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#72 - Around Australia in a Searey with David and Cathy: Retracing the steps of an historic flight around Australia 100 years ago, David Geers and Cathy Babis are on a journey around our great nation in a Searey Amphibian. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

54 min listen

#71 - Seabee Owner and Former Fighter Pilot Jim Whalley: Jim Whalley is a retired FA-18 hornet pilot, graduate of the Empire Test Pilots School and co-founder of a successful aeronautical industries company Nova Systems. But coolest thing of all, he owns a great example of a Republic Seabee flying boat! by On the Step with thatmallardguy

55 min listen

#70 - 23yo Aussie Flying Floats in Alaska, Ollie O'Halloran: At just 23 years old, Aussie seaplane pilot Ollie O'Halloran already has a huge amount of experience and is living his best life flying the iconic de Havilland Beaver in the majestic surrounds of the Alaskan Wilderness. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

82 min listen

#69 - John Ramsden and Mallard's, Twin Otters, Buccaneers and the rest!: A self-confessed lucky bugger who answered a phone call back in the early 80’s that changed the direction of his career forever, John Ramsden took that opportunity and has flown seaplanes around the world including both the radial and turbine mallard, the twin otter and continues flying today in the Cessna caravan amphibian. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

87 min listen

#68 - Icon A5 Dealer Gary-James Knight: It’s time to get into another fun episode with todays guest, Gary-James Knight. Gary is part of the sales team at Icon aircraft, selling the beautiful A5 two seat flying boat all across America and having an absolute blast while doing so. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

71 min listen

#67 - My wife Jenna Bolton! Helicopter Pilot and Mallard Business Manager: Today's guest is my wife, Jenna. Jenna’s story is a cracker. It’s a story of career changes, adventure, experience and breaking the one rule you set for yourself, don’t date a pilot. I’m certainly glad she broke that one! by On the Step with thatmallardguy

92 min listen

#66 - Gweduck Flying Boat with Walter Fellows: My guest today is Walter Fellows, and he is part of the team involved in the revolutionary Gweduck aircraft. Slightly bigger than a Widgeon, slightly smaller than a Goose, the Gweduck is an all-composite aircraft bringing twin engine flying boats into the 21st century. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

67 min listen

#65 - Katie Cowley's Career So Far: Katie has a great story to share, from her troubled upbringing to making big decisions at an early age, Katie jumped into aviation thanks to her experiences in the snowboarding world! by On the Step with thatmallardguy

71 min listen

#64 - The Turbine Albatross with Amphibian Aerospace Industries CEO Dan Webster: Dan Webster is the CEO of Amphibian Aerospace Industries and has the incredibly challenging but super exciting job of bringing back to life one of the world’s most popular and capable flying boats, the Grumman Albatross. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

83 min listen

#63 - Seaplane Insurance with Ian Tait: Ian Tait is well known and very highly regarded in Australia as the go to man for Aviation Insurance. His company, Aviation Insurance Australia is the country’s leading independent aviation insurance agency providing specialist insurance assistance to a wide range of aviation clients. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

75 min listen

#62 - South Coast Seaplanes Owner Tim Gilbo: Today I speak with South Coast Seaplanes owner, a seaplane flight instructor and all round experienced and great bloke, Tim Gilbo. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

80 min listen

#61 - Aviat Husky Seaplane Dealer Kevin Oaks: Kevin Oaks is an aircraft sales manager whose day job is to show off the incredibly capable Aviat Husky. On both floats and wheels, the Husky is the true adventurer’s aircraft! by On the Step with thatmallardguy

64 min listen

#60 - Old Pilot Bold Pilot Blaine Bjarnarson: Blaine Bjarnarson is another Canadian legend who has over 40 years flying experience on the Twin Otter alone! The Twin Otter has taken Blain to some incredible places around the world, but an adventure into a ground effect vehicle changed his life. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

75 min listen

#59 - Dr Ben Williams, Private Seaplane Owner: Ben Williams has become a great mate of mine over the last few years here in Darwin. Just being my friend doesn’t mean you get a gig on this show, only people with epic stories do and Ben is one of those. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

