Flying Blind Podcast

Mitch Watt has a big love for living life, having a crack and chasing goals!  Only hours after landing back home from his latest FIFO swing in the mines, Mitch jumped in the ute and headed down to Robe in South Australia to catch up for a yarn while Benny was there a couple of weeks ago.  From 13 years old, Mitch has had his eyes firmly set on becoming a commercial pilot and every decision he has made between 13 and 23 has been a stepping stone on the way to making it happen. This bloke also has an attitude and energy about him that you just want to bottle up and be able to sell! Together they catch up and talk all things Flying, FIFO, waterskiing, sacrifice, grief and what’s behind this infectious love for life! Enjoy this one, it will pump you up!  Get around Flying Blind on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flyingblindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Flying-Blind-Podcast/61580557913440/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flyingblindpodcast If you’ve got a question, guest suggestion or just want to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! Email: contact@flyingblindpodcast.com.au  Want to watch the podcast instead of just listening?Access all full length visual episodes on our YouTube channel– https://www.youtube.com/@FlyingBlindPodcast  On Track Meals – If you’re into your camping and adventure, work away or just want to stock the cupboard with some top quality, ready to go meals that have a 3 year shelf life without needing a fridge, check out the range, stock up & use the code FLYINGBLIND for 10% off all orders https://ontrackmeals.com/  Born Dry - Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment   https://borndry.com.au/ 

In this weeks episode of Flying Blind, Ben & Ames find a minute to sit down while they were on the road last week in the South East of SA. Benny was meant to be doing this roadshow with Mike but when Mike had to pull out last minute due to being unwell, Ben and Ames had to wing it to make it work. They recap some of the highlights from the week, the people they met, including the one and only Wendy from Robe that required some wrangling from stage and definitely won’t be forgotten anytime soon! It was the end of a big week and we reckon it sounds like it to by the end… Enjoy legends!!  If you’re keen to come along to hear Ben speak in Port Augusta this Friday the 19th of June, email Bernie to secure your spot.  Email: bernie.sharrad1@bhp.com If you would like to come along to one of the upcoming Ski For Life Mates On A Mission community events, benny would love to meet you! Here is the schedule – Sunday the 21st of June – Magpie & Stump Hotel Mintaro, 5:00pm kick off Tuesday the 23rd of June – Balaklava Football Club, 7:30pm kick off  Wednesday the 24th of June – Central Yorke Football Club, 7:30pm kick off  Thursday the 25th of June – Kadina Football Club, 7:30pm Kick off Friday the 26th of June – Rising Sun Hotel Port Wakefield 7:30pm kick off Check out ben’s socials for all of the details Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benpettingill/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benpettingillspeaker/   On Track Meals – If you’re into your camping and adventure, work away or just want to stock the cupboard with some top quality, ready to go meals that have a 3 year shelf life without needing a fridge, check out the range, stock up & use the code FLYINGBLIND for 10% off all orders https://ontrackmeals.com/  Born Dry - Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment   https://borndry.com.au/ 

In this week’s episode of Flying Blind, Benny catches up with one of his great mates Ian ‘Lummy’ Lumb from On Track Meals. This one has plenty of There are plenty of tales in this one from guiding a blind bloke across the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea, falling in love with the girl behind the bar and building an Aussie Owned, Aussie made food business that is changing the game when it comes to off the shelf, ready to go meals!  This one covers a bit of everything from business, family life, managing stress, looking after yourself, and the importance of keeping it simple.   Together the boys also announce an exciting new partnership between On Track Meals and Flying Blind. If you are on the road for work, into your camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, mining or just want to stock the cupboard with some great quality food that doesn’t need to be in the fridge and has a 3 year shelf life, check out the range and make sure to use the code FLYINGBLIND for 10% off all orders.  www.ontrackmeals.com.au  Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment –  https://borndry.com.au/ 

Benny & Ames are back from the first ever Alpha Fest – The Mateship Muster held at Sandstone Point in Queensland! They sit down to recap an epic couple of days that was absolutely stacked from the minute they touched down to the time they boarded the plane 48 hours later to head home.  Benny had to wrangle a surprise goanna on stage, was in charge of shooting guineapigs (toy ones) into the crowd and judge comedy, while Ames wound back the clock when Bliss n Eso took to the stage and she also devoured the greatest calamari on the planet!Shout out to every legend that came and said G’day and it was unreal to get to meet so many of you who are getting around Flying Blind, we love ya!Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment –  https://borndry.com.au/ 

In this week’s episode of Flying Blind, Benny packs the recording gear on his latest trip to Mildura in Victoria’s North West for a speaking tour with his great mate Mike ‘Legless’ Rolls. Together Mike and Ben form the duo ‘Legless & Blind’ on stage and have travelled the country together delivering a whole range of sessions over the past 10 years.  While they were in Mildura, Benny sat Mike down for his debut on Flying Blind, catching up on their adventures, going through some of Mike’s story of contracting Meningococcal Septicaemia at 18, electing to amputate his only remaining leg 9 years later, the question that changed it all and what’s involved with getting a new pair of legs. Enjoy this one and we’re sure it won’t be the last time that a Legless & Blind catch up features on Flying Blind.    Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment –  https://borndry.com.au/

Imagine living life to the fullest, getting married, growing your own business, starting a family and the next thing you know, you’re getting diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer.  This was the sudden reality that Lisa Briggs faced 12 years ago. At the time she had a toddler, a 4 month old, her own business and a whole life ahead of her, yet no one could even guarantee her tomorrow.  In this weeks episode of Flying Blind, Lisa runs us through her story so openly covering conversations about mortality, having to live in the present when your future is so unknown, making the little things big, the power of mindset and the importance of always having something to look forward to! Lisa recognises that all of us are really just ‘Living while we’re dying’ and she chooses to focus on doing as much living as she can while she can!   We will be at Alpha Fest at Sandstone Point on the 30th of May in QLD. It will be an epic event and if you haven’t already, make sure you grab your tickets today and we can’t wait to catch up with you there! –  https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/alpha-fest-%E2%80%93-the-mateship-muster/192080  Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment –  https://borndry.com.au/

Todays episode is a big shout out to the Mum's in honour of Mothers Day but also to one special Father, Ben's Dad Tim. Happy 60th birthday to the man who fostered Ben's "give anything a go" attitude by simply saying to him, in the early days of losing his sight, "All those things you love to do, we'll find another way to do it". And so they did. Ben gives us an insight in to how, with the un-waivering help from his family, especially his Dad, was able to keep his hobbies of waterskiing, shooting and fishing simply by doing things differently.We also chat about Amy's low key Mothers Day, Bens calendar & the very exciting release of the line up for Alpha Events Co's Podcast Royale 3.0 that Ben will once again feature in. Get around him and all the other fighters over on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/DX_e8oIkSQw/As always, Flying Blind is kindly supported and hydrated by Born Dry. Get around them at https://borndry.com.au/Check out Flying Blind on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/flyingblindpodcast/And on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@flyingblindpodcastOr watch full Flying Blind episodes over on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@FlyingBlindPodcast

There aren’t too many guest episodes that leave you pretty much speechless in the first few seconds of their story however this weeks episode is the exception! Ash Kasi was left on the door step of an orphanage in Sri Lanka at 3 day’s old, was adopted 6 weeks later to an Australian migrant family and from there takes us through the rollercoaster from 3 days old right through to 43. Ash and Benny cover it all in this one from bullying, identity and family through to stand up comedy and his mission to make 1 person smile every day.      Check out Ash’s podcast, Older But Not Wiser –  https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Older-but-not-Wiser-Podcast-61572427020828/ Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment –  https://borndry.com.au/