by captjeff | Mar 26, 2014 | Podcast
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Malaysia 370 Update – Just when you thought the Malaysian government’s Flight 370 investigation couldn’t get worse, a recent announcement that “there is no unreasonable doubt that the airline went down in the ocean west of Perth” was met with resistance and criticism. At the time of this episode’s recording, there is still no physical evidence of the supposed crash.
A California man was sentenced to 14 years in a federal prison for pointing a laser at a Fresno police helicopter. I hope this will help send the message to others that intentionally aiming a laser at aircraft is not a prank, but a federal crime with very serious consequences.
Canadian research firm Presage recently released a report examining go-arounds. No other single decision can have such an impact on the industry accident rate.
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Daytona 500 Fly-By.mp3
Tom Seagraves – Engine Run-Ups
Nathan – Greetings from Kuwait
Tim – Rims, KSNA Quiet Departures
Nate from Cape Cod – Is Embry-Riddle a good option for getting flight time, ratings?
Captain Bob – United DC-10 Crash
Mike – Deadhead Flying- Do You Get Paid for That?
Tony Kennedy – Defending RyanAir
Mikell – Bad Pilot Experience!
Aviation Safety Hotline
Derek – UK Landmarks
Justin – Atlanta Meet-ups?
Stewart – ATP?
Dominic – Personal Support Animals
Brendan – Languages, Google Translate
Scott – Pilot Shortage? I’m Not Seeing It!
Mike – Holding Patterns
Capt. Kool – CAP Joins Search for MH 370
CAP JOINS SEARCH FOR MISSING MALAYSIAN AIRLINER
Liz – Gate Assignments?
Derek – BWI Runways, Go-Arounds
Tom – Runway Widths from Episode 108
Lee – Crews
Darren – Fuel Policy
Mechanic Bob – Maintenance records
Chuck – Plane Overweight?
Ray – Airport ice removal
Snow and Ice Control Chemicals For Airports Operations
Private Pilot Tilman – great example of good communication
Jesse – College Degree?
Mike – Passenger Weights
Sergio – I made him lose a goal!
Josh in Tulsa – A332 side stick oops!
A332 Side Stick Interference Incident
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by captjeff | Mar 19, 2014 | Podcast
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The Malaysia Airlines B777 is still missing. We may never know what happened. The only winners here are the big cable news outlets, which are reaping huge viewing numbers by continuing to sensationalize the investigation. Apparently, a steady string of “aviation experts” is helping to hold our interest… even if the credentials of some of these so-called “experts” is highly questionable.
What happened to US Airways 1702? Multiple eyewitness accounts say the airplane became airborne before attempting to return to the runway, and after a large bounce, came down hard on the nose landing gear, collapsing it. Was it windshear? Tailstrike?
A Delta B757 lost a large fiberglass panel from the top of the right wing as it started its initial descent into ATL. The flight landed safely in ATL.
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Dave – Passenger Distribution, Unsafe directions from ATC?
Ryan – Non-Aviation College Degree?
Kyle – Other Careers in Aviation Besides Piloting?
Aviation Careers Podcast
Conor – Fuel Dumping Penalties?
Ray – Sudden Fog / Ice Fog [AUDIO]
Chris – MH370
Jason – PC Flight Sims- Good for training?
Aaron – Steam Gauges vs Glass
Gary – Location Info on Aircraft/NexGen
NicNacJak – Single Engine Taxi, Pitch Angle with Longer Fuselages
Chris – Malyasia Airliner Feedback
Lee – Maintenance Records?
Bill – Runway Snow Removal
Nick – Ground effect, go-arounds, auto brake settings, easiest/most difficult approaches
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by captjeff | Mar 12, 2014 | Podcast
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In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was streaking across the Gulf of Thailand at FL350 when it completely disappeared from the radar. As I record this episode, it is nearly four days after the disappearance of the Boeing 777. What happened?
TRIBUTE: Who exactly is Malaysia Airlines Captain Zaharie Shah of MH370?
Kapten Zaharie Ahmad Shah
6 Mysterious Airplane Disappearances in Aviation History
Great news for us Auburn Aviation Management alums. Last May, school officials announced their intent to outsource Auburn’s flight training program and ultimately “sunset” the aviation management degree program. It seems that they’ve had a change of heart! After a huge show of support from the aviation community, Auburn University officials have reversed there decision, and instead will keep and even bolster the aviation program! The Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) re-accredited the school’s resurgent aviation management curriculum last month.
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Andrew – Pilot tips (But not tips on being a pilot!)
Greg from Chicago – Captain’s Authority
Libor (AirSmolik) – Meet-up advice/Foursquare
Dominic – Infinite Flight for Windows phone, IOS, and Android
Dylan – Pushback Steering
Viktor – MPL (Multi-Crew Pilot License)
Dave – Potholes
Guilherme – Brazilian Feed back About ICAO English Proficiency Exam
Greg from Chicago – Languages
Chris – Do you ever see the FAA lowering the hour requirements for the airlines?
