Los mejores podcasts de Southern Skies Media (2024)

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Aviatrix Writers' Room: Canadian pilot and author Lola Reid Allin talks about writing her memoir, Highway to the Sky, and hybrid publishing with She Writes Press 52:04

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Send us a text In this Literary Aviatrix Writers' Room interview with Lola Reid Allin, she talks about her writing journey including courses at Gotham Writers in NYC, overcoming the fear of sharing personal details, hybrid-publishing with She Writes Press, book launch promotion, and her lessons learned on the value of critique. 00:00 Book Release: …

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Book launch interview with Canadian pilot Lola Reid Allin about her memoir, Highway to the Sky: An Aviator's Journey, out on September 17th 2024 1:02:43

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Send us a text In this interview with Canadian pilot Lola Reid Allin, we talk about her new memoir, launching on September 17th, 2024. 00:00 Introduction and Book Launch 01:17 Synopsis and Reading 09:28 Lola's Aviation Career 11:59 Transitioning Beyond Flying 16:01 Inspiring Others: Why did you write the book? 17:34 Challenges and Discrimination: N…

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9/9/24 - Observe the Moon Night 2:00

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By September 13, the Moon will look a little more than half illuminated in the south. This is when the Delta College Planetarium in Bay City will celebrate this year’s International Observe the Moon Night!Por Delta College Public Radio

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9/2/24 - Sagittarius the Archer 2:00

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From late August through September, Sagittarius the Archer will appear low in the south at evening twilight. With the Milky Way running through it, Sagittarius is a treasure trove of deep sky wonders for binoculars.Por Delta College Public Radio

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8/26/24 - The Milky Way 2:00

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Away from city lights and bright moonlight, this is the time of year to see the faint band of the Milky Way stretching right over the top of the sky.Por Delta College Public Radio

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8/19/24 - The Lure of Astronomy 2:00

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For decades now, amateur astronomy continues to be one of the fastest growing hobbies in the world. Why is that? What gets people so hooked on space and the night sky?Por Delta College Public Radio

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Getting Wired with the Ace Maker 1:10:13

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We're on the Gold Coast and getting ready for the Pacific Airshow once again. This year's line-up is bigger and even more packed with amazing aircraft, including a T-33 Shooting Star which is the first of it's kind to ever fly in Australia. Its pilot is Greg "Wired" Colyer from Ace Maker Airshows and we caught up with him before he came out to Aust…

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Aviatrix Writers' Room Picture Book Publishing Panel: Five authors share their journeys through traditional, hybrid, and self-publishing. 1:09:58

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Send us a text In this Picture Book Panel discussion, we hear from five recently published authors who navigated various routes to publication including traditional, hybrid, and self-publishing to get their stories into print. They very generously share those journeys with us here—everything from the decision about which route to go, to the editing…

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8/12/24 - The Super Sturgeon Moon 2:00

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On August 19, the moon will be full, but this won’t be just any ordinary full moon. It’s the first "super moon" of 2024.Por Delta College Public Radio

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8/5/24 - The Perseid Meteor Shower 2:00

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One of the best meteor showers of the year comes to a maximum on the evening of August 11th and morning of the 12th.Por Delta College Public Radio

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Aviatrix Classics - I Taught Amelia to Fly by Neta Snook Southern 1:52:36

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Send us a text Join guest hosts Jacque Boyd, Jenny Beatty, and me as we discuss this out-of-print treasure, Neta Snook Southern’s I Taught Amelia to Fly. Through Neta’s own aviation journey, we get a very special lens into the experiences of aspiring pilots in the U.S. as they pursued their dreams during and after WWI. Her childhood stories emphasi…

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7/29/24 - Morning Planets 2:00

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After a long hiatus, the planets Jupiter and Mars are making their way back into the pre-dawn sky.Por Delta College Public Radio

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7/22/24 - The Eye of the Eagle 2:02

