APG 199.5 – Happy New Year!

by captjeff | Jan 1, 2016 | Podcast

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Well, we managed to squeeze in one more show before the end of 2015. Because we’re planning a big show in January (episode 200!), we thought we should try to answer some feedback.

NEWS

• Report from Australian investigators suggests MH370 was a ‘zombie plane’
• Amazon in talks to lease Boeing jets to launch its own air-cargo business
• FAA scolds Allegiant for having to make emergency low-fuel landing

FEEDBACK

• Micah – Aviation Career News
• XNA Nick – Normal procedures and flow diagrams for B777
• Joe – Another possible circuit breaker related accident
• XNA Nick – NTSB full investigation notes for USAir1702 accident at PHL last year
• Steve – Codeshares, fee for departure and scope
• Steve – Checklists, flows, and new SOPs
• Mike and FO Jeff – Air traffic controller to cops: I smoke meth to stay awake
• Taj – Unmanned Hot Air Ballons
• Stuart – 737 Questions

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APG 199 – Happy Holidays!

by captjeff | Dec 18, 2015 | Podcast

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NEWS

• Passenger opens door and triggers slider on board Volarisflight 714
• Fire fighters spray foam on wrong plane during engine emergency
• Holiday laser displays raising safety concerns for pilots
• Small Lithium Battery-powered Vehicles Banned by several airlines
• Tokyo’s drone squad will deploy 10-foot drones armed with nets to police the sky
• UAS Registration and Marking Requirements
• Qatar A359 at New York on Dec 10th 2015, rejected takeoff
• Southwest Airlines pilot tells 109 passengers that part of the wing had ‘fallen off’
• AI staffer death: Internal mail blames human factors for freak accident

FEEDBACK

• Yunus – Air Asia 8501
• Chris – Darn it, you could have met me when you were at the Udvar-Hazy center!!!
• Louis – Fuselage Shed Anyone?
• Tony Fletcher – Hey, I can’t get my gear up!
• Chris Cheatwood – Smoke from Engines at Startup
• Jaime – Aircraft Lifespan
• Swedish Andreas – Rant regarding AirAsia Stall
• Charles Bowser – Ops check good? (seatbelts)
  
• Greg – Plane makes emergency belly landing
• Randy Anderson – Abandoned airports
• Tom Seagraves – Book Recommendation, No Smoking Sign
• APG 197 Feedback: A Roger, Wilco Joke!
• Jeff in Minneapolis – Mad dog running lights
• James Keane – Replica Spirit Flies @ Rhinebeck Aerodrome
  Old Rhinebeck Airport
• Nick Anderson – Sir Douglas Bader
• Stuart Aslett – Boarding Music
• Audio feedback from Nate in Brooklyn – takeoff thrust and the “20 second rule”
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APG 198 – Qatar 778 Preliminary Report

by captjeff | Dec 11, 2015 | Podcast

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NEWS

• Actor Morgan Freeman in plane scare
• Wild boars on runway send SpiceJet plane off it
• ‘Six-month delay’ for Heathrow decision
• Qatar 778 Preliminary Report

FEEDBACK
Incredible Video – Jeff Dangel
Boeing says to roll out first 737 MAX in early December – Nick Acosta
JetPack flown in New York around the Statue of Liberty – Big Ron
Project Update #18: Restoration of the B-29 Superfortress at Nuclear Museum by National Museum of Nuclear Science – Larry Gregory
Swedish Andreas – Cerebral Palsy
Carl – Iraqi Airways to Fly Direct to DC
Larry Gregory – Aviation Acronyms
Stubbed Flight – First Officer Brad
Airline Pilot Chatter
Nick Acosta – Etihad A380 Tour at the Dubai Airshow
Brett Seymour – More Agony?
Janet hiring FOs – Mike Dell
Carl – Cirrus Pricing
Scott Richardson – Crazy flight attendant
Mike Dell – USCG MH-65 hit by laser
Nevil Bounds – APU Unserviceable?
Bryan Lewis – Career Advice
Pasadena Brian – Landing on ice
Mike Dell – Female Pilot with Blue Angels, Joke
Hold EFC Times – Steve Perry
Nick Anderson – Tales of Derring Do
Audio feedback from Controller Zach

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APG 197 – Automation Dependency Strikes Again

by captjeff | Dec 6, 2015 | Podcast

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Miami Rick’s Appearance on Airplane Geeks Podcast

NEWS

• Chinese ATC to Adopt English-only Policy
• Fiji Sevens rugby team’s ultimate show of selflessness
• American pilot arrested after ‘police found 22lbs of cocaine in his bag’ at airport in Peru
• Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 – Final Report
• Automation Dependency