Ray – Documentary – Survivors Guide to Plane Crashes
Ken – Walk Around Question, Glass Cockpit Training
Derek – UK, Landmarks
Garrett – Etihad Fires, Cameras, UV protection
Armando – El Paso, Low Wages At The Regionals
Arnaud – Audio feedback from Paris, France
Justin – Pilot n Paws (PnP)
Marcos Antonio Moura Cordeiro – English, Hello to Brazilian Pilots!
Peter Cheney: Why pilots make better drivers – Tip Of The Captain’s Hat to Doctor Stephanie
Learning to drive stick shift makes people better drivers – Tip Of The Captain’s Hat to Doctor Stephanie, again!
Jhadon – How do I calculate the rate of fuel burn?
Tony – Feedback from Sydney, Australia
Dan – TU-95 Bear on Ebay
Josh Harding – “The Poor Copilot”
Nick – Runway Widths
Tim – Skydiving Dropzone
Dave – Pitch Angles
AvnWx.com
Parachutist gets tangled with airplane
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by captjeff | Mar 9, 2014 | Podcast
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Recorded in the SRQ Airport terminal! News discussed in this episode:
RyanAir to fly to US for $14?
Asiana Airlines penalized $500,000 over SFO crash
Canada Adopts Multi-Crew Pilot License
Woman, 19, Arrested For Pointing Laser At Helicopter
Passengers sexist note left on WestJet flight stirs pilots heated response
FEEDBACK/LINKS
Chad – Ignoring signs that things are not just right?
Brian Hunsicker – Tornado Warning in Indianapolis
Sam – Air Force travel?
Greg – Radar story “Snopesed”
Richard from Sweden – Sudden Fog?
Kevin McGrady – Seatbelt Airbag?
Bruno from Portugal – Videos of Madeira Island, RyanAir Flight
CrossWind Landing – Bad day at Madeira Funchal, Portugal
Ryanair Flight 8347
Jen – Bush Pilot Fundraiser
Emma – Hello from Australia
NTSB Training Center Courses 2014
Chris – Regional Pilot Looking for Pointers to get to the Majors
Brazilian Israel – Technical Question & Suggestions
Nate from Cape Cod – Military Flying Question, Best Way to Build Time?
Thianar – Manual Handling Sim
Fred the Pilot – [AUDIO]
Marion – FAA First Class Medical
Nick Carson – Fewest Pax Carried?
NTSB Issues Two Safety Alerts focusing on Improving Helicopter Safety
Chris & Derek – Auto Pilot on Old Radio Show, Cat III
The Air Adventures of Jimmy Allen
Instrument landing system
Daniel – Pilot health question
Kathy – LiveATC.net
Ken in Singapore – How do I figure out my local time?
Gary – Feedback
Max G Aviation
Fred’s Flickr Page (great photos!)
Fred’s Videos
Chuck – The Institute for Personal Safety
Jeff – Greetings from Hong Kong
John – Professional Pilot Advice?
Tim – “Final Approach”
Mike – Fish Strike!
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by captjeff | Feb 28, 2014 | Podcast
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The most interesting story of this past week has to be the Etihad flight from Melbourne, VI to Abu Dhabi, UAE, which diverted to Jakarta, Indonesia after two separate fires in two separate lavatories were started. After four hours of investigation by Indonesian police, all passengers were allowed to re-board the flight. Somewhere over the Indian Ocean, another THREE fires were set. There are now reports that a female has been detained for further questioning.
Turns out that the co-pilot who threatened to crash the Ethiopia Airlines plane before flying it to Geneva was “in mourning for his dead uncle.” Yeah. I always feel like hijacking airliners and seeking asylum when somebody dies in my family [sarcasm].
Listener Vernon from Colorado sent me a link to a great HuffPo article, How to Survive a Plane Crash. Great stuff.
Photo by LELAND SCHMIDT, via FlightAware.com
FEEDBACK/LINKS
The Onion – American Airlines To Phase Out Complimentary Cabin Pressurization
Jesse laBate – Squawking 7700, 7600, 7500
Bruce – Turning Airports Around
Tim – RIM Fire Yosemite
David – Boeing Series Numbering
Boeing Customer Codes
Jacob Schumann – Mobile Phones on Etihad
OnAir Telecommunications
Mark Van Raam – Fish Spotters, Crop Dusting
Dave – Capt. Joe Townsend, Fear of Heights, Air Sickness
Ace Abbott’s Aviation Affair Podcast
Tom Freundl – Reddit Thread on Pilot Shortage
Bryan – Pilot Pay, Tipping the Pilots?
Amire – How Important are Languages in a Pilot Career?
Andrew Domaracki – Passenger Windows
Jim McKeon – FedEx/UPS shipping on other carriers
Chair City Dave – Tweet from @LeadToday
Michael Dell – New song for your Captain’s log? (Beat Up Old Jetliner)
Tim – Onboard temperature control on A320 Family
Nick Carson – Feedback
Philip – Away from home
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