# VREF | The Truth About the Aviation Market Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682.md RSS feed: https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/KlKGheoM.rss Official site: https://rss.com/podcasts/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market Author: Jason Zilberbrand Episodes: 49 ## Resource Up-to-date information on the state of the aviation marketplace and it's effect on aircraft valuation by the leader in aircraft valuation: VREF Aircraft Value Reference, Appraisal & Litigation Services ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682.md ## Episodes - [Aviation's Alphabet Mafia | EP 50](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/aviation-s-alphabet-mafia-ep-50) — 2026-07-31T22:20:59+00:00 - [The Jet That’s Worth More Dead Than Alive | EP 49](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-jet-that-s-worth-more-dead-than-alive-ep-49) — 2026-07-28T04:23:54+00:00 - [Oshkosh: Where Dreams, Deals, and Bad Numbers Collide | EP 48](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/oshkosh-where-dreams-deals-and-bad-numbers-collide-ep-48) — 2026-07-21T19:04:05+00:00 - [Why Some Airplanes Sell In Days While Others Just Sit | EP 47](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/why-some-airplanes-sell-in-days-while-others-just-sit-ep-47) — 2026-07-16T05:35:49+00:00 - [The $110,000 Upgrade That Could Tank Your Aircraft’s Value | EP 46](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-110-000-upgrade-that-could-tank-your-aircraft-s-value-ep-46) — 2026-07-09T03:32:25+00:00 - [The Confidence Recession Is Here: Why Aircraft Deals Are Freezing Before Prices Break | EP 45](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-confidence-recession-is-here-why-aircraft-deals-are-freezing-before-prices-break-ep-45) — 2026-07-05T01:04:45+00:00 - [Blood In The Hanger: Why Smart Buyers Win The Market Turns | EP 43](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/blood-in-the-hanger-why-smart-buyers-win-the-market-turns-ep-43) — 2026-07-02T19:13:05+00:00 - [The “Hot Market” Lie That Costs Aircraft Owners Millions | EP 42](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-hot-market-lie-that-costs-aircraft-owners-millions-ep-42) — 2026-06-24T21:57:39+00:00 - [The $4 Million Deal That Died in Court: One Aircraft Transaction, Years of Litigation | EP 41](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-4-million-deal-that-died-in-court-one-aircraft-transaction-years-of-litigation-ep-41) — 2026-06-18T05:45:32+00:00 - [The Free Valuation Trap: Why “Instant AI Aircraft Values” May Cost You More Than You Think | EP 40](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-free-valuation-trap-why-instant-ai-aircraft-values-may-cost-you-more-than-you-think-ep-40) — 2026-06-14T02:16:47+00:00 - [The Contract Trap That Kills Aircraft Deals: Why Bad Assumptions Cost Buyers Millions | EP 39](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-contract-trap-that-kills-aircraft-deals-why-bad-assumptions-cost-buyers-millions-ep-39) — 2026-06-11T04:42:49+00:00 - [The Post-COVID Boom Is DEAD: Why Q2 Is Forcing Aviation Back To Reality | EP 38](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-post-covid-boom-is-dead-why-q2-is-forcing-aviation-back-to-reality-ep-38) — 2026-06-01T19:28:19+00:00 - [The Charts Are Lying: Why The Aviation Market Is Moving Were Data Scrapers Can't See | EP 37](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-charts-are-lying-why-the-aviation-market-is-moving-were-data-scrapers-can-t-see-ep-37) — 2026-05-29T07:17:21+00:00 - [The Aircraft Market Lost Its Nerve: Why Falling Prices Still Won't Make Buyers Move | EP 36](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-aircraft-market-lost-its-nerve-why-falling-prices-still-won-t-make-buyers-move-ep-36) — 2026-05-24T05:21:30+00:00 - [Why Bad Deals Start Before the Pre-Buy, and Why Your Network Matters More Than You Think | EP 35](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/why-bad-deals-start-before-the-pre-buy-and-why-your-network-matters-more-than-you-think-ep-35) — 2026-05-17T20:50:41+00:00 - [What Your Insurance Quote Is *Really* Telling You | EP 34](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/what-your-insurance-quote-is-really-telling-you-ep-34) — 2026-05-07T01:24:29+00:00 - [Too Many People, Not Enough Closers: Why Aircraft Deals Are Getting Slower and Messier | EP 33](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/too-many-people-not-enough-closers-why-aircraft-deals-are-getting-slower-and-messier-ep-33) — 2026-04-28T15:58:37+00:00 - [When Markets Don’t Break… They Slow: Why Aviation Risk Is Now Showing Up in Time, Not Price | EP 32](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/when-markets-don-t-break-they-slow-why-aviation-risk-is-now-showing-up-in-time-not-price-ep-32) — 2026-04-16T18:03:13+00:00 - [The Low-Time Lie: Why “Hangar Queen” Might Be the Most Dangerous Phrase in Aircraft Shopping | EP 30](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-low-time-lie-why-hangar-queen-might-be-the-most-dangerous-phrase-in-aircraft-shopping-ep-30) — 2026-03-30T18:35:24+00:00 - [Is Your Aircraft Worth More DEAD Than Alive? — The Brutal Truth About Part-Out Economics | EP 24](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/is-your-aircraft-worth-more-dead-than-alive-the-brutal-truth-about-part-out-economics-ep-24) — 2026-02-23T22:45:32+00:00 - [The Ladder Is Gone: Why New Aircraft No Longer Make Sense the Way They Used To | EPISODE 19](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-ladder-is-gone-why-new-aircraft-no-longer-make-sense-the-way-they-used-to-episode-19) — 2026-01-14T17:25:24+00:00 - [When Aircraft Sit: Understanding Value in a Slow Market | EPISODE 11](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/when-aircraft-sit-understanding-value-in-a-slow-market-episode-11) — 2025-11-12T16:13:25+00:00 - [The Great Engine Shortage: Why Your Program Might Not Save You | EPISODE 10](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-great-engine-shortage-why-your-program-might-not-save-you-episode-10) — 2025-11-04T15:22:19+00:00 - [The Good, the Bad, and the Manipulated: How Aircraft Valuations Really Work | EPISODE 3](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-good-the-bad-and-the-manipulated-how-aircraft-valuations-really-work-episode-3) — 2025-09-12T21:17:29+00:00 - [The Free Jet Myth & The Aircraft Popularity Contest | EPISODE 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vref-the-truth-about-the-aviation-market-7473682/the-free-jet-myth-the-aircraft-popularity-contest-episode-2) — 2025-09-03T20:12:58+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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