by captjeff | Jul 24, 2014 | Podcast
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Just before hitting “record” for this episode, breaking news reports the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip region, including the rocket strike landing near Tel Aviv International airport, which caused the divert of a Delta flight from New York to Tel Aviv. The flight landed safely in Paris. Several US airlines canceled flights into TLV, prompting the FAA to issue a NOTAM, temporarily prohibiting all US flights into The airport.
Finger-pointing continues in the tragic shoot down of Malaysia MH17 over Eastern Croatia. My good friend and fellow Acme employee Dispatcher Mike and I have a conversation about what has transpired so far, and what we can all learn from it.
NEWS
Volcanic ash? No longer a problem…
Dispatcher Mike’s blog My Fifty Percent
FEEDBACK
Lee – Safety Videos
Air New Zealand scraps Sports Illustrated model in-flight safety video
Tim – New Aircraft in the USCG fleet
Frank – Stranded on a Desert Island
Ken – Pilot/ATC Relations
Akeem – Crew Bases
Nick – MD-90 at KSJC
Ross, Christian, Frik – Frontier Captain Buys Pizzas for Passengers
John – Fuel Dumping Cost?
Andri – MD-80/90 Fleet Question
Matt – Single Engine Landing
Erik – Passenger Misconduct
Ray – On the Lam(b) Sheepskin Update
Axel – Swiss Air Pilots Holding Hands?
David – Light guns
Marion – China and Regional Pilot Pay
China demand draws U.S. airline pilots
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by captjeff | Jul 18, 2014 | Podcast
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Tragedy strikes Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. News of the apparent shoot-down by an anti-aircraft missile over Ukraine is breaking right before I push the record button for Episode 126.
A United B-777 diverts to Midway Atoll after experiencing electrical odors, smoke and haze, and electronic instrument failures enroute from Honolulu, HI to Guam.
The TSA introduces new precautionary measures for flights to the United States from some international airports. Make sure your electronic device batteries are fully charged! Also, according to the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), illegal aliens can travel on US air carriers without any valid ID. What? And a TSA agent held up an Orlando television reporter at the Orlando International Airport for not having valid ID. Apparently, this agent didn’t realize that drivers licenses of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC) are valid US identification documents, and passports are not necessary.
On the brighter side, Just A Catholic Dad Sean McCarney joins me to discuss the Farnborough International Air Show, which is going on this week.
NEWS
Henderson Field (Midway Atoll)
Just A Catholic Dad Episode 7 – Airshow Diary Day 01
Just A Catholic Dad Episode 8 – Airshow Diary Day 02
Just A Catholic Dad Episode 9 – Airshow Diary Day 03
Just A Catholic Dad Episode 10 – Airshow Diary 04
Just A Catholic Dad Episode 11 – Airshow Diary Day 05
FEEDBACK
David – Hydraulics, Drones, Bidding
UAV or Radio Controlled Model?
John – Marine Corps vs Air Force
Mike – Engine Noise, Basic Navigation
George – 19-year-old MIT student Matt Guthmiller became the youngest person to ever circumnavigate the globe on a solo flight!
Matt Guthmiller’s Journey
List of circumnavigations
Gary – Connection between Java Jive and aviation?
AJ – Brisbane Airport closed to security threat
Daniel – Mad Dog Type Ratings
Carlos – Air Conditioning, Ferry Flights
Plane Talking UK Podcast
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by captjeff | Jul 11, 2014 | Podcast
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More near misses in the news; drones, too. An Air New Zealand Captain locks his co-pilot out of the cockpit, a man sues BA for sending him to Grenada, and Airbus is awarded a patent to put pilots in the cargo hold.
NEWS
Fireworks filmed with a drone
FEEDBACK
Brian – Visiting the Cockpit
Christine – Airline Rivalries
Adam – What do airlines look for in prospective pilots?
Chasing My Dream
CADORS
Janel – iTunes awesomeness
Andy Brown – How far out do you start your descent for landing?
Danish Roy – Mechanics License vs College Degree?
Tim Bruty – 727 vs Mad Dog?
Jorge – Mexico City approach
Ahmad – Helping brakes cool off?
Robert – Jetman over Rio – the movie
Rodney – Angels One Five, Math
Nick – Questions
Ray – APG 124: Nick – Feedback on N138DL
Josh – Singapore/Delta near miss
737 Fuselages get off the train for a swim?
Dr. Steph – Pepsi/Coke and Your Ears?
Frik – World’s first remote air traffic control tower to open in Sweden
Tim – Amelia Earhart
Jim – Mad Dog Questions, ATR
Frik – F-16 Low Pass
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by captjeff | Jul 3, 2014 | Podcast
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This summer, Amelia Rose Earhart will recreate and symbolically complete her namesake’s famous around-the-world-flight. In 17 stops and approximately 24,300 nautical miles, Amelia will fly a Pilatus PC-12 NG around the globe, completing the flight that her namesake never got to finish. Follow her progress here: Amelia Earhart Project
A USMC pilot uses his superior airmanship to successfully land a stricken Harrier jet. Marine Corps Harrier Jet Nose Gear Malfunction
A United flight had to divert shortly into its journey because of an uncommanded escape slide inflation during the flight. No one was injured.
