INTERVIEWS • RECOGNITION • SPEAKING
Media
Selected interviews, recognition, and speaking appearances from Tucker's work as an author, pilot, and explorer.
PODCAST
Air Facts Podcast
Tucker joins Eric Radtke to discuss the importance of writing down aviation stories before the details fade—preserving not only memorable flights, but also the people and experiences that give flying its meaning.
PODCAST
I Learned About Flying From That (ILAFFT)
Episode: Two Night Lessons
Tucker joins host Rob Reider to discuss two separate nighttime engine problems and the lessons they reinforced about preparation, judgment, and staying composed when a flight suddenly becomes anything but routine.
SPEAKING / EDUCATION
Teaching at EAA AirVenture
At EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Tucker teaches pilots how to turn memorable flights, lessons learned, and aviation experiences into stories that preserve the people and moments behind the logbook entries.
RECOGNITION
Global Traveler — International Traveler of the Year
Tucker was recognized by Global Traveler after sharing his reflections on a journey through Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Shaped by history, war, culture, and conversations with local people—the experience reinforced a simple belief: we are more alike than we are different.
After checking into my hotel, I walked the narrow alleys and cobblestone pathways of Old Town. I found an open-air café where I sat with locals and sipped kafa, served on a copper tray with a sugar cube and a sweet candy. I then enjoyed Bosanski lonac—a traditional Bosnian dish resembling vegetable stew with chunks of lamb sprinkled with parsley.
Nearby was the Ottoman-era Latin Bridge, beside the site where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, helping set in motion the events that led to World War I. I learned about the assassination in school, but standing at the exact site brought history to life and served as a reminder that our actions ripple throughout eternity.
A must-visit is the Tunnel of Hope, where Bosnians secretly evacuated the wounded and brought in supplies while Bosnian Serb forces surrounded Sarajevo in the 1990s. This emotional tour honored the human spirit of survival.
I learned a lot from talking with the locals, and the experience reinforced what I already knew: We are more alike than we are different.
STARS & STRIPES
NCIS Agent to Co-author with James Patterson
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A Yokosuka-based Naval Criminal Investigative Service special agent has won a literary contest that’s given him a chance to co-author a book alongside best-selling novelist James Patterson.