Welcome to the Coffee Hangar Podcast! In this episode, we sit down with Glenn Curtis — a veteran pilot with over 50 years of flying experience across Alaska’s wildest skies. From daring floatplane rescues in Cook Inlet, flying President Bush, to surviving a terrifying emergency landing in the tun...
Welcome to the Coffee Hangar Podcast! In this episode, we sit down with Glenn Curtis — a veteran pilot with over 50 years of flying experience across Alaska’s wildest skies. From daring floatplane rescues in Cook Inlet, flying President Bush, to surviving a terrifying emergency landing in the tundra, Glenn’s incredible stories will captivate anyone fascinated by aviation and adventure.🎙️ What you’ll hear in this episode:-How Glenn went from a novice floatplane pilot to mastering some of Alaska’s most challenging landings-Intense moments flying medevac missions and making split-second decisions under pressure-How his 8 year old daughter predicted the crash landing that left his plane upside down.-The golden era of floatplane flying at Lake Hood in the 1970s-Lessons learned from Alaska’s aviation pioneers-Behind-the-scenes insight into the Exxon Valdez oil spill response and floatplane operationsWhether you’re a pilot, aviation enthusiast, or just love real-life survival stories, Glenn’s unique perspective and humble storytelling will keep you hooked from start to finish.