Meet Josh Flowers Aviation101 InTheHangar Ep2

Josh Flowers (formerly MrAviation101, now Aviation101) joins us in the hangar to talk about his KZbin channel and his flying. Get to know Josh and why he created Aviation101. What are his favorite videos? The new direction for his channel, and more!
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[@mrodg88]

Came into my feed 3 years later. I've been watching Josh's channel since his early flight school videos. May have been the first channel I have subscribed.

[@TakingOff]

Nice! Yeah we released that video before we even had 1,000 subscribers.

[@in2flying]

Glad I stumbled across this channel as there’s never enough GA stuff to watch ! Josh is a legend KZbin aviator!

[@jameswikstrom4174]

Dan, you couldn't have picked a more worthy pilot to interview for your first show. I know Josh is a CFI which is I why have the utmost respect for any comments he makes about flying. I loved his channel from the start but now he is taking it to another level! I can't wait to see future videos that he posts on his channel!

[@seriouslycirrus7341]

What a great young man. Keep it up Josh. Inspiring lots of pilots, including me.

[@gunsaway1]

Josh, you are one of my favorites. I always look for your videos. Along with your buds, Premier Driver and Baron pilot. Keep em coming.

[@willieb6993]

Keep doing what you’re doing. It’s really inspiring. As a rusty old pilot getting back into flying and a new airplane owner it’s exciting to be a part of your experience!

[@d.wayneotto1094]

Great interview! I'm a long time subscriber to Josh's channel, and through this interview I learned things I didn't previously know about Josh and his channel.

[@TakingOff]

Glad to hear that!

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

Great interview, thankyou to Josh for traveling so far, for the benefit and entertainment of others.

[@drock.713]

Absolutely loving these videos! Josh is a super eloquent and passionate young man. Glad you two were able to sit down and share these amazing stories.

[@TakingOff]

Thanks Derek!

[@sting1111]

Josh is an amazing person as I have watched him grow from the beginning. This is a credit to his parents who must be very proud. Hearing him describe the joy he feels teaching students to fly really touched me. I am looking forward to the future of Aviation 101.

[@billfarnham1592]

I remember that video! With P1D. I really like him. And I enjoy te relationship that you really good KZbin aviators seem to have with each other. Great channel. Keep it up! I love Greg's line, too!

[@wild2one2003]

I agree that this was great content. Josh is a great spokesman for aviation and its growth.

[@Jaguar79gt]

i follow josh since 4 years and it´s amazing what´s happened in this time at his channel :)

[@GaryMCurran]

For Josh, I assume you're reading the comments here. I was kind of miffed at the channel name change, but it all gelled for me when you talked about the interview with the pilot for the Premier. It explains a lot. I truly am glad I joined your channel, and while I may never end up in the left seat again, your videos being me as close as I can hope to be. Jerry Wagner and Trent Palmer are two other guys who do the same thing in different ways. Thanks for sharing this part of your life with us.

[@TomRoark]

Great interview Josh is doing great job producing quality video's that I enjoying watching.

[@TakingOff]

He really is doing a wonderful job. Great guy.

[@donjones1203]

Great questions and information!

[@nedflanders7352]

Can't wait for more of Josh's videos.

[@rustyfields7378]

Great episode!!!

[@michaelstern1945]

Great interview. Highly recommend Aviation101 cross country flight an awesome series of videos.

[@TakingOff]

I highly recommend as well. His XC videos are amazing!

[@Cgny]

That video w Greg is what introduced me to him and his channel and is also my favorite vid of yours in the recent past

[@DjTspaRoLEoffIcER]

Great discussion,,,,

[@sting1111]

Excellent interview of one of Aviation’s elite KZbinrs.

[@brickviking667]

I'm impressed by this interview in particular, although I already knew of him through his KZbin channel. This interview covers all the major points needed, and without even asking him about his worst mayday call. Well put together. About my only quibble with the channel's videos (at least initially) is that the audio levels in the interview are rather quiet when compared with the title sequence, meaning I have to fiddle with my own computer's audio levels just to hear the interview over my local environment noise; I don't normally have to do that for most other KZbin videos.

[@TakingOff]

Appreciate the feedback and my bad on the audio on these earlier episodes. I've started using a compressor to level things out.

[@sting1111]

This guy and Jason Shappert are a huge part of my Private certificate.

[@sting1111]

Great story with Premiere

[@tpj1959]

Your family running a video business now makes sense. We were watching one of your latest videos about Alamagordo (I think it was the first time my wife had seen one) and out of jealousy, I said, "That little asshole makes good videos doesn't he?" My wife said, "He sure does." Thanks for the videos "Mr. Aviation."

[@jamesrutherford9597]

Very inspiring Josh.

[@nickbarrett7163]

I’m glad I got here early before this channel (dare I say it) *takes off*

[@TvDirector911]

What Josh is doing for GA is amazing -

[@mrMankx]

ga?

[@quidestnunc9238]

Really ?

[@TeemarkConvair]

well done

[@michielcoetzer2924]

my only words. . . .WOW!

[@SRRC245]

much respect for not having the airline itch. Thats why theres cargo!

