So There I Was
de Chuck Newton and Pete Harmon
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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 some great aviation raconteurs to relate the glamorous, hilarious, poignant, tragic, and incredible tales of aviation. Fig and Repete met more than 30 years ago as Marine Attack pilots in Marine Attack Squadron VMA‑223 flying the AV‑8B Harrier II. Both have since gone on to careers in the majors. Realizing that they are around the most accomplished professionals in aviation with amazing stories to tell, they decided these stories are too good to be kept quiet. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll laugh until you cry, but you’ll never be bored!
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- Doober and Whiskey-6 Take Over the Watch on YL-37 Episode 236 · 1 h 34 min · Saison 1 Épisode 236Doober and Whiskey-6 take over the watch on YL-37, a combat-veteran Marine UH-34D. Fifty-four bullet holes, one crossbow story, and zero chance of saying no.
- Why Smart Pilots Do Dumb Things Episode 235 · 1 h 30 minWhy Smart Pilots Do Dumb Things is the title of Heater’s paper. It helped save the Red Eagles. However, this episode opens with a different lesson: never look at your ten o’clock…
- Clara Ship! Episode 234 · 1 h 44 min“Clara Ship” is what A-6 Intruder pilot Duker radioed when he couldn’t even see the carrier. Forget the ball. He couldn’t find the boat. Duker went from zero stick time to Navy…
- Unbreakable Wings Episode 233 · 1 h 36 min · Saison 1 Épisode 233Navy P-3 pilot Derek "DA" Adametz beat a collapsed lung and Hodgkin's lymphoma, then fought the waiver board all the way to squadron command.
- If You're Gonna Blow Up Episode 232 · 1 h 52 min · Saison 1 Épisode 232F-100 pilot Ike flew 195 combat missions with an iron sight and nerves of steel. He takes us from night close air support to a 50-pound-fuel landing to the 1986 Libya raid.
- Guns Are Where It's At Episode 231 · 1 h 22 min · Saison 1 Épisode 231Retired Marine Lt. Col. Tim "Monk" Miller nearly punched out mid-nap over Ramadi, then built the Strike Fighter League, where guns are where it's at.
- Rope Trick Episode 230 · 1 h 28 min · Saison 1 Épisode 230Vietnam-era Huey pilot RoadRunner joins RePete and Kemo for combat missions, near-disasters, and the Rope Trick — a Thailand R&R story he never fully explains.
- A Thousandth of an Inch of Trouble Episode 229 · 40 min · Saison 1 Épisode 229This week's episode is a lighter one. It's just Fig and RePete, no guest, trading stories while juggling schedules and a certain eye surgery on the calendar. Before the flying…
- Semper Gumby: Remembering Sticks Episode 228 · 1 h 9 min · Saison 1 Épisode 228This week's episode honors Coast Guard rescue pilot John "Sticks" Hall with his brother-in-law's eulogy and son Tyler's letter, plus a night-divert tale from Stretch off the USS…
- I Never Exceeded 5' Episode 227 · 1 h 37 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2275 Feet — that’s the altitude Roadrunner held on a self-appointed decoy mission in Vietnam, and it’s the heart of Episode 227. It’s also the reason he walked away with a Bronze…
- Semper Paratus, Farewell Sticks Episode 226 · 13 min · Saison 1 Épisode 226Farewell Sticks is the hardest episode we've ever had to record. On August 20th, we lost our friend, producer, and co-host John "Sticks" Hall in a small plane crash near Bristol…
- Flight Path: He Who Dies with the Most Laugh Wrinkles Wins Episode 225 · 1 h 35 min · Saison 1 Épisode 225Retired C-141 pilot and author Chill-Rob McD joins Fig and RePete for a night of Starlifter chaos: a Dutch roll at 35,000 feet, a mid-air fight with a runaway yaw damper, and a…
- Race to the Shear Switch Episode 224 · 1 h 33 minRace to the Shear Switch is exactly what it sounds like. You either cut the cable, or the cable decides your night for you. On Episode 224, retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot…
- Coasties in Space Episode 223 · 1 h 25 minThis week's Coast Guard aviation stories come courtesy of a special guest co-host: Deuce, a newly retired Coast Guard aviator (and, briefly, the service's senior space attorney)…
- Seeing it Through Episode 222 · 1 h 26 min · Saison 1 Épisode 222An 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 · 39 minRePete opens the show and a call with Sticks about buying an airplane. Apparently, Sticks needed an airplane-shaped hole in his finances! Before that, two quick health check-ins…
- Fig's Health Update · 8 min · Saison 8 Épisode 2026Fig was involved in a serious crash on Thursday - 16 July. A Short update on his condition.
- Putty, Lawman, Gallo and Candyman Episode 220 · 32 min · Saison 1 Épisode 220Putty talks Camp Bastion Attack in Sept of 2012, Lawman describes the most legitimate ejection ever made and Candyman talks traffic tickets in a war zone!
- Put a Booger on the Winshield Episode 219 · 1 h 39 min · Saison 1 Épisode 219Marine Corps aviator Maui (call sign Cobra-31) joins RePete and Fig for stories spanning three decades of naval aviation: serving under Colonel Don Conroy — the real-life…
- Harrier Sundown: Monster and Rizzo’s Stories Episode 218 · 36 minIn 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 is "Monster," one of the…
