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NEWS [39:35] Southwest Airlines Plane Slides Off Runway in Burbank During Landing [49:03] UPDATE: U.S. Marines Declare 5 Service Members Dead, Ending Search After ‘Aviation Mishap’ [53:35] Cavok AN74 at Sao Tome on Jul 29th 2017, rejected takeoff due to flock of birds results in runway overrun [1:01:28] American pilots get MCAS training before expected software tweak [1:06:54] Departing Norwegian 787 Risked Overrun after Taxiing Too Far [1:20:41] Peruvian B735 at La Paz on Nov 22nd 2018, both main gear struts collapse on landing [1:25:22] Precision AT72 at Mwanza on Dec 9th 2018, Flock of Birds [1:28:50] Dallas-Bound Flight Returns to Seattle after Human Heart was Left Onboard FEEDBACK [1:35:32] Matt – Interview with Evan Schoo [1:58:56] Steve – 30th Anniversary | Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 [2:00:20] Greg – Feedback for Glaucus [2:08:44] Plane Tale – Mare’s Tails and Wooly Fleece [2:27:50] Steve – French Horn [2:29:05] Chris – Feedback re. APG 341’s ... Read More »

NEWS [33:35] El Al B789 at Tel Aviv on Mar 29th 2018, departure using wrong takeoff performance data [48:38] Capital Beijing A320 at Macau on Aug 28th 2018, dropped nose wheels on hard touchdown (3.406G) [53:02] Incident: Airbus A320-214 (WL) N227FR, 30 Nov 2018 [1:03:10] Incident: India B788 at Hong Kong on Oct 20th 2018, Descended to 200 feet AGL 2.6nm Short of the Runway [1:06:00] Rescue Mission in Japan After ‘mishap’ Involving Two Marine Aircraft [1:13:11] Fort Lauderdale Plane Crash – Video [1:14:59] This Week’s Plane Tale – Killing Myths FEEDBACK [1:54:30] Rob – Airline Asks Passengers to Chip in Money for Plane’s Repairs During Delay on the Runway [2:04:00] Liz – Lovely Story of Gratitude [2:05:32] Texas Charlie – Air Force Graffiti Gets CO Fired [2:14:57] Alejandro – Vietjet Hard landing in VVBM [2:17:30] Glen Towler – Wellington Tower Tour [2:22:08] Ruben – Audio FB for Glaucus re: Starting his Pilot Career [2:25:40] ... Read More »

NEWS [39:45] Lion Air black box reveals fatal man-machine tug-of-war to save plane [59:16] Boeing 737 Narrowly Avoided Disaster in Belfast After Crew Error [1:09:32] Japanese Carriers Strengthen Alcohol Rules [1:16:53] UPDATE: Jet Airways B738 at Goa on Dec 27th 2016, Runway Excursion During Rejected Takeoff [1:22:33] VietJet A321neo Loses Nose Gear Wheels in Hard Landing FEEDBACK [1:25:30] Ron/Sean/Rob – Piper PA-31 Navajo Flies 46 km Past its Destination After the Pilot Falls Asleep in the Cockpit [1:31:21 ] Q Captain Tony – YHZ Runway Overrun [1:36:58] Jerod – ATP Flight School [1:42:59] Mike – VFR Chart Changes [1:43:50] Ahmad – Audio Feedback [1:47:47] Steve – Unfriendly JFK ATC (again) [1:59:05] Larry – It’s Been Let Out of the Bag! [2:07:55] A Plane Tale Classic – Joe Gilmore, revisited [2:14:54] Wayne – Every Time I Walk Past This in DEN I Have to do the Double Take [2:17:14] Sean – United Pilot Arrested for Being “Out ... Read More »

NEWS [34:27] Two Killed After Vintage Plane Crashes in Fredericksburg [37:28] LAFD Pilots Make Daring Mountain Rescue [40:48] Accident: Aeroflot B738 at Moscow on Nov 20th 2018, MAN strike FEEDBACK [43:41] Col Jeff – Lion Air & MCAS [1:09:38] George – Southern Airways Flight 242 [1:11:15] Sam – BEER! [1:13:25] Andrew – Re: KMSL feedback [1:18:33] Jimmy – Non Standard Traffic Pattern Info [1:21:58] RH and AG – Visual Approaches [1:36:49] Josh – Wow [1:45:36] G-Man – With a Hint on the Pronunciation of My Name 🙂 [2:01:12] Plane Tales – A Four Star Conversation [2:22:36] Gordon – Biggles PT, Michael Dorn [2:27:27] Mike – Book and Video [2:29:57] Vernon – Epilogue to APG 345 PT – The Wave Scrapers [2:33:57] Texas Charlie – What is the Craziest Thing You’ve Done to Help Out a Customer? [2:39:25] Liz – Flybe Pilot Sacked for Fear of Flying Wins Unfair Dismissal Case [2:48:23] Sean – What’s that smell? Where’s Captain ... Read More »