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After dusk, look about a third of the way up the eastern sky for Altair, the brightest star in Aquila the Eagle and part of the Summer Triangle.Por Delta College Public Radio

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Aerobatics & Goal Setting with Aarron Deliu 44:45

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With the Pacific Airshow returning to the Gold Coast in August, Steve and Grant caught up with Aarron Deliu, an Australian aerobatics pilot who is now based in Florida and performing at airshows and events in the USA, Europe and South Africa. Aarron put on a spectacular display at last year's show on the Gold Coast and will be performing again at t…

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7/15/24 - The Moon’s Southern Seas 2:00

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Now is a good time to see the dark round plains called “maria,” and bright splashes of lighter material called “rays.” The southern maria offer some interesting sights in a small telescope.Por Delta College Public Radio

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7/8/24 - Globular Cluster in Hercules 2:00

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Hercules, the strong man of ancient mythology, rides high overhead in early summer. While its stars are not particularly bright, its most distinctive shape are the four stars in its center known as the Keystone. Within its borders lies one of the most famous globular star clusters of the entire night sky.…

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7/1/24 - Heart of the Scorpion 2:00

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As twilight ends around 10:30 pm, look low in the southeast for a bright reddish star – this is Antares, the heart of the Scorpion.Por Delta College Public Radio

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6/24/24 - The Summer Triangle 2:00

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Now that summer has arrived, the famous “Summer Triangle” of stars has returned to guide us around the evening sky.Por Delta College Public Radio

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6/17/24 - The Sea of Rains 2:00

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Even to the unaided eye, the moon reveals round dark regions called "maria." Before the age of telescopes, people imagined these dark stretches as oceans of water. In reality, they are vast lava plains left behind by asteroid impacts.Por Delta College Public Radio

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Leadership & Development: Author Martha LaGuardia Kotite talks about her books So Others May Live, about U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers and Changing the Rules of Engagement, which features several aviatrix ... 1:09:33

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Send us a text In this interview with author and retired U.S. Coast Guard Captain Martha LaGuardia-Kotite, we talk about her career, which culminated in being recalled to active duty as the Commandant’s Press Secretary, then we get into her books - So Others May Live: Saving Lives, Defying Death; Changing the Rules of Engagement: Inspiring Stories …

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6/10/24 - The Moon Waxes 2:00

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At the beginning of the week of June 10, the moon appears as a crescent in the west after sunset. But each night, the moon will appear to slip a little farther back or eastward among the stars.Por Delta College Public Radio

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Aviatrix Classics discussion with Jacque Boyd and Jenny Beatty about Louise Thaden's memoir, High, Wide, and Frightened 1:15:54

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Send us a text In this Literary Aviatrix Classics discussion with co-hosts Jacque Boyd and Jenny Beatty, we discuss Louise Thaden’s memoir, High, Wide, and Frightened, first published in 1938, two years after Thaden won the Bendix in its first co-ed year. This is a quintessential read for every pilot and avgeek, anyone who loves history, and anyone…

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Aviatrix Writers' Room interview with bestselling author Maggie Shipstead on her classical writing education and publishing journey. 40:20

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Send us a text In this Literary Aviatrix Writers’ Room interview with best-selling author Maggie Shipstead we get into the details of her author journey. Maggie is an inspiration for anyone who aspires to be a professional writer. In our conversation, she talks about how a writing course with Zadie Smith during her undergrad at Harvard cemented her…

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Novelist Maggie Shipstead talks about the feral bootlegging, Alaska bush, and Air Transport Auxiliary pilot character, Marion Graves, from her best selling Great Circle. 39:16

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Send us a text In this interview with author Maggie Shipstead, we discuss her best-selling novel Great Circle. In this sweeping saga, we follow fictional pilot Marion Graves from her feral childhood in Montana where she first encounters a barnstorming pilot team and decides that flying is her life's purpose. She flies as a bootlegger transporting l…

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5/27/24 - Spike to Spica 2:00

