A discussion of the world of personal submersibles. The design, construction and operation of personal underwater vehicles. Interviews providing insights from builders and owners on a variety of related topics. A nice combination of technical details and personalized stories.
Episode #9, In this episode I continue a new series of interviews highlighting various psub members. In this interview I talk to Mark Ragan a Hunley historian and author, psub builder and psub piloting school operator. Mark shares updates on his projects and what it is like to attend a training class with George Kittredge.
Episode #8, In this episode I start a new series of interviews highlighting various psub members. In this first interview I talk to James Frankland a K-350 builder/operator. James is my first international interview. James shares updates on his projects and what it is like to operate a psub in the Channel Islands.
Episode #7, In this episode I continue to discuss some of the general approaches, philosophies and pitfalls of the psub design process. Doug Suhr joins me to discusses his maintenance retrofit of Snoopy. Doug shares his history with Snoopy, and some of his challenges as he considers design some planned design changes during the retrofit.
Episode #6, In this episode I continue to discuss some of the general approaches, philosophies and pitfalls of the psub design process. David Colombo of SeaQuestor Industries also joins me to discuss some of his projects and design approaches.
Episode #5, In this episode I discuss some of the general approaches, philosophies and pitfalls of the psub design process. Hank Pronk also joins me to discuss some of his projects and design approaches.
Episode #4, In this episode I discuss some of the current psub uses I have observed. Alec Smyth also joins me to discuss InnerSpace Science and how psubs are helping do science!
Episode #3, In this episode I discuss the history of PSUBS.ORG with co-founder Jon Wallace. Jon joins me by phone and gives us a historic overview and discusses the importance the organization brings to those interested in personal submersibles. Jon also gives us a little insight into his K-600 project status.
Episode #2, "The General History of Personal Submersibles". In this episode I discuss the general history of psub development. River Dolfi joins me by phone to add his insights to the discussion.
A short introductory and overview for future episodes of The World Of Personal Submersibles.