In an effort to reassure you that we’re not trying to cut any corners as we build towards our 50th episode, this episode comes in at over 2 hours in length (our longest ever, in fact). It’s jam packed with great content, including:

• A chat with Bas Scheffers about:
• The impact of the Class D changes at Parafield
• The flying he’s been doing lately in his Evektor Sportstar
• The Parafield Airshow
• How the Aeroscene Flying Group is going
• A review of some of the latest RA-Aus developments (Recreational Aviation Australia)
• A chat with Hannes Arch (Red Bull Air Race pilot) where we discuss his 2010 season and his plans for 2011/2012
• An interview with an F-18F pilot that David Vanderhoof recorded at the Oceana Air Show
• A discussion between Steve & David about the history of the F-18, its current status with the Super Hornet (aka Rhino) and the implications of the F-35 JSF
• Controllers Corner #2
• The View from the Lounge: “Monkey in Business”
• We read some mail & forum items:
• Cameron Liberts enjoyed episode 42
• Turb Coriolis comments on episode 43 in our forum
• Anthony Crichton-Browne enjoys our content even if he does disagree with some of what we say :) – he also points us to video of the recently deceased Renaud Ecalle performing an aerobatics at the World Aerobatic Championships in 2009
• We give a set of Shout Outs to:
• The Flying Ant podcast by Anthony Crichton-Browne (a 767 pilot) who also has a blog
• The Flaps Podcast from the UK is an awesome new show – we highly recommend it
• Andrew Offen from Brisbane took Grant & Nykolai for a flight in his Cirrus SR22 with the new Avidyne Release 9 package – an amazing aircraft & systems and a lot of fun catching up with Andrew for a flight
• Brendan Viti is getting his IFR rating – wow!

Please note that our sound effects come from SoundSnap.com and our theme music track is "YouNameIt5" by Brian Simpson (aka t3cat5).