APG 147 – Awww Nuts!

APG 147 – Awww Nuts!

An Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 VLJ (Very Light Jet) crashed at Gaithersburg-Montgomery County Airport, MD (GAI), approximately 20 miles north of the nation’s capital, killing all three on board and three members of a family on the ground. The NTSB is investigating the accident, which looks suspiciously like a classic low speed stall.

A Korean Air flight had to return to the gate at JFK due to a kerfuffle over macadamia nuts. It seems that the daughter of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang Ho, Heather Cho, was upset about the way they were served. If you ask me, this is just nuts.

Music in this episode is from the United States Air Force Airmen of Note Christmas album A Holiday Note from Home.

Mosquito Ring Tone Hearing Test

Mike Dell’s Podcast Help Desk

FEEDBACK
Larry – Old Geezer
Ross: Beautiful Photo in England
RossLandscape
Tom – Charter/Ferry Ops
Rick – Reduced Thrust Part Deux
Andy –Christmas Display Video
Devin – Shameless Plug!
All Things Aviation: Introduction Video
Moncho – US AIRWAYS PIGS
Bruce – Asiana Crash – Points for Discussion – Humor
Mike – PC-12 Crash
Jack – Drones
Near Mid-Air Collisions With Drones
MD90ATL
Stuart – Here we go again Capt Geoff! :(
Drone And Plane In Near Miss Close To Heathrow
MattyFab – Seattle+Airbus=?
Yoni – Feedback/question for podcast
Lyn – Baby on board!
Luis in Mexico – APP MODE and GS intercept
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Capt. Matt – AC 50, Loss of a Friend

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APG 146 – Pigs Fly?

APG 146 – Pigs Fly?

When Pigs Fly?

NEWS
Fighter jets scramble into skies over Austria after Turkish Airlines pilot inadvertently triggers hijack alert on flight from Frankfurt to Istanbul
‘Big Wave of Confusion’ Surrounding Bomb Threat Against American Airlines Jet
FAA administrator on the future of drones
Air traffic controller saves pilot’s life
NTSB blames bad battery design—and bad management—in Boeing 787 fires
Air Tindi pilot ‘a hero’ for landing Cessna safely on ice near Yellowknife

FEEDBACK
Evan – Little voice feedback…
Evan and Shane
Karl from Iceland – B757 feedback
Christopher Weitzel – When Pigs Fly…
Bill in Victoria – Leslie Nielsen
Westjet Christmas
Bhavesh Vaghjiani – Audio Feed Back
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Bryan – A friend of mine was killed
Mark Van Raam – Navy Researchers Counter Pilot Disorientation With New Simulations
Audio Feedback: Pilotless commercial aircraft?
Kevin – L1011 Diecast
Frik – Got ice?
SafeFlight’s New Ice Detector
Matt Marchincin – Air Lines vs Airlines
Nick Carson – Lights On, Lights Off
SwedishJim – Audio feedback regarding AF447

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APG 145 – Black Friday Edition

APG 145 – Black Friday Edition

APG 145 – Aviation Black Friday – Free Episode

It’s the APG Black Friday Edition! The deal? This episode is free! Well, they all are, actually.

We hear the heartwarming story about a blind man who flies and lands a Cirrus SR20. A new report on several drone near-misses in recent months reveals a serious threat to air safety. It’s rumored that the FAA will require licenses for drone operators when regulations are released. A member of the tech community expresses his opinion about pilotless airliners, and Hawaiian airline Island Air takes back Christmas bonuses awarded to their pilots.

LINKS MENTIONED IN NEWS
The Coffee Fund
Blind Pilot Flies And Lands A Real Airplane
Report: FAA Will Require You to Have a Pilot License to Fly a Drone

FEEDBACK
Tim – Feedback/question
Jeff Fellmeth – More drones at JFK
Rick – Walk around
Ray – Cleats on a Wing
Mechanic Bob – Tie-down Cleats
Private Pilot Etienne – a few $0.02 – feedback on critical engine in twin props, retracting the gear, drones and VHHH (KaiTak)
Janel – Cool NASA video
Report: FAA Will Require You to Have a Pilot License to Fly a Drone
Larry Gregory – AFOQT
Nick Carson – Boeing 767 Article
Chris Johnson – Loose screw!!
Chris Johnson – Only in Russia!

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APG 144 – Gross!

APG 144 – Gross!

Well, you see, a “gross” refers to a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen). Episode 144. Get it? Yes, it also refers to things that are unrefined and gravely deficient in civility or decency, so that fits as well!

In the news this week, we discuss the crash of an air cargo flight at Chicago Midway, a MD-88 encounter with geese at RDU, the FAA investigating several drone sitings at JFK, airline fees, and Amazon’s Prime Air.

As usual, lots of interesting questions and feedback from my awesome listeners, including topics of landing gear retraction, the ITCZ, color vision, and more.

