Podcasts by Jet Blast
Business aviation is a fantastic industry that enables businesses to leverage aircraft for driving business results. The industry is ever changing and complex. Jet Blast© is designed to simplify the complicated in business aviation. While mostly from a technical perspective, Lee, Andy, & Nathan will leverage industry experts to discuss current topics and best practices within the business aviation world.
To learn more about our hosts check them out on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/in/lrbrewster/
www.linkedin.com/in/andy-nixon-4609b042/
www.linkedin.com/in/nathanwinkle/
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A Blast from the Past: Catching up with Jessie and How Safety is Her Driving Force from 2023-02-21T15:50:33
The Jet Blast team had their first repeat guest!!! We were able to work some time in with Jessie Naor of Listen
Substance Over Hype - Looking at the Financial Data from 2022-12-06T18:08:52
Business aviation is booming, and the hype around different players has garnered interest everywhere, including private equity, SPACs, and venture capital, to name a few. In this episode, we had...
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Calm is Contagious - Bringing Dignity in the Midst of Disaster from 2022-09-09T19:01:03
When we think about business & private aviation, we usually think about luxury and convenience, it is the go-to perception and the most obvious, but it is so much more. On this episode Natha...
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Chatting with the "Chick in the Cockpit" from 2022-08-17T12:53:53
The one and only Erika Armstrong joined us for a casual conversation on all things aviation. If you don't know E...
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SMS and a Wendy's Napkin - Don't Over Complicate from 2022-07-20T14:39:58
Taking a look at the big picture takes SMS (Safety Management System) beyond the paper and becomes a culture, our guest Tim Wade, Director of Environmental, Health, & Safety, at Constant Avi...
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Finding Comfort in Aircraft Management with Andy Kiehl from 2022-06-17T15:22:16
A constant in aviation is that it is always changing and how flight departments operate is no exception. This episode we spoke to Andy Nixon's hero, the legend himself, Andy Kiehl with Listen
We are BACK!!!! Expertise & Empathy in your Evolving BizAv Career w/Jenny Showalter from 2022-05-20T22:25:46
After about a 6-month hiatus that saw all kinds of changes, including Lee joining Nathan and the team at Thoroughbred, we thought highlighting Jenny Showalter was a perfect opportunity for us to...
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2021 BACE Recap from 2021-10-21T14:59:47
Season 2 Episode 19 - Your hosts spent time together talking about experiences and observations from this year's NBAA BACE. This conversation includes a discussion around the evolution of the in...
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The Conduit with Jordan Scales - War Eagle!!! from 2021-09-30T14:47:08
Season 2 Episode 18 - Your hosts took a little life break but we are back at it with our first repeat guest, Jordan Scales. If you don't know Jordan you should connect with him on LinkedIn - we ...
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A Career of Thinking Outside the Box from 2021-08-01T01:51:42
Season 2 episode 17 Innovation has been a hallmark throughout the career of this week's guest, Darrell Frey. Listen as Nathan, Lee, and Andy chat with Darrell Frey, President of Listen
Building an AOG Business from the Ground Up from 2021-07-25T02:56:08
Season 2 Episode 16 is a conversation Andy, Lee, and Nathan had with Joe Peebles, owner and operator of JP Aerotechnics, on how to build an AOG business. Joe believes that authenticity is the nu...
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Three Cs of Illegal Charters from 2021-07-07T00:54:06
Season 2, Episode 15 is a great conversation with Ryan Waguespack from National Air Transportation Association (more commonly known as NATA). We talked about the pitfalls of illegal charter and ...
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Scholarships and Mentorships - A Conversation with Jim Huntoon from 2021-06-13T21:27:51
Season 2 Episode 14 is a great conversation for any aspiring aircraft technician to hear. Any one who knows Jim Huntoon knows he has a burning passion for providing pathways to folks trying to b...
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Following a lifelong passion for aviation to a winning team - a chat with Matt Nenzoski from 2021-05-21T00:32:07
Jet Blast is one year old! Thank you all for all the listens, likes, and love! This is episode 13 of our second season and we had it all from Breaking News, to celebrating Lee's birthday, shout ...
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Pro Tips for Aircraft Mechanic Candidates and Employers from 2021-05-06T02:10:14
Season 2 episode 12! Almost a year of Jet Blast! Crazy! As the world starts to open up companies are seeing an increased need to secure licensed aircraft mechanics. Sarah Parlari joined Nathan, ...