FEEDBACK
Safe Taxi Speed? – Nicolas Jackson
Andrew – Boeing Everett Factory and the Museum of Flight
Heavy Maintenance Practices article – Ken
Tyler Herrick – Seatbelts
Albert – Qantas 737 jet in tailstrike at Sydney Airport after wrong data tapped into iPad
Daniel Sinico – Roger!
Anthony Tibbs – Unplugging / APG194
Mike – One Man Fire Station
Luke From Australia! First Feedback
Scott Shields – Pilots and Taxes
Robert – Supersonic Private Jet
David Verch – Frisbee Fairing
Dispatch Gregg – New book…”Texting in the Cockpit”
Danish – I met Astronaut Chris Hadfield!!!

David Shore – Aircraft Lavs
Tom Seagraves – Audio
Omega Tau Podcast – 172 – Chasing Bears with the Phantom
Airline Reporter: AN AVGEEK IN THE LEFT SEAT – FLYING THE BOEING 727
Course selector – Stuart Aslett, UK
ATIS Bingo! – Capt. Al
Barcelona ATIS
Audio FB @ 36,000 Feet – Ed in Massachusetts

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APG 196 – The Rickipedia

by captjeff | Nov 27, 2015 | Podcast

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Photo Credit: Evan Schoo

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NEWS

• Ghostrider gunship scrapped after inverted flight scare
• A Pilot’s career in the balance after MILITARY STRENGTH LASER attack on plane at Heathrow
• Aviatraffic B733 at Osh on Nov 22nd 2015, hard landing collapses all gear
• American Airlines officials allow passengers on a flight from Mexico to skip customs and leave JFK airport… days after ISIS threaten to attack New York

FEEDBACK
Airbus Official Urges Major Changes to Recurrent Training – Charath Ram Ranganathan
Kevin – Tesla Autopilot
Air Traffic Control Chatter… – Tim VanRaam
Feedback – Yunus EROL
Automation Survey – Aysen
Nick Carson – Most Memorable Flight?, How long does it take?, Feedback (Before Thanksgiving??)
Mechanic Bob – Centrifugal Compressors, Ignitors
Mayday the Passenger Who Landed a Plane – Miklos
Justin – Funny photo & question about Balanced Field
Mike – How to Land a Helicopter After Your Pilot Has Been Killed
Charath – APG 193 Feedback
Brittany – New Atlanta Scenery out for FSX and Prepar3d
T-Shirt Ideas and Feedback – Ryan the Champ Flyer

Klaus Berkling – Real Stick Shaker
Nick Acosta – Cameron Air Show 2014
Bruce – Microsoft Flight Simulator Could Save Your Life
Steve Ward – Discipline; http://www.jetstreamtv.net/
Swedish Jim – Finally green!

Michael C. from TN – Reverse Thrust question
Old.Curmudgeon – Engineers
Nick Anderson – “For the want of a nail”
Trading cards – Micah
Hillel – balloons!
Micah – The Community of Passion and The Passion of Community
Dispatcher Mike – fuel, EFC’s and redispatch

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APG 195 – Mustaches in Movember

by captjeff | Nov 21, 2015 | Podcast

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NEWS

• Failed Windows 3.1 system blamed for shutting down Paris airport
• Allegiant Pilot Says He was Wrongly Fired Over Evacuation
• Seattle’s Ferris wheel hit by drone
• FAA: Think Twice about “Drone Registration” Firms
• Support For Pilots With Mental Health Problems More Helpful In Reducing Suicide Risks Than Two In Cockpit Requirement: Experts
• Pilot of passenger plane that crash-landed in Pakistan was intoxicated and over-tired, investigation reveals
• Monarch Paints Mustaches On Aircraft For Movember
• International flight emergency lands in Billings, residents pitch in to feed passengers
• China’s jet shows wrong way take off
• It’s going to be okay. – The Oatmeal

FEEDBACK
Travis from Australia – 737 Landing Gear
Stuart Thomson – Question on Oceanic Clearance Delivery / ACARS
Utah Brad – General Aviation aircraft engines
Jim Popowich – L1011 Tristar Air Intake
Jules from Down Under – Starlifter Incident
Ahmad – Update on my work (airplane design); Feedback on IMC ops and challenges
Tim Van Raam – Pumpkin Beer Advice?
Jacob from Austria, Ben Buchner – 737 banned in Russia
Jay Scism – Citizenship of babies born in the air
Old.Curmudgeon – Airport Delays, Runway Changes
Micah – More Cowbell errrr Audio Feedback

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