by captjeff | Mar 20, 2015 | Podcast
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An unruly passenger, purported to be yelling “jihad” while running up the aisle toward the cockpit door, was subdued by passengers on a recent United flight. The pilots turned the jet around and returned to Dulles International, where the nut case was removed from the flight. This time, it seems that “mentally deranged” better describes the man, rather than “terrorist.”
A Cathy Pacific pilot is catching heat after inviting an attractive passenger to sit in the cockpit as he flew the plane. I’m not sure what the regulations are over there, but here in the US, that’d be a “no no.”
Juraj Vaculik, CEO of AeroMobil, in a keynote at South By Southwest in Austin announced their plans for not only a flying car in the future, but a self-flying car! I love dreamers. Really do!
Finally, a British Airways flight had to divert back to Heathrow International for a smelly predicament. It seems that one of the lavatory toilets was overflowing with “liquid faecal excrement.” You know? That really stinks.
LINKS
Rick’s new Twitter ID: @Miami_Rick
FEEDBACK
Mike Dell – MAC call sign? F-111 Formation
Alex from LA – Beer and Lent
Mike Cochran – Old KORD Airport Diagram
Bert Olson – ORD Taxiways, Favorite Aircraft from Yesteryear
Mike Cochran – Bird Mitigation
Sport Pilot Dave – What Happens to Crew after Incident?
Swedish Jim – No barrel roll under a bridge, Rudder control and – how do you navigate, really?
Erk – Voice Feedback
Ken Cabot – My Crazy Theory About MH370 Went Viral Worldwide — NYMag
Swedish Jim – Solar impulse
Solar Impulse 2 will begin its around-the-world flight
Janel – -1 point for CNN (again)
Mechanic Bob – Inspection Intervals, etc.
Dave McLees – MH370 pinger battery
Bruce – MH370
Daniel Sinico – 79 Cringeworthy Technical Errors In The Movie ‘Top Gun’
James Keane (Long Island Aviator) – Saint Louis Beer
Stan Sienkiewicz – DL1086 Possible Brake Problems, Thrust Reverser Blocking
Ray Williams – Reverse Thrust & Rudder Control; Tail Cones
DC-9 Link
Jim Howard – Acme Honor Guard
Larry D. Gregory – David Zucker on Airplane! – the movie
Jim Howard – Utah Valley University, IMC, IPC
Tom Seagraves – MD-88 at LGA Question
Koppa Dasao – Too much!
Nick Carson – Flight Report from FL350
Frik – FAA Says It Is Illegal To Post Drone Videos on Youtube
Chattanooga Tim – a couple of videos
United Express #UA4870 from Denver to Kansas City forced to return after one of its tires blew on takeoff
Surprise FlashMob for the half-million passenger of LOT Dreamliner
Phil from Charlotte – Volunteer
Vlad – Time Over Fix
Jeff Dangel – Living The Dream YouTube video
Tom – 737 Low Vis Landing
Pilot Pip – Radio 4 Comedy Show – Cabin Pressure
John Cleese – How to Irritate People – Airplane Sketch
Tom – Talking Flight podcast
Nick – Tailcone Jettison, Layovers
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by captjeff | Mar 13, 2015 | Podcast
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APG Listener, contributor and fellow airline pilot Rick Ruiz joins me for this episode in Miami!
First, we tackle the recent runway excursion incident at LGA. The NTSB is investigating, and so far, all we know is that the airplane didn’t seem to decelerate and the spoilers didn’t automatically deploy. We listen to the ATC recordings (LiveATC.net), and break down what we know.
Imagine you’re out on the golf course, and all of a sudden you hear an airplane flying very close nearby. Then, a WW2 vintage airplane drops from the sky at the next green over. After arriving at the scene, you discover that the pilot of the Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR is none other than Harrison Ford! (Harrison ford plane crash)
On the last episode, we talked about the guy who proposed to his girl while flying inverted… this time, we learn about a guy in San Diego who uses a quadcopter UAV and first-person view goggles to pop the question! Cool.
LINKS
AvHerald.com article about MD-88 runway excursion LGA
Harrison Ford Crash Landing
Check Your Chihuahua
FEEDBACK
James Lo – Swedish Jim’s Great Sound!