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Picture of MELs from the Aerodox Family from 2021-04-15T15:13
Everyone that is in the #bizav community thinks they understand MELs and where things are currently at, but in Season 2 Episode 11 of Jet Blast you will quickly learn as Nathan, Andy, and Lee di...
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ATEC - Champions of Change from 2021-04-12T13:39:48
In episode 10 of season 2 of Jet Blast Lee, Nathan, and Andy chatted with Crystal Maguire from ATEC about the evolution of standards for training providers for facilities providing curriculum fo...
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From tailwheels to turbines - a chat with PilotJulia from 2021-04-02T01:26:54
Episode 9 of Season 2 is a chat with someone who literally has aviation in her DNA. Nathan, Andy, and Lee sat down with THE PilotJulia to talk about her aviation story. There are all kinds of go...
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Turtles and Bulls - both are flying high! from 2021-03-24T21:11:50
Episode 8 of season 2 your hosts were joined by Joy Finnegan. If you are active on LinkedIn and follow anything related to aviation maintenance you have undoubtedly ran across some of Joy's cont...
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The Man Behind #bizavjets - Eli Stepp from 2021-03-17T02:17:04
Great conversation with the founder of #bizavjets, Eli Stepp. It was great to hear Eli's passion for the business aviation industry. It is a passion that turned from an idea to a brand and now t...
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Turning boring into interesting -- CJI educating the industry for over 10 years. from 2021-03-03T02:22:20
In episode 6 of season 2 Lee, Andy, and Nathan sat down with Alasdair Whyte to chat about the mission of Corporate Jet Investor, the state of the union of aircraft transactions around the world,...
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eVTOL the next big evolution in business aviation from 2021-02-24T05:14:54
Lee, Andy, and Nathan connected with the Brian Glaser, Managing Editor of eVTOL.com to talk about the state of the union of the eVTOL industry. It is interesting to hear and talk through the tec...
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Civilian’s are weird! Closing the gap between military and civil aviation. from 2021-02-10T01:50:07
Hey Jet Blasters! In this episode Nathan, Andy, & Lee were joined by Jose Zaragoza from Code1MX. If you haven’t heard of Code1MX or Jose, you will want to do yourself a favor and check out his stor...
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The secret recipe to finding AOG Technicians from 2021-01-27T15:57:04
In the 3rd episode of their second season Lee, Andy, and Nathan were joined by Gary Lee who is VP and COO of Jet East Aviation. One of Gary's many hats is leading the company's AOG response team...
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Come together, right now...well eventually, hopefully soon. from 2021-01-20T01:10:35
Nathan, Lee, & Andy were joined by Mike Nichols from NBAA to talk about all things NBAA and what things will look like when we all get to come back together at conferences again. Mike also s...
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Diverse experience, strong network, and a love of airplanes - key components to being a DOM from 2021-01-13T01:04:16
Hey Jet Blasters here we are starting Season 2 of the Jet Blast podcast! Crazy to think that we have come this far with it. In episode 1 of season 2 Brent Wiggins from Wing Aviation Group stoppe...
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Thankful for our Guests and our Listeners from 2020-11-24T21:39:41
Episode 24 - The Thanksgiving Episode of the Jet Blast podcast is here for your listening pleasure. Nathan, Andy, & Lee talked about their favorite episodes and what they have learned during...
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Don't forget the humans when making a technology change from 2020-11-15T22:11:29
Episode 23 of Jet Blast was a very insightful conversation with Dr. Amy Grubb from the FBI. Yes she has the wind breaker, and yes Andy and Nathan were super envious of that little tidbit. Amy sh...
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Developing a SAF Mindset from 2020-11-03T02:26:23
Jet Blast Episode 22! Andy abandoned Lee and Nathan because of work (lame), but Perri stepped in and did a fantastic job! It is so cool that we get to experience the passions of our guest through t...
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The Path to Running Your Own Shop from 2020-10-27T00:20:50
Jet Blast episode 21 coming at you with Greg Thibodeau president and founder of Great Lakes Turbines, Inc. Greg's aviation story is a perfect example of someone who sees a better path than the o...
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Just because we all have done it that way doesn't mean we have to keep doing it that way. from 2020-10-06T23:38:19
Episode 20 dropped today on the day the new cohort of NBAA 40 under 40 were announced. For what it is worth, numerous current and alum recipients (including our own Lee Brewster) of the NBAA 40 ...
