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.
FEEDBACK/LINKS
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
AvnWx.com
Parachutist gets tangled with airplane
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by captjeff | Mar 9, 2014 | Podcast
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Recorded in the SRQ Airport terminal! News discussed in this episode:
RyanAir to fly to US for $14?
Asiana Airlines penalized $500,000 over SFO crash
Canada Adopts Multi-Crew Pilot License
Woman, 19, Arrested For Pointing Laser At Helicopter
Passengers sexist note left on WestJet flight stirs pilots heated response
FEEDBACK/LINKS
Chad – Ignoring signs that things are not just right?
Brian Hunsicker – Tornado Warning in Indianapolis
Sam – Air Force travel?
Greg – Radar story “Snopesed”
Richard from Sweden – Sudden Fog?
Kevin McGrady – Seatbelt Airbag?
Bruno from Portugal – Videos of Madeira Island, RyanAir Flight
CrossWind Landing – Bad day at Madeira Funchal, Portugal
Ryanair Flight 8347
Jen – Bush Pilot Fundraiser
Emma – Hello from Australia
NTSB Training Center Courses 2014
Chris – Regional Pilot Looking for Pointers to get to the Majors
Brazilian Israel – Technical Question & Suggestions
Nate from Cape Cod – Military Flying Question, Best Way to Build Time?
Thianar – Manual Handling Sim
Fred the Pilot – [AUDIO]
Marion – FAA First Class Medical
Nick Carson – Fewest Pax Carried?
NTSB Issues Two Safety Alerts focusing on Improving Helicopter Safety
Chris & Derek – Auto Pilot on Old Radio Show, Cat III
The Air Adventures of Jimmy Allen
Instrument landing system
Daniel – Pilot health question
Kathy – LiveATC.net
Ken in Singapore – How do I figure out my local time?
Gary – Feedback
Max G Aviation
Fred’s Flickr Page (great photos!)
Fred’s Videos
Chuck – The Institute for Personal Safety
Jeff – Greetings from Hong Kong
John – Professional Pilot Advice?
Tim – “Final Approach”
Mike – Fish Strike!
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by captjeff | Feb 28, 2014 | Podcast
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The most interesting story of this past week has to be the Etihad flight from Melbourne, VI to Abu Dhabi, UAE, which diverted to Jakarta, Indonesia after two separate fires in two separate lavatories were started. After four hours of investigation by Indonesian police, all passengers were allowed to re-board the flight. Somewhere over the Indian Ocean, another THREE fires were set. There are now reports that a female has been detained for further questioning.
Turns out that the co-pilot who threatened to crash the Ethiopia Airlines plane before flying it to Geneva was “in mourning for his dead uncle.” Yeah. I always feel like hijacking airliners and seeking asylum when somebody dies in my family [sarcasm].
Listener Vernon from Colorado sent me a link to a great HuffPo article, How to Survive a Plane Crash. Great stuff.
Photo by LELAND SCHMIDT, via FlightAware.com
FEEDBACK/LINKS
The Onion – American Airlines To Phase Out Complimentary Cabin Pressurization
Jesse laBate – Squawking 7700, 7600, 7500
Bruce – Turning Airports Around
Tim – RIM Fire Yosemite
David – Boeing Series Numbering
Boeing Customer Codes
Jacob Schumann – Mobile Phones on Etihad
OnAir Telecommunications
Mark Van Raam – Fish Spotters, Crop Dusting
Dave – Capt. Joe Townsend, Fear of Heights, Air Sickness
Ace Abbott’s Aviation Affair Podcast
Tom Freundl – Reddit Thread on Pilot Shortage
Bryan – Pilot Pay, Tipping the Pilots?
Amire – How Important are Languages in a Pilot Career?
Andrew Domaracki – Passenger Windows
Jim McKeon – FedEx/UPS shipping on other carriers
Chair City Dave – Tweet from @LeadToday
Michael Dell – New song for your Captain’s log? (Beat Up Old Jetliner)
Tim – Onboard temperature control on A320 Family
Nick Carson – Feedback
Philip – Away from home
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by captjeff | Feb 23, 2014 | Podcast
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Dont leave hijacking an airliner to the amateurs, not when you can do it yourself. Thats apparently the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 co-pilots philosophy. Hailemedhin Abera Tegegn felt threatened by the Ethiopian government
enough so that he thought it a good idea to lock the captain out of the cockpit, fly the jet to Geneva instead of Rome, and seek political asylum from the Swiss government. Problem is, it will be hard to overlook the fact that he essentially kidnapped the 202 passengers and the flights crew, which is a crime that may leave him in the slammer for 20 years. Oops.
Heres the ATC audio, courtesy of LiveATC.net.
A Nepal Airlines Twin Otter crashed last week, killing all 18 on board. The investigation continues, but several listeners on frequency reported that the aircraft attempted to divert to Bhairahawa Airport due to icing after the aircraft had flown into freezing rain.
Severe Turbulence – A United Airlines 737 flight from Denver to Billings experienced a severe upset, injuring three cabin crew members and two passengers. While it isnt yet clear what caused the episode, I suspect it may have been caused by Mountain Wave turbulence, which is common this time of year in the Western US mountain states. Do you still need a reason to always stay seated with your seat belts fastened?
