Fly Cool Shit - An Aviation Podcast About Flying Cool Shit

About Fly Cool Shit - An Aviation Podcast About Flying Cool Shit

An aviation podcast where I talk about flying cool planes, and talk to cool pilots who fly cool planes. I will talk about aerobatics, warbirds, experimental aircraft and more! Sometimes I will just ramble by myself and sometimes we will have guests!

Publisher

Mark Pollard & Jeff Petrocelli

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

14 Sept 2020

Latest episode

13 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 224 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 212: At The End OF The Day With Chris Rudd

   Host Chris Rudd and aerobatic pilot Chris Rudd discuss WAC changes, the IAC, aerobatic teams, and various Extra aircraft models.

2. 

   15 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 211: Vintage 90’s

   Welcome back! This week, we continue to talk about maintenance and supporting some legacy aerobatic aircraft like the Extra. We also talk about composite aircraft and the fact that, as of now, the NG has a life limit of 1500 hours. Crazy! We also talk about aircraft development and how it seems like peak aircraft performance has been achieved. We hope you enjoy this! Thank you to LIFT Aviation! Head to www.liftaviationusa.com and use the promo code FLYCOOLSHIT at checkout for 25% off most items.

3. 

   17 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 210: BRS and BSing

   Welcome back! This week, we chat about Sun N Fun, the Sebring contest, and most of all, we chat about parachutes and BRS, and how they relate to egress. It is a fun discussion to think about the use of a BRS in aerobatic platforms. Think they are going to be standard equipment someday? Thank you to LIFT Aviation! Head to www.liftaviationusa.com and use the promo code FLYCOOLSHIT at checkout for 25% off most items.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 212: At The End OF The Day With Chris Rudd

Published 13 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I mean, I, you know, I, I went down a garden path that, that it's freaking royalty industry have been able to go down. And I sat there and tried to get my crumbs and try to learn the whole way. Yeah. Yeah. I agree about David Martin. I love Dave. I never flew a Cap 232. The Cap 232? I heard it's awesome. It's an awesome airplane. By far the best. If I was going to build a fully carbon airplane like an MX, I would just clone the 232 100%. I don't think you could make it better. Put the 580 11 to 1 Thunderbolt on it. Well, that was my thought process when we were talking about Extra. And there is a little bit where the Extra is the king of the mountain because companies like Zivco and Cap haven't – they're gone. […]

Who has been a guest on Fly Cool Shit - An Aviation Podcast About Flying Cool Shit

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chris Rudd
• Luke Penner
• Paul Bennet
• Marco Bouw
• Bill Stein

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

53 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

32 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

50

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