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LINKS MENTIONED IN NEWS
The Coffee Fund
Aero Commander & Aerostar: Ted Smith’s Towering-Tail Twins

FEEDBACK
Rick Ruiz – Landing Gear Retraction
Rob – Time lapse
PJ Gustafson – 10,000 feet AGL or MSL???
Brendan Cosgrove – New Archbishop of Chicago Flies Delta Mad Dog To Town
Dr. Steph – U2 Star Bono’s Mid-Air Scare: Door Falls Off Learjet From 15,000 Feet
Chattanooga Tim – No-fly zones over Disneyland and Walt Disney World have been in place since 2003
Tim Van Raam – Honor Flight
Rescue of Roger Locher
Dr. Steph – KLM MD-11 listed as ‘Spacious Airline Apartment’ on Airbnb
Rick – ITCZ
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Jacob Rivard – Yellow Cleats on the Wing?
Nick Wilson – To go around or not to go around?
Easyjet at Amsterdam Schiphol
TuiFly landing at the notoriously windy Funchal airport in Madeira (Portugal)
Devin – ANG Info
WantsCheck.com
Sport Pilot Dave – Thrust Reversers and Powerbacks
Luis – Reduced Thrust Takeoffs
When Less is More
Ross in England – A guided tour of the UK skies
Pip – Colour vision
Plane Safety Podcast
Bruce – TheSimCaptain – Just Spoofing Around
CJ – Feedback for APG 141 and a Seniority/Pay Question
How To Apply For A Federal Job ACP061
Alex Marquardt – FlyAce.org
Carl – Question about SFRA

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APG 143 – Wind Shear, Go-Arounds, Reduced Thrust Takeoffs

APG 143 – Wind Shear, Go-Arounds, Reduced Thrust Takeoffs

A Grand Prairie, Alberta woman is lucky she didn’t lose her head… literally. She was a passenger on a Jazz Dash 8-400 that diverted to Edmonton because of a tire failure. Upon landing, the tire came apart, the right main gear collapsed, and all of the propeller blades separated, including one that found its way into the passenger cabin, narrowly missing Christina Kurylo’s head. This could have been so much worse.

A couple of other crashes are discussed, including a Learjet that crashed in Freeport, killing all nine aboard, and an update on the Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two crash.

Lots of great feedback again, including discussions about wind shear, go-arounds, reduced thrust takeoffs, and more!

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FEEDBACK
Lennart – “Thank you!”
Nick Carson – 757-200 vs. 757-200ER: What’s the difference?
Steve Cravener – 727 JATO?
Ron Buckwell – Durham Tees Valley Airport
Charath Ranganathan – Fears of stalls
Nick – Runway Incursion: SpiceJet hits Buffalo on Takeoff
Rick from KABE – Alternatives for Pitot Tube failure
Jacob – Acme? Ignition Keys?
Lee Hayden – AdBlock, 727 Hush Kits
John Brown – Cancun Control Tower!
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AJ Bowers – Climb Thrust
Ron Findlay – YOU ever seen something you just can’t explain?
Vidal – Clarification, Please!
Rick – Oxygen requirements
Jules – AF447
Rennell – So what are your chances of dying in a train accident/derailment?
Koppa – Porn, Norwegian mus (moose) and some more
Sam – Colour Blindness
Pete – Color Vision Test
Anonymous – JetBlue LGB
Rick – Reduced Thrust Takeoff
Bill – GPS Speed Info?
Josh in Tulsa – A couple news items…
Akeem – Short 777 Flight
Derek – Windshears and Go-Arounds
SouthWest 150 Windshear/Go-Around
Alex – FSX Weather
HiFi-Tech’s Active Sky Next
Bhavesh – Food and Flying
Jack – New Listener in Atlanta
Paul – Joke

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APG 142 – Diagnosis: Aviation Geek Virus

APG 142 – Diagnosis: Aviation Geek Virus

Back on a 4-day trip again. First night in Springfield, MA (flew into KBDL), and the next two in Miami. We had another impromptu APG Meet-up on my first layover in Miami, this time checking out Elwood’s Gastro Pub. Rick, Nick, Chad and Jessica joined me for a fun night of beer, food, and great conversation!

In the news this week, we talk about the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo crash, the King Air 200 crash in Wichita, mystery drones flying over nuclear sites in France, a 757 dropping its over-wing slide package in flight, and more. A lot of great feedback as well, including the dude who thought it’d be a good idea to taxi a wingless Beech Skipper to the local bar, and the dreaded bug that has bitten most of us: Aviation Geek Virus.

FEEDBACK
Thierry Bickard in Paris – HSTA
Kizza – Takeoff Roll, Gear Up
Rana – Seniority, Seat Progression, etc.
Sarah – Cecil Spaceport prepares for 2016 launch
Jordan Leslie – Mayday, Emergency
Captain Morgan – Fixed wing air ambulance pilot
James – Sexual images in Air Canada flight decks worse than airline admits
Todd Johnson – “Thank you!”
Jay Rossignol/Erik Jernberg – Drone flying over the Mexico City International
Koppa – JATO
Mark Librowski – The In-Flight Safety Video El Al Should Show
Tariq Hossenbux – Radiation and Cancer
Craig – Checkrides Completed!
Pushkar Renade – Java Jive at 1.5!
Nick Carson – Flight Simulator Help Needed from Listeners
Rodney – Holding Off Nosewheel on Grass Strips
Jorge – MD stuff
Cockpit Chronicles: Why I’ve fallen for the MD-80
Ryan – Driving Wingless Plane to Bar (Beech Skipper)
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Ross in England – Mouse hunt delays Norwegian flight to New York
Tim Van Raam – Heck of an Aviation week for me
Nick Carson – A340 Feedback
Christopher Larrieu – Flight Training, Flying Career
Mike – West Midlands Police Laser Footage
Nick – Am I Crazy, Normal, or Just Plain Weird?

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