Abgehoben Hubschrauber Podcast

Abgehoben is a German-language podcast about helicopters and aviation. The show is made in Germany by two helicopter fans who are also professional pilots. Its name means roughly taken off, and its full title calls it the helicopter podcast.

The two hosts are flight instructors and examiners as well as working pilots. They teach people with no flying background to become keen pilots, and they check pilots during their yearly check flights. One host flies as a rescue pilot and the other as a police pilot. Each has thousands of flight hours behind them.

The hosts share stories and experiences from the cockpit. They also give tips and advice for student pilots and for people who want to start training. They try to explain aviation and helicopter flying to listeners who have never worked in the field. The show aims to be a mix of fun and useful information.

Topics in the archive cover many parts of helicopter flying. Episodes look at air rescue and weather, winter and summer flying, instrument flight rules training and whether IFR is worth it. Others cover risk assessment, flight simulators, personal equipment, crew members and the future of flying as a career.

A recent episode looks at how to become a police helicopter pilot and at police flying in Luxembourg. It compares the civil H145 with the military H145M. It also covers satellite approach procedures for air rescue, known as point in space, and how drones and crewed helicopters can share low airspace safely.

The podcast also features guests from the aviation world. Past episodes include talks with air rescue crews, an air traffic controller, a flight information service officer, a flight surgeon and a flight student. The hosts also report from aviation events such as the Aero fair and European Rotors. Episodes can be heard on Spotify and Deezer or through an RSS feed.

Services

• Helicopter podcast
• Aviation interviews
• Flight training tips
• Aviation event reports