Pilot's Discretion from Sporty's
Sporty's Pilot Shop
4.9from 262 ratings
- 139
- Episodes
- 57
- Transcribed
- 262
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 94M
- YouTube views
About Pilot's Discretion from Sporty's
Pilot's Discretion brings you authentic conversations with some of aviation's most interesting people. From honest discussions about flight training to fascinating stories from airshow pilots, this podcast is for anyone who loves to fly. Stay tuned for our rapid-fire "ready to copy" segment at the end of every episode, where we go beyond the cliches to find out what each guest really thinks. Brought to you by Sporty's Pilot Shop, training and equipping pilots worldwide since 1961. Have a comment? Email us: podcast@sportys.com
- Publisher
- Sporty's Pilot Shop
- Category
- leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 Jun 2021
- Latest episode
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
57 of 139 episodes have a transcript.
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
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The pursuit of perfection, with Michael Goulian
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And Lycoming has a Thunderbolt division inside of their factory. There's about five people inside the factory in one room that build these special engines for us. And They do a great job. So essentially, many of the world-level aerobatic airplanes now and like RVs and things of that nature, most of them have these Thunderbolt engines in them. So you're trying to extract the most amount of horsepower that you can get out of the engine in a safe manner, in a reliable manner, because the airplane – also has to cross the Rocky Mountains going to California and things like that, yet be able to turn incredibly high RPM on an air show day with high temperatures and all of the things. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Pilot's Discretion from Sporty's
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Michael Goulian
- Justin Siems
- Kit Darby
- Paul New
- Steve McCaughey
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 94,077,594
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 180 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 82 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100
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- Quality
- 81
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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