Best Rotory Wing Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 314 - Literary Aviatrix: Liz Booker's Voyage Beyond the Pen Part 1 1:26:28

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! In today’s epis…

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Episode 313 - Blades of Valor Tour 2025: Inside San Diego Police Department’s Aviation Unit Part 2 1:06:04

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! This two-part s…

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Episode 41 - Inside Safety Culture: Trust, Voice, and Vulnerability Part 1 1:10:28

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine. In today’s episode, we sit down with researcher and industry expert Russell Griffin for an honest and eye-opening conversation about what truly drives safety culture. Together, we unpack the human side of aviation safe…

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Episode 312 - Blades of Valor Tour 2025: Inside San Diego Police Department’s Aviation Unit Part 1 1:12:58

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! This two-part s…

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Episode 311 - Optimizing Flight with Neuroscience: Jamie Wood on Sleep, Focus & Burnout Prevention 1:28:50

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! This special ep…

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Episode 40 - Owning the Process: Leading without Ego with Dave Weber Part 2 59:52

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical Helicasts and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode, we’re joined by Dave Weber, who opened the 2025 ECHO Conference with a powerful keynote on leadership and teamwork. We take a deeper look into his five core principles for building stronger teams — tak…

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Episode 310 - Clint Pulver’s HeliLife and Dream Machines: Elevating Flight and Hope 1:14:23

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! This special ep…

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Episode 309 - 2025 APSA Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Award Recipient – Nicholas Romano Part 2 1:09:15

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! Today’s episode…

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Episode 39 - Owning the Process: Leading without Ego with Dave Weber Part 1 58:22

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical Helicasts and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode, we’re joined by Dave Weber, who opened the 2025 ECHO Conference with a powerful keynote on leadership and teamwork. We take a deeper look into his five core principles for building stronger teams — tak…

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Episode 308 - 2025 APSA Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Award Recipient – Nicholas Romano Part 1 1:07:50

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! Today’s episode…

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Episodes 307 - The Future of MD Helicopters: Strategic Upgrades and Leadership Part 2 1:12:25

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast and The Helicopter Podcast mashup, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelic…

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Episode 38 Precision in the Air: The Joint Mission of NJ’s JEMSTAR Program 1:13:50

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine. In this episode, we explore another non-traditional helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) program with an inside look at JEMSTAR in New Jersey. This unique program isn’t just any medevac team—these crews blend l…

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Episodes 306 - The Future of MD Helicopters: Strategic Upgrades and Leadership Part I 1:05:12

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast and The Helicopter Podcast mashup, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelic…

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Episode 305 - Blades of Valor Tour 2025: Inside Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Aviation Part 2 1:10:54

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! The 2025 Blades…

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Episode 37 - Response Ready: Concepts for Effective Briefing/Debriefing 1:02:18

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Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this live episode from the ECHO Louisville 2025 conference, we sit down with US Army pilot and ECHO Safety Team member Sean Gavin from the New York Air National Guard. Together, we explore the art of briefing and debrief…

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Episode 304 - Blades of Valor Tour 2025: Inside Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Aviation Part 1 1:04:22

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! The 2025 Blades…

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Episode 303 - Why should I go to the ECHO Public Safety Aviation Conference? 1:15:18

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Welcome to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. This episode was recorded on location at the ECHO 2025 Public Safety Aviation Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podc…

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Episode 36 - Beyond the FRAT: Redefining Risk in Public Safety Aviation Part 2 57:56

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine. In this episode, we sit down with Jack Schonely, co-host of The Hangar Z Podcast and respected voice in aviation and public safety, to explore one of the most vital aspects of our profession: Risk management. Together,…

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Episode 302 - APSA Robert L. Cormier Award – Michael Sill Part 2 1:09:16

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! In this special…

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Episode 301 - APSA Robert L. Cormier Award – Michael Sill Part I 1:05:02

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! In this special…

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Episode 300 - From F-16s to Quantum Helicopters: A Conversation with Terry Blakemore Part 3 1:04:06

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com/ to enter! In this episod…

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Episodes 35 Beyond the FRAT: Redefining Risk in Public Safety Aviation Part 1 55:56

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine. In this episode, we sit down with Jack Schonely, co-host of The Hangar Z Podcast and respected voice in aviation and public safety, to explore one of the most vital aspects of our profession: Risk management. Together,…

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Episode 299 - From F-16s to Quantum Helicopters: A Conversation with Terry Blakemore Part 2 1:02:38

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com/ to enter! In this episod…

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Episode 298 - From F-16s to Quantum Helicopters: A Conversation with Terry Blakemore Part 1 1:01:28

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com/ to enter! In this episod…

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Episode 34 - Complex Care, Clear Skies: Behind Boston MedFlight’s Most Challenging Cases Part 2 46:06

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine. In this episode, we sit down with two incredible clinicians from Boston MedFlight, Jamie Eastman and Widmac (Wid) Laterion. Together, they take us inside the daily mission and operations of one of the nation’s most res…

