Episode 146: Pacific Airshow 2026

Welcome to Episode 146 of The Journey Is The Reward ! On this episode, Brian is on location at the spectacular Pacific Airshow along the beaches of Huntington Beach, California. With a packed flight line and a mountain of field recordings to get through, the guys are holding all general listener feedback. Listener Lu is also held at the gate so we can jump straight into the action. Brian kicks off the field coverage with Kevin Elliott, President of Code 4, who works behind the scenes to produce this massive beachside spectacle. Jumping across the pond and out of an aircraft, Brian snags a brief chat with Sergeant Luke Mees from the Royal Air Force skydiving team. He then catches up with "Stroker," a demo pilot with the NASA A4 team, for a look at precision flight demonstration work. The airborne action continues as Brian sits down with Mark Foster, President of the Lyon Air Museum, to talk about the historic B-25 Mitchell roaring over the surf and the incredible warbird collection housed at their Orange County facility. Next, Brian chats with airshow commentator extraordinaire Matt Jolly, who lends his legendary voice to both the Huntington Beach show and its sister event at the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast in Australia. Finally, Brian wraps up the day's interviews with RJ, a local Los Angeles-based First Officer for a major US airline who didn't have to venture far from his home in Huntington Beach to catch the supersonic beachfront display. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the stories. Because around here, the journey is the reward . As always, our ears are blessed by the utterly soul-stirring, goosebump-inducing sounds of the Madalitso Youth Choir ! Their Welcome and Goodbye songs, recorded straight from the Royal Livingstone Hotel in Zambia, are pure magic. You can always find the audio recording at www.thejourneyisthereward.org .