Photo Credit: Bjorn via Flickr NEWS [25:20] FAA Probing Why Vegas Tower Airport Controller Went Silent [52:32] Air Astana ERJ – 190 ER Flight #KC1388 Reported Severe Flight Control Issues [1:07:27] UPDATE: Pilot Error Led to Military Plane Crash that Killed 9 Airmen in May [1:14:23] U.S. pilots flying 737 MAX weren’t told about new automatic systems change linked to Lion Air crash FEEDBACK [1:25:40] Ray – Rome (Ga) Airshow [1:28:47] Ivan – C-141B Instrumentation [1:35:29] David – Back to Front Captaincy [1:41:24] Phillip – Pursuing and Aviation Career via Air Force? [1:49:12] Patrick – Question re: Pilot Training [1:53:57] Plane Tale – Gone for a Burton [2:15:21] Daniel – Questions re: What Licenses and Ratings he Should Pursue [2:22:00] Ivor – Mid Trip Report> [2:29:24] Regan – Fuel Gauge Reliability [2:43:19] Mike – VFR Charts Requirement [2:54:17] Wayne – Joe D’Eon (on the Amateur Traveler Podcast 72) VIDEO Audible.com Trial Membership Offer – Get your free audio ... Read More »

Photo Credit: Nick Anderson NEWS [30:57.022] Skylease Cargo B744 at Halifax on Nov 7th 2018, Overran Runway on Landing [34:57.186] UPDATE: UTAir B738 at Sochi on Sep 1st 2018 [50:12.079] UPDATE: Lion Air Incident – AvHerald Update [1:05:19.315] Accident Bell 206B JetRanger N417WT, 04 Nov 2018 [1:09:44.925] First husband-and-wife duo to fly B-2 stealth bombers retire after making history [1:12:14.834] Napping American Airlines Baggage Handler Trapped in Cargo Hold on Flight to Chicago [1:16:51.652] Pilot Was Nearly 10 Times Over the Alcohol Limit at Heathrow before Flight to Tokyo FEEDBACK [1:21:37.506] Arnaud – Shut Down the Engine! [1:44:26.526] John – Plane Tales Pigeons [1:46:45.624] Brett – A340 trade is for B787! [1:52:54.647] George – Toxic Air Events [1:59:06.733] Plane Tale – In Flanders Fields [2:16:40.547] G-man (Glaucus) – APG feedback [2:30:23.503] Tim – United Express Pilot Forgets iPad, Delaying Flight From SFO To Burbank [2:35:21.229] Dave – Questions re: Autopilot [2:43:15.276] Michael –

Photo Credit: kiwinz (Flickr) [21:29.769] A Continuation of our IFR Visual / VFR Pattern Discussion NEWS [1:14:49.222] Crash: Lion B38M near Jakarta on Oct 29th 2018, aircraft lost height and crashed into Java Sea [1:30:12.132] Small plane crashes on 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills [1:32:44.376] Military plane drops Humvee on Harnett Neighborhood [1:34:32.104] Passenger Opens Cabin Door on Plane Bound for St. Louis [1:36:49.200] Pilot Arrested, Accused of Having Gun in Carry-On Suitcase at Airport FEEDBACK [1:51:55.890] Chris – 15 Year Old Dies on BA Flight [2:04:54.330] Plane Tale – He Flies East, Flies North, Flies West, Flies Undone! [2:26:52.113] Silviu – Questions re: the Retirement of the A380 [2:31:26.182] Tarquin – Beware Americans [2:35:25.090] Ben Ippolito – UA Fuel Emergency VIDEO Audible.com Trial Membership Offer – Get your free audio book today! Give me your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” on Facebook, and “airlinepilotguy” on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.c

NEWS [34:26.573] California guardsman killed in Ukrainian Su-27 crash [39:03.087] UPDATE: Report on Thunderbird Crash [46:09.101] Update: Qantas engine damage causes loud bang [48:42.603] Cypriot budget airline Cobalt has suspended operations [50:26.000] Accident: Argentinas A332 near Rio Branco on Oct 18th 2018, severe turbulence causes 10-15 injuries [57:27.548] Man Overdosed on Heroin, Spoke to God, and Went Looking for a Date on Southwest Airlines [1:00:15.168] The World’s Largest Amphibious Aircraft, the AVIC AG600 Kunlong, Completed its Maiden Water-Borne Take-Off & Landing Today in China [1:01:43.657] INCIDENT: A Drone Came Within 10 Feet of a Virgin Atlantic Dreamliner on Approach to London Heathrow Airport [1:08:12.726] Rosella Bjornson was the first female commercial pilot in North America [1:12:37.360] Accident: Malaysia B738 at Shanghai on Oct 21st 2018, rejected takeoff due to burst tyres [1:19:55.146] Cockpit Voice Recorders — FAA reqs changing [1:24:28.301] Air Canada jet damaged while on LaGu

