Episode 17: Nigel Hopkins
Hey guys! Happy 2021! First episode of the new year and we started off with a bang. We have the South African Aerobatic wonder, Nigel Hopkins on today. We talk about South African aerobatics, and what the scene looks like, aerobatics in general, airshow flying, different aerobatic aircraft he has flown, and so much more! Most notable, we chat about his 2015 bailout involving his MX2, as he was practicing for WAC. We are so glad his egress was successful, and that he is here to share his story. Nigel is a phenomenal pilot and human being. I will throw links down below so you can follow him and his flying. Enjoy!
https://www.facebook.com/nigelhopkinsaerobatics
Instagram: @nigelhopkinsaerobatics
Episode 04: Rob Holland
What an honor it was to sit down and shoot the shit with 5 time WAC Freestyle, 9 time National, and 10 time National Freestyle champion, and one of my idols, Rob Holland. I was actually nervous to interview him, as he is so talented and accomplished, but he couldn’t have been more nice. We talk about his accomplishments, biplanes, the mighty MXS-RH, flying airshows, coaching, competing, the IAC and so much more! What an absolutely tremendous human being. Clearly he is a world class competition pilot, world class airshow pilot, has several amazing lifetime achievement awards including the Eric Müller award he was presented last year. He is also a very nice guy. He is an excellent ambassador to the sport, a mentor to several other world class pilots, and very approachable. He genuinely loves aerobatics, loves flying, and loves trying to be his best self. Obviously with 2020 being a huge hit, the airshow season has been almost completely decimated. Head on over to Robs website down below, buy a patch and a t-shirt. Be sure to catch him on the 2021 airshow circuit (fingers crossed). His last scheduled show is Stuart FL Nov 7-8 and its still scheduled as of now so if you are in the area, be sure to head out and watch the show! If you want to support Rob, and his Unlimited Team on the IAC side of things, check the link down below to donate.
To support Rob Holland:
https://www.ultimateairshows.com
To support the IAC teams:
https://www.iac.org/unlimited-team-2019
Episode 01: The Beginning
A podcast is born! What kind of podcast remains to be seen, but the essence of this podcast is to simply talk about flying cool shit, and talk to people about flying cool shit.
In this episode I talk bit about what’s going on during COVID, a little about the status of my airplane and some fun stuff I have flown lately. I also give a brief background on myself, and why I started the podcast. Please email me with suggestions on what you would be interested in hearing, flycoolshit@gmail.com.