Rollin W. King, a co-founder of Southwest Airlines, the low-cost carrier that helped to change the way Americans travel, died Thursday in Dallas. He was 83. The cause was complications from a stroke he had a year ago. We discuss the history of the low-cost Texas startup.
NEWS
Qantas A380 turns back after ‘river’ runs through aisle
FEEDBACK
Conor – Disruptive Passenger, RyanAir Flight Hits Severe Turbulence
Damien – Ignoring ATC Instructions, Regional Airline Pilots
Marc-André – High Power Engine RunUp of B734
Janel – Aircraft Differences?
Reuben – How old is too old to consider becoming an airline pilot?
Evan – MD-80 Route Map Great Circle
Nick – Feedback regarding engine failures
Ken – NextGen Arrivals in the Houston Area
Chris – MH370 Update
Nick – NY/NJ Airports
William – C5
Armando – Cool Video (Honeywell/Safran EGTS)
Robert – APU Use
Nick – Feedback on N138DL
Capt. Al – Visuals
Ross – Feedback from England
Patrick – Flight Numbers
Chris – Chief Pilot
Ken – Coke and Ears?
Rob – Airline Schedule Planning (MIT)
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by captjeff | Jun 27, 2014 | Podcast
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So, complaining about the lack of legroom on your recent flight, huh? Well, at least your flight wasn’t fired upon by gunmen as happened to the Pakistani International Airlines flight landing in the Northern Pakistan city of Peshawar last week.
It really was no surprise that the NTSB blamed pilot error in last July’s crash of Asiana Flight 214 attempting to land at SFO. In addition to mismanagement and misunderstanding of the automation aboard the jet, the board seemed to imply that the design, operation and training of the Boeing’s autoflight and autothrottle system was somehow contributory as well. Boeing has taken strong objection.
In the feedback segment, we discuss many things, including traits of a good first officer (co-pilot), courses versus headings, IAS versus mach speed, visual approaches, and much more. Below are links to many of the items discussed.
NEWS
Crash of Asiana Flight 214 Accident Report Summary
FEEDBACK
Joe – Course vs Heading
The Realest – What to you makes a good FO?
Pilot Pip – Visual Approaches
Plane Safety Podcast
Nick – Flaps
Koppa – Pronunciation…
Mark – Dark Fluid on Wing?
Engineer Bob – Answers to Aircraft Maintenance Questions
Gary – PDC Translation
Ron – Tony
Joanna – Fund Raiser Dreaming to Fly
Nick – Feedback on Previous shows
Nick – Newbie Encouragement?
Justin – Drone ATIS
Michael – Virtual Pilot
Dan – RAT maintenance
Tim – 727
Ryan – Flight School Loans
Ron – Patriot Call Sign
Derek – Incapacitated Pilot/Two Person Rule
Tony – Mach vs IAS, Ratings
Janel – Turbulence
Trevor – Cost Index
Jim – Unmanned flying drones delivering pizza in Russia
Nick – Feedback on KLAS
Tim – Evacuation Slides
Chris – Call Signs
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by captjeff | Jun 21, 2014 | Podcast
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Dr. Steph Jumps Out of Perfectly Good Airplane!
There is a time and place for humor in ATC-pilot communications, but it’s best to make it clear that you are joking. That’s what an ATL Tower controller learned last week, when his response to Delta 630’s comment about gate availability resulted in a go-around command. The controller immediately transmitted “just kidding,” but DL630 was transmitting at the same time, and didn’t hear that essential bit of info.
Dr. Richard Gilder Rockefeller, grandson of John D. Rockefeller, died last week when his Piper Meridian crashed in Westchester, NY. Foggy weather existed at the time.
Thomas Frank’s piece in USA Today last week, Unfit For Flight, has really rankled a bunch of folks in the General Aviation community. Of course, it’s not the first time a “journalist” has used statistics to support his narrative.
A pilot working for a skydiving company ended up jumping for the first time, when another skydiver damaged the tail of his plane, making it impossible to land.
NEWS
Board Meeting: Crash of Asiana Airlines flight 214 in California
FEEDBACK
Tom – Callsigns
Frik – Planes disappear from radar
Tony – Rolling Takeoffs, Pilot Incapacitation, Eager FOs
Todd – Drunk Honeymooner Strikes FA
Tom – Aircraft Service Ceilings
Pinnacle Flight 3701
John – Ten planes that changed the way we travel
Tilman – Question about the Boeing 717
Walt – Aviation Medicals
Ray – First Officer Taking Control in Case of Loss of Situational Awareness
First Air B737 C–GNWN at Resolute Bay on 20 August 2011
Ryan – Feedback from Down Under
J Roldan – Gate Agent Abuse
Brian – Emergency Landings
Jim – Best flying experience? Scariest?
Thomas – Flight cancelled due to ATC
Tom – L-1011 Video
Janel – feedback
Brian – Seniority
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