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If you follow the arc to Arcturus and keep the curve going even farther down into the south, you’ll come to a fainter bluish star, Spica.Por Delta College Public Radio

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5/20/24 - Are UFOs Real? 2:00

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Observe the night sky long enough and you’re bound to see something strange that’s hard to identify. It’s easy to think of a UFO, but that doesn’t automatically mean it’s an alien spaceship.Por Delta College Public Radio

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Aviatrix Classics - Introducing my co-hosts, Dr. Jacque Boyd, general aviation pilot and aerospace educator, and Captain Jenny Beatty, professional airline pilot and aviation diversity advocate, both self ... 1:02:37

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Send us a text Welcome to the new ‘Literary Aviatrix Classics’ series, where I discuss books written by and about our aviatrix pioneers with my venerable co-hosts, Dr. Jacque Boyd and Captain Jenny Beatty. In this interview, we get to know Jacque and Jenny, and we announce the subject of our first ‘Classics’ discussion. Dr. Jacque Boyd is an educat…

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5/13/24 - Size of Lunar Craters 2:00

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In binoculars, look near the very center of the lunar disk for a large crater that seems to have a dark, smooth floor. This is Ptolemaeus, named for Claudius Ptolemy, an astronomer of ancient Greece. Two more large craters in a line below Ptolemaeus, Aphonsus and Arzachel, complete the chain.Por Delta College Public Radio

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Pilot Polly Vacher talks about her record-setting solo flight from the North Pole to Antarctica to raise funds for the charity Flying Scholarships for the Disabled 1:09:16

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Send us a text In this interview with inspiring pilot Polly Vacher, she talks about her memoir Wings Around the World: The Exhilarating Story of One Woman’s Epic Flight from the North Pole to Antarctica. She shares how she prepared for the trip, some of the obstacles that stood in her way and how she navigated them, the very difficult decision she …

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5/6/24 - Corvus the Crow 2:00

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The moon is "new" this week, which keeps the night sky dark enough to see more stars and deep sky wonders. One distinctive little springtime constellation to look for in the south is called Corvus, the Crow.Por Delta College Public Radio

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4/29/24 - Leo the Lion 2:00

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Each season has that one constellation that serves as a signpost to the sky. In spring, many stargazers use the zodiacal constellation of Leo the Lion.Por Delta College Public Radio

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4/22/24 - Arch of Spring 2:00

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Mid-April to mid-May is a good time to see a collection of bright stars in the west called "The Arch of Spring."Por Delta College Public Radio

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4/15/24 - The Lunar Seas 2:00

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As the phase of the moon grows steadily from Crescent to First Quarter to Full, it’s a good opportunity to explore the contrasts of light and dark on its surface.Por Delta College Public Radio

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4/8/24 - The Big Dipper 2:00

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This is the time of year when the Big Dipper climbs to its highest point in the north, appearing almost directly overhead by month’s end.Por Delta College Public Radio

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Prolific mystery writer Edith Maxwell, writing as Maddie Day, talks about her writing career and incorporating historical details about a young Amelia Earhart into her new novel A Case for the Ladies ... 35:30

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Send us a text In this fun interview with mystery writer Edith Maxwell, publishing under the pen name 'Maddie Day', we talk about her historical mystery, A Case for the Ladies: A Dot and Amelia Mystery, which launched in March. In it, a young Amelia Earhart, who is living in Boston, taking flying lessons on the weekends, and working at an immigrant…

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4/1/24 - Beehive Star Cluster 2:00

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There's a fuzzy glow in the constellation of Cancer the Crab that's barely visible to the naked eye, but binoculars will reveal a pretty little star cluster called the Beehive.Por Delta College Public Radio

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Tyabb Airshow 2024 56:32

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The Peninsula Aero Club at Tyabb Airport near Melbourne puts on an epic air show every two years, although everyone's really been looking forward to this year's event as the last one was in 2020 thanks to COVID. The waiting was certainly worth it, as the Tyabb Airshow 2024 was another cracker with plenty of warbirds, aerobatic displays, a car vs ai…

