Cockpit Casual: The Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Steve Giordano and Robert Allen
Podcast Overview
<p><b>Cockpit Casual: <i>The Podcast</i></b> is a weekly debrief from ferry pilots Steve Giordano and Bob Allen — modern-day nomads who spend their lives repositioning heavy airliners around the world.</p><p></p><p>Each episode dives into aviation related news, ferry-flying war stories, special guests, and sharp, often irreverent discussions about a broad range of topics from aircraft systems to world travel. The conversation is grounded in real-world experience and designed to resonate across the spectrum from casual AvGeek to seasoned airline professional...<br /></p><p>Blending professional insight with unfiltered conversation, the show expands on the moments, stories, and industry realities that don’t always make it into the cinematic episodes of Cockpit Casual — offering a behind-the-scenes look at a life lived in motion across the aviation world.</p>
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2/26/2026
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May 29, 2026
EP 12 - Behind the scenes of "Big Yellow", + Dr Powell Returns to Discuss Job Loss and Mental Health
Host Steve details the "Big Yellow" documentary's rapid creation and discusses a new Nigerian airline launch, then interviews Aviation Psychologist Dr. Abigail Powell on navigating pilot job loss and career uncertainty.
May 12, 2026
EP 11 - Inside the Massive Spirit Airlines Repo Operation
<p>When an airline collapses overnight, somebody has to move the airplanes.</p><p></p><p>This week on <i>Cockpit Casual</i>, we finally tell the full story behind the unprecedented 8-day operation that began the moment Spirit Airlines ceased operations. What followed was absolute chaos: 24 aircraft, 5 lessors, planes scattered across the country, time closing in, legal uncertainty, operational pressure, and a race against time to reposition a fleet of Airbus A320s and A321NEOs into long-term storage in the Mojave Desert.</p><p></p><p>For eight straight days, the team at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nomadic.aero/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">Nomadic Aviation Group</a> operated around the clock coordinating one of the largest and most complex airline repossession efforts in recent history. Ferry crews launched with almost no notice. Dispatchers and planners worked through constantly changing logistics. Airplanes were moved from active airline service directly into preservation storage as the industry watched in real time.</p><p></p><p>The story exploded into the national spotlight, with coverage from The Wall Street Journal, <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.npr.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">NPR</a>, <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">CBS News</a>, <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cnbc.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">CNBC</a>, and countless aviation outlets — but this episode is the first time the entire operation has been told from the inside by the people actually running it.</p><p></p><p>From the midnight phone calls… to the FAA and regulatory confusion… to the scramble for crews… to the surreal sight of abandoned airliners arriving one after another in the California desert — this is the complete play-by-play of one of the wildest weeks in Nomadic history.</p><p></p><p>If you’ve ever wondered what really happens after an airline dies, this is the episode.</p>
May 1, 2026
EP10 - The Man Behind the Music! Steve Giordano Sr.
<p>This week on <i>Cockpit Casual: The Podcast</i>, we take a different route.</p><p></p><p>After a quick discussion on current aviation happenings, the conversation shifts toward something that has quietly become one of the defining elements of <i>Cockpit Casual</i> itself: the music.</p><p></p><p>Joining us is Steve Giordano Sr. — lifelong Philadelphia jazz musician, composer, and the man behind much of the original score woven throughout the series. For the first time, we do a deep dive into the music that gives <i>Cockpit Casual </i>its emotional identity.</p><p></p><p>We explore the meaning of jazz, improvisation, and what it means to create music over the course of a 60-year professional career. From the origins of the legendary Philadelphia jazz fusion group <i>Symbiosis</i> to stories from decades in the music world, this episode becomes something far bigger than just aviation or music alone.</p><p>We also discuss the parallels between flying and jazz improvisation — decision making in real time, trusting instinct, discipline hidden beneath freedom, and the pursuit of mastery in endlessly variable environments.</p><p></p><p>If you’ve ever wondered why music plays such a central role in <i>Cockpit Casual</i>, this episode explains it better than any we’ve done before.</p><p></p><p>A conversation about art, flying, creativity, aging, passion, identity — and the soundtrack behind a life lived in motion.</p><p></p><p>Want to talk Jazz with Steve SR? Shoot him an email! Seriously! <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:jzguru@gmail.com" target="_blank">jzguru@gmail.com</a></p><p></p><p>Coming Soon: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://stevegiordanojazz.com" target="_blank">stevegiordanojazz.com</a></p><p></p><p>Terje's Channel which features Steve Giordano Sr's Music:</p><p><b>@nordichelicopteraviators - </b>Head over and Subscribe on YouTube! Cool Stuff</p><p></p><p>Find us on the web: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://cockpitcasual.com" target="_blank">cockpitcasual.com</a></p><p></p>
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- What is Cockpit Casual: The Podcast?
<p><b>Cockpit Casual: <i>The Podcast</i></b> is a weekly debrief from ferry pilots Steve Giordano and Bob Allen — modern-day nomads who spend their lives repositioning heavy airliners around the world.</p><p></p><p>Each episode dives into aviation related news, ferry-flying war stories, special guests, and sharp, often irreverent discussions about a broad range of topics from aircraft systems to world travel. The conversation is grounded in real-world experience and designed to resonate across the spectrum from casual AvGeek to seasoned airline professional...<br /></p><p>Blending professional insight with unfiltered conversation, the show expands on the moments, stories, and industry realities that don’t always make it into the cinematic episodes of Cockpit Casual — offering a behind-the-scenes look at a life lived in motion across the aviation world.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
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