The Blue Skies Podcast

By PR Ganapathy

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Episodes: 81

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The Blue Skies Podcast is an unofficial podcast on the men, women, machines and operations of the Indian Air Force in particular and Indian military aviation in general. Every week, we'll put you in the cockpit with an experienced military aviator.

Episode Date
SP Tyagi Part 4: Inducting the Jaguar into IAF Service
Dec 03, 2022
SP Tyagi Part 3: Jaguar Conversion
Nov 26, 2022
SP Tyagi Part 2: Becoming a Top Gun and 1971 War
Nov 19, 2022
SP Tyagi Part 1: From Joining to the '65 War
Nov 12, 2022
Samir Borade: Maintaining and upgrading the MiG-29 Fulcrum
Nov 05, 2022
What is courage? Harish Masand on AB Devayya
Oct 29, 2022
AB Devayya - Unraveling the mystery
Oct 23, 2022
SS Krishnamurthy: Witnessing the Dacca surrender and other flying experiences
Oct 15, 2022
Anil Khosla: Doklam, Balakot and the Future of Air War
Oct 08, 2022
BS Siwach: VIP Helicopter operations and Op Khukri in Africa
Oct 01, 2022
Anchit Gupta: How we got here: the IAF organization at independence
Sep 24, 2022
Anil Kumar Ghosh: Understanding the SA-2 Dvina
Sep 17, 2022
BD Jayal Part 2: Lessons from Command
Sep 10, 2022
BD Jayal Part 1: From a cadet to one of India's first MiG-21 pilots
Sep 03, 2022
Jai Singh Gahlawat: 1971 Vir Chakra Awardee, A1 instructor
Aug 27, 2022
Sunil Palkar: Navigating to the Tangail Paradrop
Aug 20, 2022
PVS Jagan Mohan: Chronicler of the IAF
Aug 13, 2022
Namrita Chandi: Pioneering military aviatrix
Aug 06, 2022
Anil Kumar Ghosh - Experiences with IPKF in Sri Lanka
Aug 01, 2022
Sunil Nanodkar - Part 2: Jaguars in Cope Thunder, Alaska
Jul 23, 2022
HN Bhagwat: Pioneer of low altitude para jumping
Jul 16, 2022
CD Upadhyay - Mi-8s in Sri Lanka, Test Flying the ALH Dhruv
Jul 09, 2022
K Nachiketa: Flame out and ejection in Kargil
Jul 01, 2022
Kedar Karmakar, Angad Singh and Sanjay Simha: Aviation photography
Apr 23, 2022
KS Sree Kumar: History of the early days of the IAF
Apr 16, 2022
Wives of military aviators: Understanding the home front
Apr 09, 2022
Raghu Nambiar - Part 2: Mirage and LGBs in Kargil
Apr 02, 2022
Raghu Nambiar - Part 1: Mirage 2000 and LCA
Mar 26, 2022
BS Singh Deo: A1 helicopter instructor, examiner, test pilot
Mar 19, 2022
Sanjay Vadgaokar: Hunting Subs in a Kamov
Mar 12, 2022
NS Jamwal: Loop, tumble and yaw in a Flanker
Mar 05, 2022
RK Sharma: High Altitude operations in a Do-228
Feb 26, 2022
LCA Part 8 - Rajiv Kothiyal - test pilot of LCA's first flight
Feb 19, 2022
LCA Part 7 - Jaideep Maolankar - Naval LCA - Part 2/2
Feb 12, 2022
LCA Part 6 - Jaideep Maolankar - test flying the LCA - Part 1/2
Feb 05, 2022
LCA Part 5 - PK Raveendran - Flight Test Engineer for the LCA
Jan 29, 2022
LCA Part 4 - Ritu Raj Tyagi: Developing lethal ground attack capabilities
Jan 22, 2022
