So There I Was
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So There I Was
So There I Was” is a weekly aviation podcast and YouTube show featuring true pilot stories from fighter pilots, airline captains, helicopter pilots, and other military and civilian aviators. “So – There I was.” It’s how ALL great aviation tales begin! Join hosts Fig and Repete as they bring in som...
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Seeing it Through Episode 222
An update on Fig's serious crash and injuries and an AMAZING story of heroism under fire in Vietnam!
Lt. Jones Needs a Ride Episode 221
RePete opens the show and a call with Sticks about buying an airplane. Apparently, Sticks needed an airplane-shaped hole in his finances! Before that,...
Fig's Health Update
Fig was involved in a serious crash on Thursday - 16 July. A Short update on his condition.
Putty, Lawman, Gallo and Candyman Episode 220
Putty talks Camp Bastion Attack in Sept of 2012, Lawman describes the most legitimate ejection ever made and Candyman talks traffic tickets in a war z...
Put a Booger on the Winshield Episode 219
Marine Corps aviator Maui (call sign Cobra-31) joins RePete and Fig for stories spanning three decades of naval aviation: serving under Colonel Don Co...
Harrier Sundown: Monster and Rizzo’s Stories Episode 218
In Episode 218 of So There I Was, Fig & RePete bring listeners two stories recorded live at the Harrier Sundown gathering in North Carolina. First up...
We Declined to Apologize for Returning Fire Episode 217
Marine Cobra pilot X-Man flew combat in both Grenada and Beirut — in the same month. He walks RePete and Fig through his path from a test pilot neighb...
Crossing the Pond: No, Really Episode 216
This week’s episode was recorded live at King Mackerel’s Beach Tavern Bar & Grill in Moorehead City, NC, right after the historic Harrier Sundown Cere...
Scrape a Hole and Hang On: Buggsy's on Welded Wing Episode 215
Buggsy joins us to talk Flight school, Joining the Navy, Flying Harriers, Sundown Ceremony and more!
Don't Bother Logging It Episode 213
Col Bill Wehrung - Horny sits with us to talk Naval Academy, Marine Aviation - including 235 combat missions in Vietnam, getting hit twice and an amaz...
Belly Up on Lead: The Growler Midair Episode 212
Fig & RePete go over several aviation topics - including the F/A-18 Growler Mid Air collision in Mountain Home Idaho, last week.
I Can't Run That Far Episode 211
Brain joins us to talk Flight School, Harriers, Drones and F-35s! Funny, touching... Don't miss this Great American!
I Flew Through the Afterburner Plume 'cuz I Heard It Episode 210
Bonk, Top Gun, Marine MAWTS-1 and Test Pilot Stories kick off with him bobbing in the Pacific after less than 500 flight hours in total flight time! A...
Get Out of Burner, Bro! Episode 209
This week kicks off with Kemo back in the saddle, and it goes sideways immediately!
Actually, this one starts fast. No warmup. No easing in. Jus...
New Life for YL-37 Episode 208
Doober comes back to tell of his acquisition of former US Marine Corps H-34 helicopter, YL-37. The helicopter restoration story starts with a mission...
The Boy on the Fence Became the Boss Episode 207
This is part two with Al Cisneros, and this time, it opens in a hurry. No notice. Grab the jet. Haul critical intel. Get it to Saigon—fast.
Actu...
You're Marginally in Control & in Charge of Nothing Episode 206
This episode drops you straight into one of those situations pilots train for—but hope never happens. A routine mission turns serious fast when the fu...
That’s Not Our Runway! Episode 205
Fig & RePete kick back for a raw hangar-talk session unpacking aviation’s razor edge: LaGuardia runway crash layers failing Swiss-cheese style, sim fr...
Untethered Episode 204
The C-130 flight engineer is a disappearing breed. However, the stories remain.
In this episode of So There I Was, DC pulls back the curtain on...
I Can’t Even Spell Jumpseat Episode 203
Naval aviation stories rarely go as planned. This episode of So There I Was features Matt “Taco” Bell sharing his wildest moments… This episode of So...
Nasty’s Worst Day in the Navy Episode 202
Nasty’s worst day Navy starts when a young Tomcat hopeful hears “you’re a qual” on the radio, then “you’re a disqual” at the ladder. Consequently, tha...
He Heard Me Go By Episode 201
He Heard Me Go By pilot story comes from Navy pilot Stretch Curran, who flew the massive A-3 / EA-3 Skywarrior “Whale,” the largest jet routinely laun...
Royce Williams Medal of Honor: 1v7 MiG Dogfight Episode 200
Royce Williams Medal of Honor recipient joins the show to recount a legendary tale. Imagine bringing a knife to a gunfight. In this case, the knife is...
Slightly Disappointed They Didn't Shoot At Us Episode 199
This aviation podcast episode explores real pilot stories, flight safety lessons, and ATC coordination. We dive into the extreme demands of flying hig...
Never Relax When Things Are Going Well Episode 198
Discover gripping F-106 pilot stories, test pilot emergencies, and aviation safety lessons from a career pushing airplanes—and luck—to the brink.
John Steinbeck’s Ecstacy Leak Episode 197
In 1967, legendary author John Steinbeck climbed into a Huey helicopter over Vietnam—and what he wrote afterward was so raw, so strange, and so brutal...
The Beginning of My Crime Spree Episode 196
Welcome to a sobering and powerful episode of So There I Was. This week, we explore incredible Hanoi Hilton survival stories with retired Navy Captain...
Drop & Give Me 1 Episode 195
So there I was… five miles from the runway at Stansted, flaps moving from 35 to 50 on an MD-11, when the airplane abruptly rolled to nearly 60 degrees...
Pushing Tin Episode 194
In this episode of So There I Was, Fig and RePete are joined by Kemo and they sit down with two air traffic controllers to talk about what pilots neve...
Ready, Sleep, Now Episode 193
New Year’s Eve, no guest, and somehow the cockpit still turns into a full-blown sitcom. Fig & RePete kick off with a takeoff that goes sideways at V1...
That’s All She’s Got – Episode 192
This week’s So There I Was episode is a Hangout — that happens when you put pilots, controllers, and a few proud troublemakers in the same virtual roo...
Just Trying to Keep This from Becoming a Musical Episode 191
This is what happens when you put a Navy Tomcat legend behind a camera and let him tell the story his way. Heater takes us from KC-135 tanker ops with...
Turns Like a Racquetball Off a Wall Episode 190
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Episode 190 is what happens when you hand the mic to Captain...
A Little Slice of Hell Episode 189
In this week’s episode of So There I Was, Ike joins us with stories so wild they make the Quigley, Beirut, and Cherry Point weather sound like minor i...
Frankentanker Episode 188
B-2 stealth bomber test pilot Sparky joins So There I Was to explain why the world’s sneakiest bomber still can’t go direct to Liberal, Kansas without...
Episode 187
Strap in, because Sparky’s ride from the C-17 to the B-2 is basically the aviation version of “What could possibly go wrong?” — except when everything...
Compressor Stalls and Varsity Jets Episode 186
So There I Was dives into the UPS MD-11 crash, compressor stalls, and why some jets are “varsity airplanes.” Fig kicks things off with a flaming T-45...
Start Here — Six Episodes That Hook Everyone (Audio Intro)
This quick intro page gives you a feel for the show and points you straight to the episodes people tell us “that’s when I got hooked.” If you love rea...