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Steve Cooke is a flying enthusiast who has a private pilot's licence.
He's been flying a light aircraft for the past decade, travelling as far afield as France. Now Steve has taken his passion for all things aviation to the 'digital airwaves' by producing a monthly podcast.

He was bitten by the podcasting bug when his partner bought him an iPod.
Not being a big fan of music, Steve wasn't sure what to do with it until he listened to his first podcast. Steve feels at that moment his life changed for the better.
Being able to download and listen to radio programmes covering business, news and comedy was the perfect way for him to be able to catch up with his favourite programmes whenever he wanted.
He eventually came across an aviation podcast from America covering everything about flying and being a pilot. This inspired him to make his own British version based in the hanger at Barton Airfield.

Steve's podcast covers his experiences as a pilot and sees him seek the answers to popular questions relating to the world of aviation.
Steve produces his podcast through a hosted website he pays for because he wants it to be branded and look sleek, but there are free alternatives.
Once he's recorded the interviews he uploads them onto his home computer and uses a free software package called 'Audacity' to edit the podcast, mixing the sound levels for clarity through a desk he has attached to his PC.
Once complete, he uploads the podcast onto iTunes where people can download it. All of Steve's podcasts are also available on-line, so you don't need an MP3 to listen.
Steve is amazed by the technology involved in making a podcast and really enjoys the recording aspect of the process, which he performs using a handheld digital recording equipment.
But as much as he enjoys the technology, it's talking about flying that is his main drive behind doing the podcast.
Steve says you may not necessarily want to, or have the time to read about your passions, but podcasts allow you to catch up with your favourite topics whilst driving, gardening or cooking. He now much prefers listening to podcasts to reading.
Steve has a facility on his computer where he can see where in the world people are accessing his podcast. He now knows it is being downloaded from as far afield as New Zealand, China and Russia, achieving around 1,000 downloads for each episode.