
About this podcast
Vapor and Cuckoo are former military pilots and current advanced flight instructors who rant about issues they see in General Aviation and provide solutions on how to do better. Pete "Vapor" Reddan is retired Air Force Pilot having flown the KC-10, T-6 and C-17. Mike "Cuckoo" Kloch, the 2026 National Flight Instructor of the Year, is a retired US Marine Pilot who flew the F-18. Both logged combat sorties over Iraq and/or Afghanistan an they apply their unique perspectives to General Aviation…
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The Aviation Rant
About this podcast
Vapor and Cuckoo are former military pilots and current advanced flight instructors who rant about issues they see in General Aviation and provide solutions on how to do better. Pete "Vapor" Reddan is retired Air Force Pilot having flown the KC-10, T-6 and C-17. Mike "Cuckoo" Kloch, the 2026 National Flight Instructor of the Year, is a retired US Marine Pilot who flew the F-18. Both logged combat sorties over Iraq and/or Afghanistan an they apply their unique perspectives to General Aviation…
Recent episodes
- Ep 20 - 250 Years, Slow Roll, UPRT, & AI Generated Spin Training Images4 Jul · 1 h 27 min
- Episode 19 - Ego. "You're writing checks your body can cash!"1 Apr · 47 min
- Episode 18 - "Part 3" Brief, Fly, Debrief17 Mar · 1 h 18 min
- Episode 17 How Come No One Told Me That Before!8 Mar · 1 h 02 min
- Episode 16 - Emergency Descent and Stall, Slip, Skid, Spin Training19 Jan · 50 min
- Episode 15 - Advice for CFIs and their Clients26 Dec 2025 · 1 h 09 min
- Episode 14, The Pursuit of Excellence in 2026!8 Dec 2025 · 58 min
- Episode 13 - Integrity26 Nov 2025 · 1 h 07 min
- Episode 12 - The Impossible Turn and Other Random Rants27 Oct 2025 · 1 h 05 min
- Ep 11 - Part 2... Brief, Fly, Debrief, Repeat16 Sept 2025 · 1 h 17 min