Aviation 101's Dad - InTheHangar Ep 28

Meet Bob Flowers, Josh Flower's dad. The three of us talk In The Hangar about how Bob got into flying and how the passion was passed down to his son. It's a great chance to go behind the scenes of Aviation101 to meet not only Josh, but one of the most influential people in his life.
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[@steveo1kinevo]

I have been able to meet Josh and Bob a few times over the last few years. Definitely 2 awesome guys! Glad to be able to call them my friends.

[@TakingOff]

Thanks Steveo. Would love to have you on the show sometime.

[@buckshot704]

Thanks, Dan. Great interview. Two classic Texas gentlemen. Great ambassadors for GA done right. 🇺🇸✈️😎👍

[@haroldgough5799]

I too got the privilege of meeting Josh and his Dad at OSH 18. I have pics of Josh & Bob on my phone; hope to see them again at OSH 19.

[@gordonfeliciano4315]

These two inspired my son and I to start flying together and to get me back to flying after several years away from it all. We now co-own a Grumman Tiger and are having a ball!

[@ibgarrett]

My dad was a private pilot. The only flying I ever did with him was when I was an infant. He passed away back in '97 and I didn't start learning to fly until almost 12 years later in 2009, so he never knew that I picked up flying. When cleaning out my folks house several years ago we ran across his log book as well as licenses (they were a bit different back in the late 50's/early 60's). So between that and some effort in putting his log book into an electronic log book I now have a good record of where he's been and the planes he flew. As a way of staying connected to him I've been slowly checking off the airports he's flown into. There are a number of the airplanes he flew back in that time still registered with the FAA and I occasionally think of reaching out to the current owners just to chat. I met Josh at Oshkosh this past summer, even got to share a beer one evening with him - and it's not lost on either of them that the fact they get to share this time together is special. Thanks for the interview - it was great. :)

[@TakingOff]

Brian-- what a note... thanks for sharing. I bet those logbooks are priceless for you. Hope you hit all those airports!

[@chrislewis5150]

Brian, I’m sure your Dad knows!

[@jeromecannon7344]

You can see and hear the pride that a dad has in the accomplishments of his son. Great episode.

[@ridesar]

Great episode! It was a pleasure to meet both Bob & Josh at OSH'18, great folks both of them!

[@jimboler4541]

Thank you for interviewing these two guys. I draw inspiration from Josh and Bob. As a "misplaced Texan," I really like your channel. I am from Ft. Worth and living in Virginia. "Josh Kosh!"

[@cjmurphy1402]

Josh's Dad seems to be a Good Humble Man. I enjoyed this.

[@jesswhite3066]

Love this. Such a humble, nice man. Thanks for the interview Bob and Josh.

[@donnieboyette2216]

Great episode. Enjoyed hearing Josh’s dad and his story of their aviation beginnings. Enjoy In the Hanger.

[@markjackson673]

Great episode! Enjoyed the interview.....

[@daviddepingre7214]

Another outstanding video! Great content.

[@billkinzler3773]

Thanks Dan, so nice to see Bob and Josh interact about their history of flying. Keep the entertainment coming! See you at Oshkosh this summer.

[@TakingOff]

Never been to Osh... don’t know if my first will be this year.

[@terryrutherford2114]

Great video. Thanks. I wish Josh could come out to CA and get me current! Haha.

[@MichaelLloyd]

Josh-Kosh lol I suspect that Josh got a lot of us back into flying after a long lapse. I miss the ADF :( (not that much, but some). I like videos like this. If you could interview Steveo1Kinevo (and his dad), BaronPilot, Niko's Wings, 310 Pilot, Martin Pauly, Mike and Mark Patey... it just dawned on me that the KZbin aviation community is huge. This list would get very long very quickly if I don't stop. This is my kind of "reality TV"...

[@grantlarmstrong]

This was great. I am envious in so many ways!

[@airmackeeee6792]

I miss Whataburger, Bluebell, & Shiner Bock. 😥

[@mariepalmer3358]

The best video of the story of father son flying & how it all happened " every picture tells a story don't it" this one if U fly or ever did you will understand , dads experience and Josh's ability & what gets on U tube. In The Hangar Ep 28 Great show ***** +

[@Damianthelovetour2024]

Great video

[@RobMR3]

#JoshKosh19 needs to be a thing!

[@OutofStep427]

Great video!

[@TheWolfReport]

JoshKosh!!! ROTFL!!

[@TeemarkConvair]

so very cool

[@ik04]

NDB approaches are easy and fun! It's sad they are going away...

[@1shARyn3]

If you come west (NM), you'll hear pushes for Lota-Burger. Piece of Advice --- stay with What a Burger!

[@MichaelLloyd]

Agreed! I commute from Farmington to Texas (between SAT and HOU) fairly often. I think there's a Whataburger in Albuquerque but I'm not sure. The only other one that i know of is in Roswell (alien request?)

[@1shARyn3]

@@MichaelLloydMultiple What a Burgers throughout Albuquerque (and Rio Rancho) !! ;-)

[@MichaelLloyd]

@@1shARyn3 I may have to detour thru Rio Rancho on my way back to Farmington sometime. If nothing else I can make sure they are up to Whataburger standards lol The first one was in Corpus Christi. The saltwater fishing is better there than it is in ABQ :) stories.whataburger.com/since-1950

[@brianparkman8183]

Great video. One thing I regret is that my Dad and I never got to fly together.

[@davet1149]

JoshKosh 2020?

[@navymt2005]

Dude, I hope you've had a Whataburger taquito since this video.

[@in2flying]

That was well done, you should’ve asked about his old girlfriend Brook and if that taught him not to include any future girlfriends in videos?

[@johnopalko5223]

I'm glad he didn't. What happened between them is their business and not ours. Josh probably would have respectfully declined to answer, but he should not be put in that position. (Sorry. Rereading this, I realize it sounds kind of preachy, but I don't know how else to say it.)

[@crazy10seven]

Where is his girlfriend, used to be a dynamic positive for his channel

[@mattbasford6299]

I'm glad Josh's dad can have him as an instructor and enjoy it. I don't think I could take instruction from him. From what I've seen in the videos, Josh can be a bit dogmatic with techniques and kind of cocky. There's more than one way to skin a cat. It probably comes from his relative youth. I guess it works for him, it just wouldn't work for me.

[@TakingOff]

For me, it’s a real challenge to be precise (dogmatic) but I see how imperative it is as a pilot. I only hope I can be as good a pilot as Josh.

[@mattbasford6299]

@@TakingOff again, to each his own. I'm glad his approach works with hia dad (and other students). I'm certain I wouldn't enjoy his instruction style. I did my primary instruction with an old army guy that would slap your hand and pull the hair on your leg when you screwed up. I could never do anything to please him in the air. I hated every minute of it, but he wasn't arrogant and he taught me how to fly without killing myself.