ATC audio of United 1676.
Feedback in this episode:
Andris – Weather cancellations
John – Smoking on private planes?
Renato – Back-side-of-clock flying
Steve – Lufthansa 747
Tom – L1011, Logging Tail Numbers, Differences in airplanes
Tom – Why the MD88? Attitudes in the Cockpit? PHX Layovers?
Rob – Flight Training School Recommendations
Mitch – CTC Update – Chasing My Dream
Harry – Window Wipers?
Ryan – Schedule, Safe Takeoff (performance)
Korhan – Finnish F-18s takeoff and land on highway 2011
Brent – Podcast tips(?)
Josh – What can I convince my parents?
747: Creating the World’s First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation [Unabridged] [Audible Audio Edition] 30 Day Audible Trial and Free Book Offer
12 Years a Slave
National Airspace System Operational Information Service
Plane Talking UK Podcast 11
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by captjeff | Feb 15, 2014 | Podcast
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Well, this one’s a crazy one. I got all caught up in the winter storm which swept through the Southeastern US up to New England, and tried to record a show in the midst of it.
A 45-year-old Ukrainian man attempted to highjack a Pegasus Airlines flight, but ended up in the original destination city… although he wasn’t counting on jailhouse accommodations. 2,000 very unhappy travelers in China started a riot at a Henan Province airport. Seems customer service was a little lacking. The FBI announced a new crackdown on pointing lasers at aircraft, including a provision to reward those who come forward with information about individuals who engage in this dangerous activity. The FAA released the final rule Prohibition on Personal Use of Electronic Devices on the Flight Deck, effective in 60 days.
Feedback in this episode:
Flight Memory Website
Capn Aux’ “Livin’ the Dream! Another Day in the Life of an Airline Pilot”
Josh Haynes – Seattle Seahawks 747-8 Freighter
Kevin: Does the flight deck have separate temperature control?
Greg from Chicago – Reverse Thrust, Pushback without tug?
Mike Karrels’ My Fifty Percent blog
Hideous FO Jake – PRIA and PEDs during CAT IIIs
Johan from Sweden – More videos showing takeoffs and landings on highways
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoQtnugT6A4
Mark – Helicopters, 4 year degrees
Ryan – Interviews
Dave – Marshalling
Paul – Bidding for Trips
Samuel – Airline-Pilot Shortage
Anders Engström – feedback
Alex – Coffee Fund Stipulation
Carl – Speeding Ticket
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by captjeff | Feb 6, 2014 | Podcast
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Recorded in Canton, OH on February 5, 2014.
The FAA has downgraded India’s Airline Safety Rating, and the Hindustan Times is not very happy about it.
A girl thrown from a plane that crashed at San Francisco International Airport died before she was twice run over by fire trucks, according to a city-issued report that contradicted a coroner’s finding that the teen survived the crash and was killed by the vehicles.
An ex-TSA “agent” who has been writing an anonymous blog has finally come out of the screening closet, and tells us all about the behind the scenes drama in an article on Politico Magazine. The only thing of interest is the “Insiders TSA Dictionary.” Everything else is stuff we’ve already heard. Just move along through the ineffective screening machine… nothing to see here.
Now, this is brilliant. A Chinese man wines and dines at the China Eastern Airlines First Class Lounge for a year, for free. Listen in to the show to hear how he got away with it.
Justin Bieber continues to embarrass his Canadian homeland. Now, on a chartered private jet, the smoke from his marijuana use causes the pilots to don oxygen masks for much of the flight. Very classy.
It seems that the pilot shortage has arrived earlier and is having a bigger effect than most people imagined. That’s good news for all of you prospective professional airline pilots.
Feedback in this episode:
Cold Weather Ops – John from Michigan
Commercial Pilot jobs OTHER than airlines – Luke from Birmingham, England
Red Bull Air Races – Dave Pagliaro
Career Advice – Brent Mueller
Hello from Costa Rica – Gerardo Lòpez
Uniforms – Tha Realist and David Matiz
Why No Boeing 757-100? – Nick Carson
Busy schedule, affect on family – Alan
Ottawa Aviation Services making me (in)famous? – Anthony
Baby, It’s Really Cold Up Here! – Nate Peterson
You put my girlfriend to sleep – Carl Banyard
Mad Dog standby compass – Chris
TWA Flight Crew Member employment summary sheet – Larry Wilmott
Cross-controlling the big jet? – Quinn Banas
Aviation logbook – Peter
Similarity between the Asiana crash in SFO and the recent SWA flight that landed in the wrong Dayton airport? – Nir
Awesome Aviation Podcasts You Should Be Listening To!
Problem for many German Airports – Luca Vinciguerra
Pressurization, Pilot PAs, Harvards, and Low Flying – Ray Williams
The Privacy of Potable – Nir
Lakemaid Beer delivery drone grounded by FAA – Paul Ratazzi
Landing at the wrong airport – Erol Yurtkuran
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