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Episode 297 - Honoring our fallen through the Police Unity Tour with Chuck Buttitta 1:17:07

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Welcome to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! In this three-e…

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Episode 296 - LAPD SWAT 20 David with Chuck Buttitta Part 2 1:08:10

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Welcome to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! In this three-e…

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Episode 33 - Complex Care, Clear Skies: Behind Boston MedFlight’s Most Challenging Cases Part 1 45:20

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Episode 295 - LAPD SWAT 20 David with Chuck Buttitta Part 1 1:07:40

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Welcome to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! In this three-e…

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Episode 294 - Blades of Valor Award Recipients: El Dorado County Sheriff's Part 2 1:11:33

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! In this episode…

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Episode 32 - Blades of Valor: Resilience and Recovery after Tragedy 1:20:10

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine. In this episode, we sit down with flight nurse Danica Mainridge—a clinician whose story is as inspiring as it is unforgettable. From her path into critical care to the day everything changed in the aftermath of her com…

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Episode 293 - Blades of Valor Award Recipients: El Dorado County Sheriff's Part I 1:14:19

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! In this episode…

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Episode 31 - The Evolution of Public Safety Aviation with Leonardo Helicopters Part 2 52:49

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode, we are joined by Mike Bucari and Sam Schaab from Leonardo Helicopters for a forward-looking conversation about the evolution of air medical services and the aircraft that make lifesaving missions possi…

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Episode 292 - Insights on the Camp Mystic Flood with Texas Parks and Wildlife Chief Pilot Brandon Rose Part 2 1:02:36

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! In this episode…

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Episode 291 - Insights on the Camp Mystic Flood with Texas Parks and Wildlife Chief Pilot Brandon Rose Part 1 1:04:08

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! In this episode…

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Episode 30 - The Evolution of Public Safety Aviation with Leonardo Helicopters Part 1 54:28

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode, we are joined by Mike Bucari and Sam Schaab from Leonardo Helicopters for a forward-looking conversation about the evolution of air medical services and the aircraft that make lifesaving missions possi…

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Episode 289 - Women in Law Enforcement: Helicopter Pilots Breaking Barriers Part 1 1:13:00

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! Today’s episode…

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Episode 290 - Women in Law Enforcement: Helicopter Pilots Breaking Barriers Part 2 1:09:12

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! Today’s episode…

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Episode 29 Voices Behind the Mission: a Communication Specialist Perspective 1:22:54

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode of the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosts Mike Fadale and Blake Shrider sit down with communication specialists Carissima Collins and Toya Jones to shine a spotlight on the unsung heroes of the air medica…

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Episode 288 - Blades of Valor Tour 2025: Inside Texas DPS Aviation Part 3 1:00:12

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! This three-part…

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Episode 287 - Blades of Valor Tour 2025: Inside Texas DPS Aviation Part 2 1:03:40

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! This three-part…

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Episode 28 - Halsey & Valor Flight Crew: Inside the World of Air Medical Rescue 1:05:19

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode of The Helicopter Podcast, host Halsey Schider sits down with Blake Shrider and Mike Fadale from the Valor Flight Crew Podcast for an inside look at the demanding world of air medical services. Together…

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Episode 286 - Blades of Valor Tour 2025: Inside Texas DPS Aviation Part 1 1:04:05

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! This three-part…

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Episode 285 – Tactical Communication w/ LAPD’s Manny Dickerson & Lee Owen, Canyon AeroConnect Part 2 1:12:31

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Welcome to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical Helicasts and in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! In this epis…

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Episode 27 - Both Sides of the Skids: A HEMS Evolution from Provider to Patient Part 2 58:17

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode, hosts Mike Fadale and Blake Shrider sit down with someone who brings a rare and powerful perspective to the table—Jason Bazelow, a seasoned helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) provider whose j…

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Episode 284 – Tactical Communication w/ LAPD’s Manny Dickerson & Lee Owen, Canyon AeroConnect Part 1 1:19:58

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Welcome to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical Helicasts and in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! In this epis…

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Episode 283 - Combat, Coast Guard, and Cruising Antarctica: Tony Lumpkin’s Story Part 2 1:21:21

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Welcome to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! On today’s e…

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Episode 26 - Both Sides of the Skids: A HEMS Evolution from Provider to Patient Part 1 1:02:29

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode, hosts Mike Fadale and Blake Shrider sit down with someone who brings a rare and powerful perspective to the table—Jason Bazelow, a seasoned helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) provider whose j…

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Episode 282 - Combat, Coast Guard, and Cruising Antarctica: Tony Lumpkin’s Story Part 1 1:19:26

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Welcome to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! On today’s e…

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Episode 281 - 5th Anniversary Special: Celebrating with Fighter Pilot Podcast Host Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello Part 2 1:13:03

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Welcome to The Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine. Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter! This special tw…