Tim Van Raam – Women of Aviation Fly it Forward
Carl Hee – Aviation humor: Captain’s PA
Frik – Scandal after Norwegian plane took off despite crewmembers’ walkout
Matthias – Interview with Concorde Captain on Omega Tau Podcast
Christopher Sims – Why 40-Year-Old Tech Is Still Running America’s Air Traffic Control | WIRED
Frik – Brazilian TAM Airlines flight JJ 3307 makes emergency landing after flying into hailstorm
Daniel – Utah Valley University, Logging PIC Time
Trent – Interesting Flight
Larry Zolla – Trivia Question – Samuel Franklin Cody
Devin – Beechjet Dual Flameout
Nico Reger – Roster Building?
Robbert – KLM autopilot video
Application fixed radius on the Spijkerboor departure route Kaagbaan
Steve Perry – No Beer For Lent
Ron – Logging IMC time
Scott Shields – NTSB could reopen the investigation into crash that killed Buddy Holly
Nick Carson – Coffee Fund
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by captjeff | Mar 4, 2015 | Podcast
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United sends blunt message to its pilots warning about safety. Boeing CEO explains that B-757 is a very small niche market, and you should not expect them to be making any more. Southwest grounds 128 aircraft due to lapsed inspections.
LINKS
How well do you know your airports?
AirplaneGeeks 337 Sky Jinks in the Jet Age
FEEDBACK
Arty Toffanin – First feedback
Janel – Chem trails in Taos
Sport Pilot Dave – UAVs
Nick Carson – Got Drones?
Ray Williams – Scorpions and Autothrust
Han – Bird Control
Sport Pilot David – CG/Trim changes
Larry – O’Hare Taxiways
Bruce – A couple more thoughts on FL370
Passenger Ken – How Crazy Am I to Think I Know Where MH370 Is? — NYMag
Private pilot Arno from Paris – http://www.aeromobil.com/video
Mike Dell – 54 year old B-52 comes back from the boneyard
Larry Wilmott – AMARC (Boneyard)
Rick – Coffee
Ken in TLH – AA Flight Divert to ORD for Crew Duty
Daniel Sinico – Inverted Marriage Proposal
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by captjeff | Feb 20, 2015 | Podcast
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The FAA released its proposed ‘Flexible’ Rule On Small UAS earlier this week. While satisfying several concerns, large commercial entities such as Amazon.com are not happy.
A third-party vendor for United Airlines made a mistake in calculating the Pound-to-Danish Kroner exchange rate, resulting in trips across the pond being offered for just £52 ($80). Thousands of people took advantage of the mistake by purchasing their trips in kroners.
An Alaska Airlines flight enroute to Portland, OR returned to Los Angeles International after a woman was stung by a scorpion. Ouch. That Stings!
“Emperor scorpion or Imperial scorpion (Pandinus imperator)” by “Mike” Michael L. Baird. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
LINKS
Norfolk Meet-Up: Norfolk Tap Room, Feb. 23, at 1700
Saint Louis Meet-Up: Brewhouse Historical Sports Bar in Hyatt Regency at the Arch
FEEDBACK
Swedish Jim – Questions of simulator training, my photos of the northern lights
Mark Ross – ‘Nut Rage’ Puts Former Korean Air Executive Behind Bars for Year
Mark Hermann – CNN JetBlue Near Miss
Bruce Porter – Feedback bumper, MH370
Frik – South Africa: Airports Removed From Database
Mark Ross – Flaps and PAs
Daniel – Watch “Alaska Airlines Newest Full Flight Simulator” on YouTube
Kevin St. John – Leaked FAA Document Provides Glimpse Into Drone Regulations
Mark Ross – The McDonnell Douglas MD-80: A History
Mark Ross – None of the world’s safest airlines are American
J.R. Paguia – Too much automation or not enough (yet)?
Dispatcher Mike – AAL 223 Feedback
Tim Van Raam – Jeopardy
KLM Cockpit Tales: Part 1 – Autopilot in action
Physics John – Rate of Climb
Mike Rogers – A first-class cock up
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by captjeff | Feb 14, 2015 | Podcast
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It seems that the pilot crew of the TransAsia ATR that crashed last week in Taiwan misidentified the engine that failed, then subsequently shut down the good engine. Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration ordered proficiency tests and retraining for all TransAsia pilots flying its ATR fleet. Ten pilots failed, and another 19 have been suspended until they take the tests.
An AirAsia A330 flight from Malaysia to Saudi Arabia returned to Kuala Lumpur after the autothrust system failed. Why couldn’t the flight continue?
