Pat joined Steve and Bob for a candid on-aircraft conversation recorded in the back of an empty A330 cabin — before actually flying said airplane to Shanghai with Steve. A busy week for the Nomads served as the backdrop for an honest look at life in the industry for a young pilot who started with Nomadic as an intern, and now commands Boeing and Airbus aircraft on worldwide flights before the age of 40.
EP 03 A Busy Week for the Nomads, Airport Lounges, and an On-Aircraft Interview with Pat Lewis →
Current British Airways captain, ex-RAF combat pilot, and one of the most credentialed voices in aviation media. Scott is the author of Jumbo — a Boeing-sanctioned deep dive into the life and legacy of the 747 — and Hercules, drawn from his own experience flying the C-130 in combat operations. He's also the man behind documentary productions including The Last 747, Air Force One: Flying Fortress, and Project Artemis, broadcast on National Geographic and the Smithsonian Channel. The kind of guest who has actually done everything he talks about.
EP 04 Ramblings from the Road, War Stories, & Scottie Bateman talks Jumbo Jets →
Max Comer built one of aviation's biggest social media audiences not from a cockpit, but from the hangar floor. Known as Airplane Facts with Max, he's amassed 1.4 million followers by making the mechanical side of aviation as compelling as the flying side. In this conversation Steve and Bob dig into what it's actually like to be an A&P mechanic at scale, the often-misunderstood relationship between pilots and the people who keep their aircraft airworthy, the business of building an aviation audience from scratch — and somewhere along the way, his music. One of the most unexpectedly wide-ranging episodes in the show's run.
EP 05 Airplane Facts with Max Comer — From the Hangar Floor to 1.4M Followers →
Dr. Abigail Powell didn't come to aviation from the outside — she grew up in it. Her father, grandfather, and uncle were all airline pilots, and she's married to a Navy SEAL turned pilot. Now one of the only licensed psychologists in Texas with specialized aviation mental health training, her Grapevine-based practice exists for one reason: to keep pilots flying. Her approach is direct and clinical — CBT, ACT, nutrition and lifestyle — and she has zero interest in unnecessary diagnoses. What she does have interest in is the conversation this industry keeps avoiding: why the system designed to protect the flying public often works against the people doing the flying, what it actually costs a pilot to ask for help, and what a smarter path forward looks like. One of the most important conversations the show has had.
EP 07 Dr. Abigail Powell — The Mental Health Conversation Aviation Keeps Avoiding →