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Listen to all of the Museum’s best aviation and aerospace stories on the Flight Deck Podcast, a podcast that makes history personal. Episodes released every other Tuesday. We hope you enjoy it!!

Rodeo in the Sky - Early Air Traffic Control

February 19, 2019 / airlines, travel, Storytelling, ATC, FAA

Today, Air Traffic Control towers loom over airports, bringing order and safety to a huge network of airplanes crossing the globe. But what was it like to fly in the earliest days of aviation, before radios or signal towers? Retired FAA Air Traffic Controller Helen Parke-Wall shares stories from the beginnings of ATC.

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Ask a Pilot!

November 27, 2018 / airlines, Storytelling

Commercial pilot Kevin Gordon returns in this episode to answer listener questions about all things aviation

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She Opened Up the Skies

July 10, 2018 / airlines, Storytelling, First Passenger

A faceless mannequin wearing a 1920s’ style dress is posed next to our Boeing model 40B, but it’s not just there for show. The mannequin represents Jane Eads, the world’s very first transcontinental commercial airline passenger.

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Do Airplanes Have Keys?

June 12, 2018 / airlines, travel, Storytelling

This week we talk to Kevin Gordon, first officer for Alaska Airlines, who graciously answers questions that our listeners have submitted via social media.

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A Brief History of Legroom

March 15, 2018 / Pilot, airlines, travel

Episode 4:

Has your airplane seat felt a little tight lately? It’s not just you—it’s the evolution of legroom on passenger planes, and it’s not getting any roomier.

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