011.
Example episode
The podcast discusses a variety of features of interest to pilots, but in the words of the Sony Radio Award judges, Flaps is "...an engaging podcast that has the capacity to enthuse listeners: a thoroughly accessible and entertaining listen that demonstrates a podcast’s ability to reach a niche audience, while being enjoyable for everyone."
Content for the first edition (running time 32:05)
0.00 - Introduction
1.05 - Private pilot and former Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik – finding out about an expensive propeller strike and his worst day in aviation.
9.07 - A report from the high-speed taxi run of the lovingly-restored Vulcan bomber XM655.
16.26 - Flaps asks: is a Vulcan louder than a vuvuzela?
17.26 - The “Pet PPL” feature, where student pilot Karl takes his first flying lesson.
22.16 - Straight-talking former airline and RAF pilot Pablo Mason: he reckons you can’t over-estimate the power of common sense.
26.16 - In 1982 a British Airways crew inadvertently flew their 747 into a volcanic ash cloud. It’s mainly because of their experience that European airspace was shut in April 2010. An interview with the man at the controls that day – Captain Eric Moody.
31.06 - A look ahead to the next episode.