Richard McSpadden talks about the Thunderbirds and Air Safety Institute

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The Flying Midwest Podcast had the great opportunity to chat with Richard McSpadden. For me, it was a full circle moment. I was stationed at Nellis at the same time McSpadden commanded the Thunderbirds and was given a coin by him.

We talked about his selection and time with the Thunderbirds, and then continued with all things Air Safety Institute.

Hope you’ll check it out.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3...Q&context=spotify:show:3l7f7XPF2WpNKwrNLsHfHB

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Dickie is one of the only guys at AOPA worth a plug nickel. I love his accident analysis videos. We had him talk at the Navion conventions (his father is a long time Navioneer). McSpadden was also one of the main guys facilitating basic med at AOPA.
 
This was a great episode Jim. I've heard McSpadden on a couple podcasts before, but they never went much beyond his ASI work. I liked the questions you guys asked about his history & time with the Thunderbirds.
 
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Jim K said:
This was a great episode Jim. I've heard McSpadden on a couple podcasts before, but they never went much beyond his ASI work. I liked the questions you guys asked about his history time with the Thunderbirds.
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Thanks! His command of an elite air demonstration squadron is no small thing either. I enjoyed hearing more about how they operate.

Getting a chance to interview his was a real treat!


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There was a video from that movie Downfall where everybody puts their own subtitles over Hitler's rants. One of the Navion guys did Dick Sr. as Hitler planning the formation flight into the Navion convention and he's talking about who will be flying what Navion and one of the aids has to break it to him that his son will be arriving in a TriPacer which leads to a rant about how he can't do that, he was Thunderbird One, for crissakes.
 
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