LCA Part 3 - Harish Nayani: MFD development, breathtaking demos, weapon delivery
Jan 15, 2022
LCA Part 2 - Suneet Krishna: from filming first flight to weapons release
Jan 08, 2022
LCA Part 1 - Philip Rajkumar: Overview of the program
Jan 01, 2022
Philip Rajkumar: A lifetime of test flying
Dec 25, 2021
SC Chafekar: High Altitude operations in an AN-32
Dec 18, 2021
PK Raveendran: Flight Test Engineer and rescuer of a Prime Minister
Dec 11, 2021
Jagbir Singh: Jaisalmer Hunters play havoc
Dec 04, 2021
Jaideep Maolankar: Naval fighter pilot and Test Pilot
Nov 27, 2021
Vinayak Davray: Navigator Extraordinaire and International Aircraft Accident Investigator
Nov 20, 2021
Sumit Mukherji: Fishbed, Flogger, Foxbat, Fulcrum
Nov 13, 2021
Harish Nayani: Bison induction
Nov 06, 2021
Sunil Nanodkar: Jaguars at Red-Flag, Alaska
Oct 30, 2021
P Rajkumar: Hunting subs, saving lives, in a Navy Sea King
Oct 23, 2021
Nitin Welde: Glacier Captain
Oct 16, 2021
Amardeep Sidhu: From ALH to Pushpak - a lifelong passion for flying
Oct 09, 2021
Subhash Chander: Mi-17 to the rescue at Timber Trail
Oct 02, 2021
Operation Cactus: Part 4 - Drama on the high seas
Sep 25, 2021
Operation Cactus: Part 3 - Paras go into action
Sep 18, 2021
Operation Cactus: Part 2 - Getting airborne, setting sail
Sep 11, 2021
Operation Cactus: Part 1 - The call for help and initial preparation
Sep 04, 2021
P Ashoka: The life and times of one of India's most famous test pilots
Aug 28, 2021
Arjun Subramaniam: Understanding electronic warfare
Aug 21, 2021
Anil Kumar "Toots" Ghosh: Canberra bombers in the 1971 war
Aug 14, 2021
KC Kuruvilla: Part 3 of 3-Repatriation and return to flying
Aug 07, 2021
KC Kuruvilla: Part 2 of 3-Incarceration, Help with Escape, Consequences
Jul 31, 2021
KC Kuruvilla: Part 1 of 3-A sword of honour goes to war
Jul 24, 2021
CV Parker: Anecdotes from a Legend of the IAF
Jul 17, 2021
Pushp Vaid: Heli-lifting troops for the dash to Dacca
Jul 10, 2021
Ashok Chhibbar: The Making of Military Aviators
Jul 03, 2021
HS Sahota: A Farmer's Son who dared to Fly
Jun 26, 2021
Mohit Verma-Cheetahs to the rescue-Army Aviation
Jun 19, 2021
Murli Menon-Flying and fighting in the MiG-21 and MiG-23 MF
Jun 12, 2021
CM Jaywant-Saving an Ajeet, Chasing an Eclipse
Jun 05, 2021
Pradeep Mulay-Flying the lethal Mi-35 Gunship
May 29, 2021
Joseph Thomas - Part 2 - Test Flying
May 22, 2021
Joseph Thomas: Part 1 - Supporting the army and mapping the country
May 15, 2021
Sandeep Balyan: Low, fast, lethal - the maritime Jaguar
May 08, 2021
Ajit Agtey: (Part 2) Test Flying - DARIN Jaguar, AN-32, etc.
May 01, 2021
Ajit Agtey: (Part 1) Training, 71 War and Ejection
Apr 24, 2021
Harish Masand: (Part 2) Shooting a Sabre, rattling Niazi
Apr 17, 2021
Harish Masand: (Part 1) Training for War
Apr 10, 2021
Philip Rajkumar: Attacking Sargodha
Apr 03, 2021
PM Ramachandran: Sinking the NRP Vega
Mar 28, 2021
Introduction
Feb 22, 2021