The Pilots' Lounge

Episode 37 | Casey Kroll & The Big Man Foundation
Casey Kroll is the CEO and Founder of The Big Man Foundation, a 501(C)3 non-profit organization with the mission of alleviating and preventing hardships for athletic coaches and their families.After playing football (offensive lineman) at James Madison University, he went...
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Episode 36 | SIR JUMPS ALOT
Josh Porter, commonly known as @Sir.Jumps.Alot to his vast social media following, is known for his incredible skydiving and fitness content on Instagram. He shares with us his military career, how aviation played an integral role in his profession, and...
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Episode 35 | APART Prep with "Snak Pak"
Mike, aka "Snak Pak" is a current Chief Warrant Officer 2 and Instructor Pilot at the Aviation Center of Excellence at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. Mike shares with us his story of entering into aviation, experiences he has had, and ultimately...
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Episode 34 | The Artemis Program
We are going back to the moon! On this episode, we briefly dive into NASA's ARTEMIS Space Exploration program talking specifically about the components and procedures to be utilized for Artemis I, Artemis II, and Artemis III.     
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Episode 33 | Haze Gray Helo
Lt. Casey "Casper" O'Brien (USN) is an MH-60S Weapon and Tactics Instructor (WTI) and is also qualified on the MQ-8C. He shares with us his story of growing up across the globe and what brought him to serve the United...
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