I Learned About Flying From That

ILAFFT was a great podcast with Rob Reiser. I learned a lot and it was a fun way to do some hanger flying. For some reason, and with no acknowledgement or explanation they replaced Rob as the host. Rob has taken his talents to his own podcast, The Reiser Report and I migrated my listening over there

As a student pilot I really appreciate the show; it is refreshing and encouraging to hear real-world examples, and real-world solutions to aviation challenges. Much appreciated!

Really love the podcast and all of its invaluable information. I really love that Rob has moved away from the pre recorded audio. It comes across way more authentic. Thanks ROB

Great learning from others’ experiences!

I do like this podcast, and wholeheartedly believe in its mission to share real-world lessons that all pilots can benefit from. Far from being read-to by the host as in another “it happened to me” podcast I can think of, ILAFFT (groan) offers the bonus of hearing added commentary from some of the actual pilots who contributed their original printed accounts over the years in Flying Magazine. Cool! My constructively-meant criticism is with host, Rob Reider’s, robotic, “Mr. Rogersy” interview style. Combined with his irritating habit of constantly interrupting his guests with questions, comments, or quips, each episode is an exercise in hair-pulling and eye-rolling. These interruptions often come at a moment when the guest is just starting to get into the grit of their story, or as they’re sharing some epiphany they had. I get that Reider is perhaps trying to fill what he perceives as gaps in understanding a listener might have, but if he’d just allow the guest to finish their thought (or sentence), a listener could readily absorb the context of the account. Reider could THEN ask clarifying questions or make observations where he felt a need to in the guest’s account. Lastly, I’d beg Rob to stop referring to the series as “ILAFFT” (“I laughed”). Each time he says it, he makes it sound like it’s the first time he realized the cleverness of the acronym, never mind that it hardly complements the somber lessons conveyed in the podcast, and nobody I’ve known in my flying circles has ever called the section that. Overall, solid and relative content, albeit presented in a mushy and unrelatable way.