The Valor Flight Crew Podcast Introduction

Vertical HeliCASTS — your Vertical podcast network — is thrilled to announce the launch of The Valor Flight Crew Podcast, with the first episode streaming now.

The HeliCASTS podcast network, which launched in the fall of 2023, is part of MHM Publishing’s growing family of multimedia offerings.

The Valor Flight Crew Podcast is now the fifth podcast on the HeliCASTS network, alongside The Hangar Z Podcast, hosted by Jon Gray; The Helicopter Podcast, hosted by Halsey Schider; The Real ResQ Podcast, hosted by Jason Quinn, and The Vertical MRO Podcast, hosted by Val Medved.

Produced in partnership with ECHO (Every Coast Helicopter Operations), The Valor Flight Crew Podcast promotes the personnel and life-saving equipment behind helicopter air ambulance services.

“We’re thrilled to partner with an important organization like ECHO to bring The Valor Flight Crew Podcast to the HeliCASTS network,” said MHM Publishing co-owner Mike Reyno. “This podcast really complements Vertical Valor, which is the only rotorcraft resource dedicated to the public safety and military sectors.

“The goal with The Valor Flight Crew Podcast is not only to share captivating stories from the helicopter air ambulance sector, but to explore the major topics and issues impacting that world.”

Listeners will join hosts Mike Fadale and Blake Shrider for in-depth interviews and expert insights from air medical personnel, pilots, communication specialists, and maintenance crews who play critical roles in airborne emergency response.

Fadale has been involved in the emergency medical services (EMS) field for more than 25 years and currently flies for a progressive hospital-based program where he cares for neonatal, pediatric, and adult populations. His job combines his two greatest passions in life: emergency medicine and helicopters.

He has been an active member of ECHO since 2015, serving on the board of directors and the Flight Crew Assistance & Support Team (FAST), as well as assisting with ECHO’s Future Flight Crew initiative and the organization’s annual conference.

“I am excited for this next chapter with The Valor Flight Crew Podcast,” said Fadale. “I look forward to highlighting public safety aviation in a different way.”

Shrider has spent two decades in the emergency medical services field, currently working dual roles as a flight paramedic and critical care paramedic with two different services. In addition to those roles, he serves as a field training officer, special operations team member, logistics team member, EMS instructor, and an American Heart Association instructor.

Shrider has been involved with ECHO for the past four years and is part of the organization’s Future Flight Crew cohort, which offers instruction and mentorship to students who are interested in an air medical transport career. He is passionate about teaching and “striving for a safer, higher level of pre-hospital emergency care.”

Fadale and Shrider’s diverse backgrounds in public safety aviation and leadership are sure to bring unique perspectives and expertise to The Valor Flight Crew Podcast.