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3/25/24 - Total Solar Eclipse 2:00

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One of the most amazing spectacles in nature is coming on Monday, April 8 – a total eclipse of the sun! Here's how you can make the most of it.Por Delta College Public Radio

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3/18/24 - Jupiter, Mercury, and a Comet 2:00

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Mercury is rarely visible because it never wanders far from the sun in the sky, but we're approaching the opportunity to see it now. As a bonus, Comet Pons-Brooks is visible in binoculars in the west at dusk!Por Delta College Public Radio

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Bloomberg space journalist and author Loren Grush talks about her book The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts 43:51

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Send us a text In this interview with Bloomberg space journalist and author Loren Grush, we talk about her childhood growing up around Johnson Space Center with two NASA Engineers and how that led her to unearth the stories of NASA's first women astronauts. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my B…

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Aviatrix Writers' Room - New Zealand pilot and author Penelope Haines on going from Na-No-Wri-Mo participant to self-published author. 34:15

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Send us a text In this interview with self-published historical fiction and mystery/thriller author Penelope Haines, we talk details on going from Na-No-Wri-Mo participant to self-published author. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is avai…

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New Zealand flight instructor and author Penelope Haines on flying in the Land of the Long White Cloud and her Claire Hardcastle murder mystery Death on D'Urville 52:11

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Send us a text In this interview with New Zealand pilot, flight instructor and author, Penelope Haines, we discuss her mystery/thriller novel Death on D'Urville and talk all things flying and instructing in New Zealand! Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my webs…

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3/11/24 - Earthshine 2:00

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Whenever the crescent moon is thin, the nighttime side of the moon can look faintly illuminated. This effect is called Earthshine.Por Delta College Public Radio

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3/4/24 - More Northern Lights! 2:00

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If you’ve heard reports of increased Aurora activity, there’s a good reason for it! The sun is approaching the peak of its 11-year sunspot cycle, and that can trigger solar storms that effect the Earth.Por Delta College Public Radio

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Tibbsy the Aussie Airboss and a Day Trip to Tocumwal 1:05:31

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Setting up and running the air display component of an airshow takes a lot of effort, awareness of pilot and aircraft capabilities, an understanding of what makes a display interesting to the public, and the ability to deal with variables such as weather and aircraft availability. To find out more about this topic, we caught up with Chris "Tibbsy" …

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2/26/24 - The Winter Triangle 2:00

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Sirius, Procyon, and Betelgeuse form a giant triangle in the southern sky known as the Winter Triangle. And like Orion’s Belt, it can make for an excellent pointer and guidepost to the winter night sky.Por Delta College Public Radio

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2/19/24 - Man in the Moon 2:00

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All this week, the phase of the moon grows larger and brighter as it moves from First Quarter toward Full. It’s also a good time to look for the 'Man in the Moon'.Por Delta College Public Radio

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Award winning authors Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein talk about their exciting new collaborative Young Adult release, American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality 1:45:48

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Send us a text In this interview with all-star award-winning young adult authors Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein, they discuss their fabulously researched and written young adult non-fiction American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky. They give us a glimpse into this fascinating aviation history and …

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Aviatrix Writers' Room: Sara Ackerman on becoming a best-selling historical fiction author after having three novels rejected. 20:38

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Send us a text In this Aviatrix Writers’ Room interview with best-selling author Sara Ackerman, she shares how she went from three rejected, unpublished novels to finding an agent and becoming the successful author of six acclaimed historical fiction novels centered on Hawaiian history, including her latest release, The Uncharted Flight of Olivia W…

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Exclusive: OzRunways Acquired by Boeing 30:08

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It's big news down under as Bas Scheffers, CEO of OzRunways, joins us to announce that Boeing have purchased the company. It's a massive validation of the efforts put in by the OzRunways team over the past 10+ years and provides the opportunity for the OzRunways, ForeFlight and Jeppesen teams to work close together to help improve their respective …

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