A US Airways E190 landed nose gear up at Houston Intercontinental. We listen to the LiveATC.net recording.
High-altitude ice crystal icing is a problem whose frequency is alarmingly high. Evidence indicates that engine icing incidents caused by ice accreting inside the core of jet-based engines have been occurring for over two decades.
LINKS
Norfolk Meet-Up: Norfolk Tap Room, Feb. 23, at 1700
AirAsia X A333 near Kuala Lumpur on Feb 8th 2015, autothrust failure
Asia-Pacific Offers Much Opportunity For Expatriate Pilots
U.S. Carriers Face Shrinking Pool Of Pilots
Addressing Workforce Shortages Requires Less Talk, And More Technology
US Airways E190 at Houston on Feb 9th 2015, nose gear up landing
High-Altitude Ice Crystal Icing Can Cause Engine Failure
Dead Stick Landing: Ice Crystals Cause Dual Flameout
Plane Talking UK’s Podcast Pilot Pip’s segment about engine failures starts around 1:06:13
FEEDBACK
Rob – Approach Traffic Spacing at Heathrow
Monier Madison Ouabira – via FB
Jay – Some questions and comments
Physics John – Audio Feedback
Ken Berry – Audio feedback
Bruce – Paper Plane’s Protracted Problems Persist
Mark Ross – Pilot, wife use iPads to safely crash-land without landing gear
Mark Ross – Flight Diverts to Chicago After Co-Pilot Nearly Overworked
Bob in CT – Atlanta layover 737-700
Passenger Ken – Unmanned control towers
Ross – TaxiBot
Daniel Sinico – The Hartzell Prop Shop
Larry – Plane evacuated after emergency landing at Tulsa International Airport
Alex – Ummm
Vernon – Ringtone success!
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by captjeff | Feb 6, 2015 | Podcast
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Asia Aviation Safety – TransAsia Flight 235 crashed shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airport Wednesday. Fifteen of the 58 aboard were rescued alive, and at the time of this writing 35 have died, 8 still missing. Dramatic footage of the last few seconds of the flight were recorded by dashcam. After recording the show, it was learned that the right engine had lost power, but the left engine throttle was retarded instead, and the left engine condition lever was set to fuel shut-off position resulting in the shutdown of the left hand engine.
Updates to the AirAsia 8501 crash and Malaysia 370 disappearance were discussed, as well as the general state of air safety in Asia.
Remember the Cirrus SR22 ditching last week? Pilot Leu Morton told ABC news he was filming a “selfie video” while descending toward the Pacific waters after deployment of the CAPS. Check it out.
Ringtone creation links:
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Zedge App
LifeHacker: How to Turn Any Song Into a Ringtone for Your iPhone or Android (for Free)
FEEDBACK
Daniel Sinico – “REUNITED – P.O.W. and The Last B-26” on YouTube
Devin – At least they’re below 400 AGL (Roman Candle Drone)
Dr. Steph – Russian military jets ‘disrupted UK aviation’ – BBC News
Mark Ross – United flight from Los Angeles to DC makes emergency landing
Mike Dell, Ray Williams, Dispatch Gregg, Mark Ross, and Tom Freundl – Oops! Delta captain locked out of cockpit!
Mark Van Raam – Meet up? Feb 23 in Norfolk
Tim Van Raam – Winter Biplane Flying
Devon – V8 Bar Stool
Sport Pilot Dave – Swag
Josh in nashville – Poorest Reporting Yet
Mike Cochran – My Aviation Story… and Future?
Dylan from Sacramento – Vandenberg Rocket Launch audio
Marshall Gruskin – Vàpour “A premium craft beer experience”
Monier – Wristwatch/Sunglasses?
Daniel from Australia – Audio Feedback, and New Feedback Bumper?
Rick – Oh noooo…Since when is it acceptable to reset ANY circuit breaker in flight???
Ryan – Audio Feedback from Zurich (pictures, too!)
Carlos – Audio Feedback from 37,000 feet
Janel – Go You!
Michael C. from Tennessee – Not such a bad delay
Nicholas – CDUs
Tyler Herrick – Another View of the Fired FAs at United
Dispatch Gregg – Ring tone info
Dr. Steph – PHL rocking chairs
Tom Seagraves – Break Even/Load Factor Article
Jorge – Ringtone Help
Mat (Mattyfab) – MD-90 Engine Question
Tim – Opulence galore
Brandon – Military Route (YouTube comment)
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