Hangar 49 is hosted by three
private pilots based in the Pacific Northwest:
Two ex-broadcaster's in the USA and one ex 1960's British rock and
roller that ended up in Canada.
(Note:
The guy in the middle, Jimmy, retired from podcasting in late 2017)
Here
we are together for the first time at the Arlington, WA Fly-In, July
2011
Al, Jim, and Tony.
Broadcasting live from the Arlington Fly-In flight line in 2014.
Jim
Jim after
piloting us to Lewiston, Idaho.
Jim picked up his Private Pilot/Single Engine Land certificate in 2007.
Al
Al after
landing in the Alvord Desert in southeast, Oregon
Al
holds Private Pilot certificate with a Single Engine Land
rating. He has almost 650 hours and has been flying for fun
since 1999.
All of Al's flying pictures plus an online logbook of every flight can
be found
here.
Tony
Tony holds a Canadian Private Pilot Licence/Aeroplane and holds night and VFR Over-The-Top ratings. He also usually holds a glass of decent Scotch but they don't give ratings for that. Tony sold his 1967 Cessna 172H in 2018. He is based in Kelowna, British Columbia and is a nationally-known aviation and rodeo photographer.
Other
interests include music, poker, photography and introducing the world
to humour like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GgVW4--CVI