by captjeff | Apr 18, 2014 | Podcast
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A little “harmless prank” lands Dutch girl in jail. I think we should all know by now that you just don’t make threats to airline operations, unless you’re serious. Will this incident be a learning moment for everyone? Nope. I seriously doubt that.
You ever push the wrong button when sending an email or text message? Well, a US Airways “Customer Representative” wishes they had paid closer attention to the link being sent to a disgruntled customer. Yeah. It didn’t make things any better.
Interesting new bit of information released last week regarding the Malaysia 370 mystery flight. It seems that someone attempted to use the co-pilot’s cell phone sometime after the flight disappeared from radar. Also, another flight crew actually made radio contact with the flight after the radar disappearance.
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Marlon – Pilot Career and Family Life
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Andrew – Burkas and Security
Jordan from Canada – Which Airline would Capt. Jeff Recommend?
Bjoern – APG Mugs?
Rick – Commuting and Safety
Paul – TWA Flight 800 Documentary
Kevin – Simulator instructor qualifications?
Paul – Automation
Tim – Mt. Umunhum
Herhold: A story of sacrifice by a Mount Umunhum commander
Almaden Air Force Station
Umunhum Conservancy Views
Vernon – Pilotless commercial airplanes
Ali – 370 Hypoxia
Derek – Concorde
Brian – More on Airbus Flaps
Stewart – Arizona Flight School
Ryan – Flight Schools
John – UK Blimp
Justin – Climb Rate?
Maikel – Advice
Sonic – Dating Advice for Young Pilots
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by captjeff | Apr 11, 2014 | Podcast
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And we thought that the Global Warming threat from cow emissions (methane gas) was bad… turns out a Boeing 747 was forced to make an emergency landing because of overheating cows! Really.
Speaking of overheating, the debate about the usefulness and desirability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles was ratcheted up a notch when the FAA recently grounded a nonprofit Texas volunteer search-and-rescue outfit that uses 5 pound (2.27 kilogram) styrofoam drones. The group is fighting back and maintains that “there is no legal basis” for the FAA’s position.
A Maddog was flying from ATL to LGA last week when it experienced a complete loss of hydraulics, causing a divert to JFK to have access to a longer runway. I was able to capture the ATC/flight communications (thanks to the awesome LiveATC.net folks!) so that we could discuss the emergency event.
Maddog skid plate on inboard main landing gear door
Maddog skid plate on inboard main landing gear door (close up)
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Mike Cochran – Holding Patterns, Captain Qualifications
George Alderman – Preflight Preps, Layovers and relationships between crew members
Greg – Dispatch
Greg from Sydney – Runway Width, Super Jumbo Category
Patrick – ATOP (Airline Training Orientation Program)
Rodrigo – Middle East Airlines
Jim – Boeing’s Assessment of Asiana 214 Crash
F.O.D. Foreign Object Damage or Debris? You be the judge.
Carl – Have you ever flown with FO who listens to podcast?
Lyn – Irate Chinese Tourists Punch Cop, Harass Pilots of Diverted Flight
David – FAA announces rule making – third class medical
Andrew – Malaysia 370 Media Coverage
Grant – Crosswind Landing Advice
Armando – Flap question
Wikipedia – Flap (aeronautics)
Bob – ACME FA “Phablets”
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by captjeff | Apr 3, 2014 | Podcast
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The NTSB issued a Safety Alert last week reminding pilots to use vigilance when operating into the destination airport at night and when landing at an airport with others in close proximity. The Safety Alert outlines five measures pilots can take to avoid a wrong airport landing, and provides additional flight safety resources.
Founded in 1948, World Airways recently announced the immediate cessation of all operations. World’s parent company, Global Aviation Holdings, sited the inability to secure further funding from Cerberus, Worlds first lien lender.
As this episode is being recorded, more than three weeks has elapsed since the disappearance of Malaysia Flight 370. So far, not one shred of physical evidence of its supposed “crash” has materialized. That hasn’t stopped the cable news channels from continuing their parade of “aviation experts,” spending a majority of their broadcast hours talking endlessly about the disappearance. What did happen to the flight? In a nutshell, nobody knows.
I went on a little bit of a rant in this episode. It’s not the first time I’ve been irritated by WSJ columnist Holman Jenkins, who somewhat fashions himself an “aviation expert,” apparently (well, why not? Everybody else in the world is). In his “piece” Someday, All Planes Will Be Drones, Jenkins drones on and on about how the skies would be safer with passenger flights being piloted, well, not piloted by humans. In fact, in his last paragraph, he states with utmost ignorance, “Passenger planes, once passengers realize the crew is mostly there to cause mistakes, will be fully automated even if a trained crew member is standing by to lend comfort.” Mr. Jenkins, you are a fool.
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Nick Carson – Audio Feedback
MLew in SLC – Instrument Rating Rotorcraft
Owen – Build time in Alaska!
Ravn – advice for future pilots
Kevin – Great Lakes Air: So long, North Dakota
Great Lake Air’s long run in North Dakota will end
Tim – ACME Beer!
Dave from Toronto – Quiz?
Vernon – Lost 777
Chad – CNN MH370
Matt Dolan – Runway Snow Removal
Hideous FO Jake – MH370
Nick from OC – Commuting to Work
Ken – Flight Data Recorder / Cockpit Voice Recorder query prompted by MH370
The Flight Data Recorder’s Slow Evolution
Wikipedia – Flight data recorder
Chris – ATC Log from Malaysia MH370
Pilot Pip – Plane Safety Podcast
Plane Safety Podcast (iTunes link)
Anonymous – ATP Flight School in Phoenix
Carlos – Feedback From PTUK Podcast
Tiff – MD-80 talk on UCAP podcast
UCAP350 “Zoom Zoom”
Mike – Berkas and Airport Security
Tim from Germany – CVR and FDR Video
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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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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
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