Valor Flight Crew
Episodes
Episode 54 - Small Town, Big Missions: A closer look into Big Bear Fire Aviation Part 2
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Valor Plus.In this episode, we sit down wit...
Episode 53 - Small Town, Big Missions: A closer look into Big Bear Fire Aviation Part 1
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Valor Plus.In this episode, we sit down wit...
Episode 52 - Mental Health Resilience with Kacee Griffin Part 2
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast — hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Valor Plus.Today’s episode is differen...
Episode 51 - Mental Health Resilience with Kacee Griffin Part 1
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast — hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Valor Plus.Today’s episode is differen...
Episode 50 - Raising the Safety Bar with VyClimb Part 2
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast — hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.Today, we’re j...
Episode 49 - Raising the Safety Bar with VyClimb Part 1
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast — hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.Today, we’re j...
Episodes 48 - Beating All Odds: Aaron Hamm’s Journey from Patient to Pilot Part 2
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode...
Episodes 47 - Beating All Odds: Aaron Hamm’s Journey from Patient to Pilot Part 1
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode...
Episode 46 - Beyond the First Year: Technology, Innovation, and the Future of Public Safety Aviation
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.Today… the keys h...
Episode 45 - Cleared for Takeover: Inside One Year of Valor Flight Crew Podcast
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.Today… the keys h...
Episode 44 - Prepared for the Worst: Inside Carilion Life-Guard’s Incapacitated Pilot Program Part 2
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine. Today, we sit dow...
Episode 43 - Prepared for the Worst: Inside Carilion Life-Guard’s Incapacitated Pilot Program Part 1
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine. Today, we sit dow...
Episode 42 - Inside Safety Culture: Trust, Voice, and Vulnerability Part 2
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine. In today’s epis...
Episode 41 - Inside Safety Culture: Trust, Voice, and Vulnerability Part 1
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine. In today’s epis...
Episode 40 - Owning the Process: Leading without Ego with Dave Weber Part 2
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical Helicasts and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this episode, we...
Episode 39 - Owning the Process: Leading without Ego with Dave Weber Part 1
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical Helicasts and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode, w...
Episode 38 Precision in the Air: The Joint Mission of NJ’s JEMSTAR Program
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine.In this episode, we...
Episode 37 - Response Ready: Concepts for Effective Briefing/Debriefing
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this live episode ...
Episode 36 - Beyond the FRAT: Redefining Risk in Public Safety Aviation Part 2
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine.In this episode, we...
Episodes 35 Beyond the FRAT: Redefining Risk in Public Safety Aviation Part 1
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine.In this episode, we...
Episode 34 - Complex Care, Clear Skies: Behind Boston MedFlight’s Most Challenging Cases Part 2
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine. In this episode, ...
Episode 33 - Complex Care, Clear Skies: Behind Boston MedFlight’s Most Challenging Cases Part 1
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine. In this episode, ...
Episode 32 - Blades of Valor: Resilience and Recovery after Tragedy
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor magazine.In this episode, we...
Episode 31 - The Evolution of Public Safety Aviation with Leonardo Helicopters Part 2
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this episode, we...
Episode 30 - The Evolution of Public Safety Aviation with Leonardo Helicopters Part 1
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this episode, we...
Episode 29 Voices Behind the Mission: a Communication Specialist Perspective
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode of...
Episode 28 - Halsey & Valor Flight Crew: Inside the World of Air Medical Rescue
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode of...
Episode 27 - Both Sides of the Skids: A HEMS Evolution from Provider to Patient Part 2
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode, ...
Episode 26 - Both Sides of the Skids: A HEMS Evolution from Provider to Patient Part 1
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode, ...
Episode 25 - Lifelong Learning in the Skies: Education for Flight Clinicians Part II
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode of the...
Episode 24 - Lifelong Learning in the Skies: Education for Flight Clinicians Part I
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode of the...
Episode 23 - Mindset of the Resuscitationist: The calm inside the chaos Part 2
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode, we’...
Episode 22 - Mindset of the Resuscitationist: The calm inside the chaos Part 1
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode, we’...
Episode 21 - All Flight Paths Lead to Louisville: Inside the 2025 ECHO Conference
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this special e...
Episode 20 - High Fidelity Simulation on a Low Fidelity Budget Part 2
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode, we di...
Episode 19 - High Fidelity Simulation on a Low Fidelity Budget Part 1
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine. In this episode, we di...
Episode 18 - Healthy Providers, Stronger Outcomes: The FIT for Flight Mindset Part 2
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this episode of the V...
Episode 17 - Healthy Providers, Stronger Outcomes: The FIT for Flight Mindset Part 1
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this episode of the V...
Episode 16 - Past, Present & Future: ECHO's Blueprint for Supporting Public Safety Aviation
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this episode, hosts M...
Episode 15 - Maintaining the Mission - Part 2
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.Welcome back to another ...
Episode 14 - Maintaining the Mission - Part 1
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.Welcome back to another ...
Episode 13 ECMO on the Move: Revolutionizing Pre-Hospital Cardiac Care Part 2
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.Buckle up as we take you be...
Episode 12 ECMO on the Move: Revolutionizing Pre-Hospital Cardiac Care Part 1 FOR REVIEW
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.Buckle up as we take you be...
Episode 11 ECHO Safety Team - Enhancing Safety across the Industry
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this episode we take ...
Episode 10 - Fit for Shift: What Pilots Wish Crews Knew (and Vice Versa!) Part 2
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this episode of the V...
Episode 9 - Fit for Shift: What Pilots Wish Crews Knew (and Vice Versa!) Part 1
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this episode of the V...
Episode 8 - Pre-hospital medicine across the pond
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this episode of the V...
Episode 7 - ECHO FAST: Peer Support for Flight Crews in High-Stress Environments
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this episode of the V...
Episode 6 - A Global Perspective: Topics and Trends in the HEMS Industry with Steve Soliz Part 2
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this episode, hosts B...
Episode 5 - A Global Perspective: Topics and Trends in the HEMS Industry with Steve Soliz Part 1
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this episode, hosts B...
Episode 4 - Surviving the Unthinkable: Rhett Draehn’s Journey Part 2
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this two-part episode...
Episode 3 - Surviving the Unthinkable: Rhett Draehn’s Journey Part 1
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine.In this two-part episode...
Episode 2 - Shaping the Future of Flight Medicine: The Future Flight Crew Program
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by Echo and proudly brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazi...
Episode 1 - Critical Care in the Wild
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Vertical Valor Magazine! In ...
The Valor Flight Crew Podcast Introduction
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vertical HeliCASTS — your Vertical podcast network — is thrilled to announce the launch of The Valor Flight Crew Podcast, with the first episode s...