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Aviation Entrepreneurship 101 from 2020-09-29T23:38:57
In episode 19 of the Jet Blast podcast Andy, Lee, and Nathan had an interesting discussion with Scott Ashton from Aerox. Scott shared in his words "eclectic" aviation background and how each of ...
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What is in a name? That which we call an operator by any other name might get you in trouble! from 2020-09-25T00:21:55
In episode 18 of Jet Blast Lee, Andy, and I were joined by Lori McGee who is a Partner at Jetstream Aviation Law to talk about the importance of knowing who we are as Part 91 Operators. There ha...
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From STCs to Workforce Development - Getting Involved and Finding Solutions from 2020-09-09T13:21:38
Episode 17 is all about being active in seeking solutions. Our friend Rick Ochs from Spirit Aeronautics joined us to talk about some of the things he is currently working on. One of the solutions R...
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Building of a Brand from 2020-09-01T19:38:37
In episode 16 we chatted with Greg Heine from ATP about the building of a brand in business aviat...
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Everybody Needs Somebody Sometime - Even Aviators from 2020-08-25T01:55:03
In episode 15 of Jet Blast Andy, Lee, and I had great conversation with Christina Brown about the important role Coaches play ...
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Aviation Management - What If There Were A Better Way from 2020-08-20T01:16:53
In Jet Blast episode 14 we ripped the bandaid off of a topic that needs broader discussion in business aviation. Lee, Andy, and I were joined by my very good friend Listen
The Evolution of Aircraft Sales from 2020-08-11T01:02:32
In episode 13 of Jet Blast Lee, Andy, and I got to chat with our friends Jared and Jordan. We chatted about one of the positives we all learned through conducting business during the pandemic - ...
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The New Golden Age Of Aviation Is Upon Us! from 2020-08-04T01:21:07
In Jet Blast episode 12 we got to chat with our good friend Christine DeJong from GAMA where we talked about lots of developmental work going on in the aviation industry. As Christine put it (qu...
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It Depends - An Appraiser's Point of View from 2020-07-21T00:46:10
In episode 11 of Jet Blast we were joined by my friend Cameron Tipton from Flight Level Part...
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Being the Voice of Change Instead of the Voice about Change from 2020-07-14T18:03:05
Double digits! That is right episode 10 of Jet Blast is here! We are very excited to share the conversation with had with Jessie Naor<...
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Cybersecurity - A Flight Operations Perspective from 2020-07-07T02:02:59
In episode 9 we were joined by Rob Hill from CCX Technologies to discuss cyber threats flight operations face today. Cybersecurity and the threats that drive this industry are just a part of the...
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Work Force Development from a Maintenance Perspective from 2020-07-01T23:41:23
In episode 8 of Jet Blast we were joined by our good friend Phil Suglia from Duncan Aviation. Aside from his paying job at Duncan as the Service Sales Manager, Phil also heads up the Work Force ...
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Pro-Tips on Instructions for Continued Airworthiness from 2020-06-22T23:56:21
In Episode 7 of Jet Blast we are joined by our good friend Jon Haag. Jon is one of THE subject matter experts when it comes to airworthiness and in particular airworthiness stemming from complia...
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Things Your Aircraft Designer Wishes You Knew from 2020-06-18T00:30:26
In episode 6 we were joined by our good friend Autumn Duntz to talk about how adding an aircraft specific designer to your refurbishment or acquisition project can add value and prevent some costly...
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Tips, Tricks, and Pitfalls Sourcing Aircraft Parts from 2020-06-09T14:31:29
For episode 5 of Jet Blast my good friend Will Dent from AeroPartsNow joined us to talk through some fascinating "sacred cows" that our industry's parts business relies upon. I would venture to ...
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What AOG Events Look Like Post-COVID from 2020-06-03T23:55:17
In this episode of Jet Blast we were joined by industry AOG veteran Paul Witt. AOG's are always stressful events and it takes special people to help navigate through these unplanned maintenance ...
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Compliance Doesn't Have To Be Complicated from 2020-05-27T01:21
Ever been in a safety meeting and the boss rolls out a new very complicated safety risk analysis tool that you need a PhD to understand? What about read through an Advisory Circular and been ove...
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Professional Development & Networking from 2020-05-19T00:07:54
In this episode of Jet Blast the crew accompanied by special guest Perri Bischoff will dive into the importance professional development and building a personal brand beyond your current job or ...
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Ethical Vendor Engagement from 2020-05-12T00:04:31
Nathan, Lee, and Andy talk about some of the ethical pitfalls that folks in the maintenance function can fall into during the course of their business.
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