The Aviation Rant

By: Vapor Reddan and Cuckoo Kloch

Language: en-us

Categories: Leisure, Aviation

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 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 Training to help better the community. Sometimes we even highlight the good stuff in General Aviation. This is not instructional, it's entertainment, it is our...

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Episode 12 - The Impossible Turn and Other Random Rants

Oct 27, 2025

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Today we rant about the so called "Impossible turn" (a terrible name) and give our thoughts on that maneuver. We also discuss climbing after takeoff and our thoughts on several issues relating to ground operations and how they can be better.

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Duration: 01:04:41

Ep 11 - Part 2... Brief, Fly, Debrief, Repeat

Sep 16, 2025

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Duration: 01:17:04

Ep 10 - Brief, Fly, Debrief, Repeat

Aug 11, 2025

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Duration: 00:55:57

Ep 9 - EAA AirVenture 2025 Day1

Jul 22, 2025

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Duration: 00:22:10

Ep 8 - Aerobatics (a.k.a. Vitamin G) For All My Friends

Jul 14, 2025

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Duration: 01:05:11

Episode 7 - An "Epic" Week and Fiction Mirrors Reality

Jun 02, 2025

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Duration: 00:34:33

Ep 6 Quality Upset Prevention and Recovery Training

May 02, 2025

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Duration: 01:10:13

Rant 5 - Fly By Night Flight Schools

Mar 07, 2025

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Duration: 00:54:52

Ep 4 Tailwheel Endorsement

Feb 13, 2025

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Duration: 01:00:46

Ep 3 - Emergencies or, in other words, read the AFM/POH for your aircraft!

Feb 04, 2025

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Duration: 00:52:01

Ep 2 - Radio Discipline

Jan 10, 2025

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Duration: 01:02:19

Ep 1 - Traffic Pattern Operations

Dec 11, 2024

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Duration: 01:00:26