[@Keys879]

Bush! Pipelines! Herding! Teaching! Showbiz! R&D! There are so many more routes than just the glorified bus driver of the sky gig.

[@farmgene]

Nice!

[@joewilliams5072]

hi Josh, great job. Have followed along as a fellow South Texan. You should consider now a DVD collection. It believe it would do well. Joe the Ercoupe guy.

[@jameschristiansson3137]

Great stuff, subscribed.

[@TakingOff]

Thanks!!! How'd you hear about the channel?

[@jameschristiansson3137]

KZbin knows I like Josh Flowers and made the suggestion.

[@bishopscore]

Smart young man.

[@nathanharmon2679]

I really like this channel so far! I think it would be cool if you guys could make videos similar to Donut Media's " Up to speed" and "Science Garage", not necessarily in style, but in information. Many of Gear heads are Aviators as well!

[@TakingOff]

Interesting... I'll check those out. BTW-- I've got two episodes with mechanics coming up, already in the can.

[@cabincrewmeme]

Keep it up

[@DirtNerds]

Great Info! this will help me evenin my non aviation channel! I love history and that is why we do Dirt Nerds.

[@donaldsmith3048]

I think the reasons you give are right for his success. But another reason I love his videos is some of the things I learn. He will show the things that he said he could have done better, we all do things that when we look back w know we should have done it different. He showed where he did an aborted take off and tells why and how he got to that point. I learn from some of the things he does. I love that he explains things so I understand. I loved the coast to coast flight great video!

[@ik04]

Hey Josh! What happened to Shareaviation? I joined to get back into flying in Texas, then it all but disappeared...

[@MichaelLloyd]

Clearly I need to look over Josh's videos. I missed the videos that he mentions here. GA really needs people like Josh, P1D, Steveo, The Flying Cowboys, etc, etc.

[@BenA-bu1cz]

Cool, you have another subscriber.

[@TakingOff]

Thanks Ben!

[@TakingOff]

Thanks Ben!

[@TakingOff]

Thanks Ben!

[@bobinthewest8559]

From the title... I thought I was going to get a primer on the aviation business

[@the10thleper]

Hey its America's favorite pilot! Keep it up Josh.

[@beaterstang0898]

LMAO! not even close....

[@the10thleper]

@@beaterstang0898 Then who, that's still alive. Gen Chuck Yeager? Good one yes, he is a national treasure and American legendary hero. Time to pass the baton. Kermit Weeks? Another good one, thank God for what Mr. Weeks is doing to preserve aviation history. We have watched Josh Flowers become a sharp pilot. All of us are riding along with him in his videos. So much so we feel Iike crew! Josh is taking us with him as often as possible. It's time for us older pilots to cheer for a new up and becoming sharp bird. Let's give these young birds some credit. Also credit to Jason Shappert (MzeroA) as a fabulous young flight instructor. Who do you recommend?

[@lucwel1]

Josh is popular in Europe

[@podcastbunker]

That table LOL

[@therealjeff-0459]

Where are his tailwheel videos?

[@TakingOff]

Josh's or mine? I plan to get my tailwheel this quarter. So hopefully will post that... so be on the look out!

[@nagaviper1169]

Someone turned Josh in for making videos and sharing his passion? SMH

[@bobbertee5945]

The Flying Backpack I thought the same thing, what kind of loser does that??

[@amritparida1925]

He looks like Peter Parker in the old Spiderman movies.

[@TakingOff]

He does have the super-power of flying.

[@amritparida1925]

@@TakingOff Sure he does. I really want to fly with him someday. I've been watching his videos since a long time.

[@TakingOff]

He's a genuinely good guy.

[@amritparida1925]

@@TakingOff Yep, seems like it.

[@EVAUnit4A]

#Aviation101 #MrAviation101

[@randylinn502]

Changes for the better... Josh, you where my first "Subscribed" aviation channel on you tube...

[@milesy35]

He's by far my favorite youtuber. Just wish he'd get more girls in his plane and deliberately stall the plane, the squeals they make are great. Got a feeling that's not the 'direction' he wants his channel to go though, shame.

[@Alonsofr94]

You can make money as a private pilot with videos because you're not selling pilot services to the public...

[@TakingOff]

Exactly. But someone felt it necessary to call the FAA to investigate Josh. Crazy.

[@eliasbats9143]

I didn't get that part at all... Can you elaborate on this please? What exactly is the issue with making videos or money or whatever? Assume I understand VERY few things about GA.

[@TakingOff]

@@eliasbats9143 In the US, a Private Pilot is not allowed to earn money for flying. To do that, you need a Commercial Pilot's license. What this means is that a Private Pilot cannot accept compensation for his/her flying-- so for example, if a Private Pilot was to do some aerial photography for a client and accept payment for that, they would be in violation of the FAA regulations. Or if a Private Pilot was to get hired to do Crop Dusting for money, that would be in violation. A remedy would be to have a Commercial License for those two examples. Make sense?

[@whiteribbonman1]

+Taking Off Thank You Very Much, and THAT sounds like the United States keeping the little guy little.