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by Halsey Schider
Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, with your host Halsey Schider! This podcast is for helicopter pilots, maintainers, and enthusiasts! Whether you've been in the industry for 30 years or are just someone that loves helicopters, this podcast is for you! The podcasts will feature guests from a wide array of industry sectors to have casual conversation, answer questions, give sound advice, and talk shop. Finally, a podcast produced by helicopter professionals for all types of helicopter people!
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- 3 days ago1h 11m
Episode 200: Building a Better Helicopter Pilot Community | John LeDrew & Jay Lugo
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this milestone 200th episode of The Helicopter Podcast, Halsey Schider welcomes John LeDrew and Jay Lugo of the Helicopter Pilot Study Group for a conversation about flight training, mentorship and the importance of community in aviation. After beginning his helicopter training at 46, John discovered how challenging it could be to navigate flight school without a strong support network. What began as...
- 1 weeks ago1h 3m
Episode #199: Lessons From the Fixed-Wing World | Joey Buley
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this episode, Halsey Schider sits down with longtime friend Joey Buley to compare two aviation careers that started from similar places but ultimately took very different paths. Halsey and Joey have known each other since childhood, and Joey reflects on finding his way into flight school after struggling with the traditional college path. His career would take him through flight instruction, regional...
- 2 weeks ago58 min
Episode 198: Why the U.S. Army Chose the R66 for Flight Training | David Smith
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this episode, Halsey Schider welcomes Robinson Helicopter Company CEO David Smith back to the podcast for an update on a period of significant change for the company. At the centre of the conversation is Robinson's growing role in military flight training and the selection of the R66 for the U.S. Army's Flight School Next program. David explains why the Army is placing renewed emphasis on single-engi...
- 3 weeks ago59 min
Episode #197: Beneath the Rescue Helicopter | Jim O'Neill
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this episode, Halsey Schider sits down with Jim O'Neill of Bristow Group, an experienced helicopter rescue paramedic, winchman, and winch operator whose career has taken him from the infantry to decades of helicopter search-and-rescue operations. Jim takes Halsey inside a challenging rescue with the Irish Coast Guard near Dingle Harbour, Ireland, where severe weather, a vessel in distress, and a rapi...
- Oct 6, 20261h 2m
Episode #196: How to Get the Most From Heli Flight School | Chad McIntosh & Bailey Gackstetter
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this episode, Halsey Schider sits down with Chad McIntosh and Bailey Gackstetter of Great Lakes Helicopter and HeliSIX in Ontario, Canada, for a conversation about flight training, building helicopter pilots and the value of learning inside a working aviation operation. Chad and Bailey explain why choosing a flight school should be about more than price or simply earning a licence. The instructors, c...
- Sep 22, 20261h 10m
Episode #195: Supporting Presidential Helicopter Missions | Beau Prine
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this episode, Halsey Schider sits down with Beau Prine of Aviation Academy Louisiana to discuss a career shaped by military aviation, maintenance excellence, and a passion for developing the next generation of aviation professionals. Before entering aviation education, Beau served as a CH-53 crew chief in the United States Marine Corps, including two tours with HMX-1—the squadron responsible for pres...
- Sep 15, 20261h 8m
Episode #194 - Flying Fighters, Combat Missions & Helicopters | C.W. Lemoine
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this episode, Halsey Schider sits down with fighter pilot, author, and content creator C.W. Lemoine to talk about an aviation career that rarely followed the obvious path. Growing up in Louisiana, C.W. dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot, only to be told early on that his eyesight would likely prevent him from ever reaching that goal. Rather than letting that answer define his future, he continued lo...
- Sep 8, 20261h 5m
Episode 193: Behind the Uniform - Coast Guard Aviation & Mental Health | Ryan Vandehei
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS! In this episode, Halsey Schider sits down with Ryan Vandehei, a former Coast Guard helicopter pilot, to talk about his path into military aviation, the realities of Coast Guard flight training, and some of the personal challenges that have come with the journey. Ryan shares what drew him to the Coast Guard Academy with the goal of becoming a pilot and the highs and lows that followed—from struggling thr...
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About The Helicopter Podcast
Welcome to The Helicopter Podcast, with your host Halsey Schider! This podcast is for helicopter pilots, maintainers, and enthusiasts! Whether you've been in the industry for 30 years or are just someone that loves helicopters, this podcast is for you! The podcasts will feature guests from a wide array of industry sectors to have casual conversation, answer questions, give sound advice, and talk shop. Finally, a podcast produced by helicopter professionals for all types of helicopter people!
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