72 min listen

#58 - Flying Boat Film Creator Dirk Braun: The long awaited (especially for seaplane mad people like myself) release of the Flying Boat Film is over after the Movie was released at AirVenture 2021. I have the man behind the film, Dirk Braun on the show to talk about his creation. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

27 min listen

#57 - Seaplanes at EAA AirVenture 2021: I speak with Seaplane Pilots Association Executive Director Steve McCaughey about the 2021 EAA AirVenture Airshow from a seaplane aspect and what you can expect to see at this years event. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

45 min listen

#56 - Grumman Widgeon Owner Mike Rutter: Like the majority of the 3 other Grumman Twin Engine Flying boats, the Widgeon is just as rare and unlikely to be seen gracing our skies. That makes Mike Rutter’s restoration of his antique aircraft even more special and one that has a great story to tell by On the Step with thatmallardguy

61 min listen

#55 - New Zealand Radial Otter Pilot Steven Newland: Steven Newland has had a career full of adventure, fun and floats. This Kiwi will inspire you to chase your dream and laugh along the way. A true legend of our industry with so much more to come in his future. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

90 min listen

#54 - Angle of Attack founder Chris Palmer: Alaskan Chris Palmer is the incredible host behind Angle of Attack, the online ground school that also contains a great following on Instagram, YouTube and a very informative podcast called Aviator Cast. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

65 min listen

#53 - Chalk's Ocean Airways Senior Captain Arthur Campbell: For a Mallard pilot, Chalks is somewhat of a holy grail company, alongside Antilles air boats or the Virgin Island Seaplane Shuttle, or, maybe even Paspaley Aviation. To interview and talk with an ex-chalks pilot was amazing and Arthur Campbell didn’t disappoint. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

89 min listen

#51 - Two Grumman Flying Boats and a FireBoss before age 35: Peter Klein: Not knowing what he wanted to do for a career, Peter Klein knew he wanted to stay close to the coast, so seaplanes made sense... now he is one of the few FireBoss pilots in the world! by On the Step with thatmallardguy

93 min listen

Australian Seaplane Pilot Conference 2021: This April 2021 the Seaplane Pilots Association of Australia is hosting its biannual conference in the beautiful Whitsunday Islands! I speak with SPAA president David Geers about the event including the Mallard Safari. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

30 min listen

#50 - Sydney Seaplanes CEO Aaron Shaw: Aaron Shaw is the CEO of Sydney Seaplanes. He has seen the company develop from a mixed bag of operators competing for clients to one of Australia's leading seaplane operators. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

62 min listen

#49 - 24 year old Caravan Amphib Pilot Alex Fisher: Alex Fisher is a young enthusiastic Seaplane Pilot creating his own opportunities in the industry, after getting into aviation at a very young age. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

60 min listen

#48 - Chief Pilot of the Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures Emma Holdgate: Emma Holdgate is a kiwi born seaplane pilot who is now the chief pilot of arguably Australia’s biggest seaplane operation, Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

71 min listen

#47 - Alaskan Beaver Pilot and Seaplane Instructor Chris Turner: Chris Turner has found his passion in float flying, spending 6 months of the year as a seaplane instructor and the other 6 months bashing around Alaska in a Beaver. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

64 min listen

#46 - Sharks in the Runway Author Paul Harding: For over 20 years, Paul Harding made the paradise of the Bahamas his workplace, flying his Maule floatplane all around the archipelago of islands. He is now retired and has written a book about his life called "Sharks in the Runway!" by On the Step with thatmallardguy

52 min listen

#45 - Seawings Dubai founder Peter Groves: Peter Groves is a Canadian seaplane pilot at heart, however due to certain events throughout his career path, Pete went into the airline system, however, he shares with us the story of starting a seaplane company in one of the worlds harshest environments, the Dubai desert. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

66 min listen

Seaplane Scares 2: Seaplane Scares! This episode is full of stories from past guests who share a new story about a time they had a scare in a seaplane and what they learnt from the experience. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

42 min listen

Stranded Catalina "Miss Pick Up" now safely back home: 6 weeks ago we heard the news of the Catalina flying boat Miss Pick Up being stranded on Loch Ness. Now she is home safe and Matt Dearden is back to update us on how it all went. by On the Step with thatmallardguy

18 min listen

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