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:
iToner3 for Mac OS
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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by captjeff | Jan 30, 2015 | Podcast
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White House UAV Crash- The government worker says that the DJI Phantom UAV just flew out the window and crashed into the White House lawn at 3:00 AM all by itself. Uh huh. DJI has just released a mandatory firmware update to prevent their UAVs from flying in “no-fly zones.” So, really? We expect the “average Joe” UAV/drone owner to do a firmware update? Right.
An anonymous crash investigator says that warning alarms were “screaming” for the last several minutes of the AirAsia QZ8501 flight, including the stall warning. A preliminary report is to be issued soon, although not for public consumption.
Several flights in the last week have received bomb threats via Twitter. We talk about two of them in this episode. Here’s the LiveATC.com audio.
A lot more news this week, including lipstick knives, exploding e-cigarette batteries, SkyMall declaring bankruptcy, and the Solar Impulse.
Tropical accidents: the evidence is building – David Learmount
Solar Impulse Unveils Details of Round-The-World Flight – Ben Granucci
New Patron Simon Newton’s YouTube channel: On the Kitchen Table
My new APG Live! YouTube channel (live stream)
FEEDBACK
Lee Hayden – Joe Sutter/Boeing 2707/Boeing 747
747: Creating the World’s First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation
Nick Carson – Favorite Flight or Shuttle Hop? Part 2
Paul Thorp – Capt/FO, PF/PM
Pilots and Copilots. Who are These People?
Bruce – Bumper and Air Asia
Jorge – Drones!!
Coastie Jim – Family Life Question
Tyler Herrick – What is NextGen?
Ken – Anti-Ice Systems, Stuck Throttles, and more!
Josh in Nashville – ZQ Pilot
Vernon – Call signs and ringtones
Pip – BA aircraft at Dublin story: Another Look
Mark and Thomas – ‘Am I Going Down?’ app calculates your flight’s chances of crashing
Jack – United tail cone writing
Sport Pilot Dave – Maui Kahului=OGG
Devin – Why is United Airlines suing a 22-year-old?
Abner (also Mark@FL330) – Cirrus CAP deployment video
Bhavesh – Great Circle Routes
Rick – Surface tablet demise?
Luke – Glider Winch Tow
Dispatcher Gregg – Re: Voice feedback
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by captjeff | Jan 23, 2015 | Podcast
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Dr. Steph joined me as “co-pilot” on this episode!
Not a lot of news regarding AirAsia 8501, except leaked reports that based on FDR and CVR data, there didn’t appear to be any evidence of terrorism or foul play.
We discuss the turn-back of a B-777 in ATL due to smoke coming from the left main gear. After dumping fuel, the aircraft returned to ATL for a safe landing.
link to fuel dumping cellphone video
Aviation Week announced their “Person of the Year:” Vladimir Putin. ?
FEEDBACK
Mark – Article: Research – SOAR
Rick – New Summer Uniform?
Jorge – Feedback music!
Dispatcher Gregg – NASA Advances Single-Pilot Airliner Possibilities
Mark – Air Force Worried No One Wants To Be A Drone Pilot
Tom – NYC ATC Time Lapse
Koppa – Scaredy cats
Rick – Engine and wing anti-ice
Mark – Air India flight from Chennai to Paris delayed as pilot fight
William – Rapere Drones
Steven – Accelerated Stalls
Travis – Airbus The Airliner Profile History of all models
Nick – Dublin ATC not happy with British Airways!
Rick – So…I guess I went supersonic a few nights ago too!!
Bill – Sunwings Update – APG 151
Dave from Toronto – Re-Cleared, Where is This?
Pilot Pip – Feedback Bumper
Nick – Favorite Flight or Shuttle Hop? Part 1
Chattanooga Tim – APG book club
An American Saga – Juan Trippe and his Pan Am Empire
Mechanic Bob – Control Yokes
Ahmad – AINonline: Airports, FAA Adapting To LED Lighting Push
Stuart – EFB question
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by captjeff | Jan 16, 2015 | Podcast
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AirAsia 8501’s black boxes recovered, a Sunwing flight lands short of destination due to low fuel, passengers detained for opening emergency exits on a China Eastern flight, your feedback and much more!
The Coffee Fund
FEEDBACK
Bruce – Feedback bumper
Ray Williams – Feedback Bumper Ideas
Mark Librowski – Thai Fire Lanterns
Nicolas Hu – Where do simulators go?
Ray – Heading vs Track
Bryan – Re: Feedback from APG Listener Ray Williams
Brian in Seattle – Book Recommendation
Forever Flying: Fifty Years of High-flying Adventures, From Barnstorming in Prop Planes to Dogfighting Germans to Testing Supersonic Jets, An Autobiography
Daniel – Helicopter flight test crash
Mark Van Raam – Blue Angels come full circle
Mark Librowski, Dan – 13 United Cabin Crew Fired
Stuart Aslett – Medical Kits, Medical Emergencies
Andreas – Drones!
Swedish Jim – Pitots and Polaris Borealis! (featured image)
Tilman – Real Flying
Airbus A380-800 (D-AIMA)- Lufthansa – Pilots Training at Rheinmünster / Karlsruhe-Airport (FKB)
SWISS Flight training – “Touch and gos” in an Airbus A340
Tim Van Raam – Bird Strike
Capt. Tom – Feedback APG 150 on the 747
747: Creating the World’s First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation
Nick Carson – Tail Number Feedback
Nick – APUs vs. ASUs
Travis – First Air Force One, a video
Travis – A340
Bhavesh – Jet lagged feedback
Mark – British Airways 777 plane blown across Atlantic at supersonic speeds by freak jetstream
Sport Pilot David – Understanding AF 447
Craig – Happy New Year!
MD-88GSO
Rick – Pitch And Power???? Airline Pilots Can’t Fly Control Performance???
Rick – Anti ice brought a plane down????
West Caribbean Airways Flight 708
Lyn – Why does food taste different on planes?
Koppa – Dry ice?
From Nate in Brooklyn – Concorde
Air Crash Investigation: Concorde – Up In Flames
Koppa – 150 sounds
Tom Seagraves – 35 Miles from Shore: The Ditching and Rescue of ALM Flight 980
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