The Long Way Around: Josh Blair on Wrenching, Flying, and Coming Home to GA

Podcast: The Future in Flight Podcast · Creative Relay Media

Opublikowano: 2026-05-19

🗒️ Summary What does it look like to build a life in aviation from the ground up — literally? In this episode, Shawn sits down with Josh Blair, founder of BlairCraft and a multi-rated A&P/IA with one of the most diverse resumes in general aviation. From soloing at 16 out of a small Southern Ohio FBO to hanging engines on Boeing 767s, running turbine R&D programs at the University of Notre Dame, and now restoring tube-and-fabric classics in Northern Indiana — Josh has done it all, and he's just getting started. Josh talks about the attention to detail he develo...