NEWS [42:15] Air India Plane Slammed Into Wall At 250 Km Per Hour But Continued To Fly [1:01:01] American Airlines Flight AA263 Diverted Twice for Emergency Landing [1:10:15] A Belgian air force mechanic accidentally opened fire on and destroyed an F-16 fighter jet while servicing another warplane [1:14:50] Worldwide F-35 fleet grounded temporarily for inspections related to crash [1:17:06] As Hurricane Michael Roared In, Some Expensive Air Force Jets Had To Be Left Behind [1:24:10] Single-Engine Plane Crashes at Gwinnett County Airport [1:26:01] Lockheed Constellation Trucked to TWA Hotel to Serve as a Bar [1:31:13] Incident: France B772 at Sao Paulo on Oct 13th 2018, cumulo glaciei [1:33:23] G150’s Pressurised Door Fatally Struck Captain [1:37:54] Plane May have Crashed in Australia after Canadian Pilot Accidentally Knocked Out by Passenger [1:41:29] ASN Aircraft Accident Beechcraft 300 Super King Air N385KA Tucson International Airport, AZ (TUS) [1:43:11] FAA Relaunches ADS-B Rebate [1:44:25] Pigs in ATL

NEWS [32:53] Dutch F-16 Fighter Jets Scrambled to Intercept KLM #KL452 [36:26] Runway Excursion Incident Boeing 747-4D7 HS-TGF, 08 Oct 2018 [42:18] Jet Airways B738 at Indore on Oct 1st 2018, airport “disappeared” without David Copperfield [51:27] Woman Removed from Flight Bound for Cleveland Due to ’Emotional Support’ Squirrel [56:01] Soyuz Rocket Launch Failure Forces Emergency Landing for US-Russian Space Station Crew [1:01:13] Singapore Airlines to Boost U.S. Presence with World’s Longest Flight FEEDBACK [1:09:03] UPDATE: Final Report: Serious incident Fokker 50 OO-VLF, 21 Apr 2016 [1:20:17] Delta Partners with CarePod to Improve Pet Travel [1:25:04] UPDATE: Accident – Trans Maldivian DHC6 at Male on May 27th 2017, Tipped Over on Water Landing [1:32:41] Jonathan – Crazy Collection of Aviation Videos [1:40:01] Texas Charlie/Louisana Steve – Another “Interesting” Paint Job [1:47:07] US Army Eyes High-Altitude UAVs like Airbus Zephyr [1:49:52] Jerod – Follow-up on Falcon 50 Crash at Greenville Downtown

PHOTO CREDIT: Saudia Videos NEWS [40:50] UPDATE: New Details in Fatal Jet Crash at Downtown Greenville Airport [54:20] easyJet Enters into New Partnership with Virgin Atlantic [56:18] Primera Air: Thousands Left Stranded as Another Airline Fails [1:00:52] Incident: Delta B763 at New York on Oct 1st 2018, Rejected Takeoff due to Airspeed Disagree, Brakes Catch Fire during Taxi Back [1:05:53] ‘Hey y’all’ — Passengers Don’t Trust Pilots with Southern Accents Nearly as much as Midwestern Pilots [1:09:56] Two Antonov Aircraft Have Collided on the Ground at Khartoum Airport, Sudan [1:12:52] Congress Passes FAA Reauthorization; Bill Goes to White House [1:15:43] UPDATE: Niugini B738 at Chuuk on Sep 28th 2018, Touched Down in Sea Short of Runway FEEDBACK [1:17:44] Robert – New show Manifest on NBC [1:21:36] Frik – Jet engines – How They Work (Video) [1:25:42] Liz – Dubai Airport Water Salute Goes VERY Wrong [1:29:51] Lucas – The Flying Kiwi – Lock Up ... Read More »

PHOTO CREDIT: Pixabay NEWS [18:10] Incident: United B739 at Washington on Sep 17th 2018, rejected takeoff after ATC cleared aircraft to cross the runway [27:13] Incident: Arabia A320 at Sharjah on Sep 18th 2018, intersection line up departed in wrong direction [31:47] Two Killed When Small Jet Crashes onto Road at Downtown Airport, Breaks Apart after Landing [36:14] Volaris A320 near Los Mochis on Sep 26th 2018, turbulence injures 29 people [39:39] Incident: Canada A320 at San Francisco on Jul 7th 2017, Lined up with Taxiway for Landing [55:08] Airline Now Says 1 Missing After Pacific Lagoon Plane Crash [59:06] F-35B crashes near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina [1:01:31] Air Traffic Controller Dies Ensuring Flight Gets Off the Ground – Indonesian Earthquake FEEDBACK [1:05:31] Sean/G-Man (Glaucus) – Nose and Ears Bleeding on Flight [1:13:08] Mark – Sign for the APG Crew? [1:13:59] Capt. Steve – Runaway plane! (Video) [1:20:18] Jim – USAF ... Read More »

FEEDBACK [8:37] Seth – EA-18 Growler Crash at Nellis [12:43] Liz – The FBI, Dorothy and Delta, oh my! How the Airline Flew a Pair of Famous Ruby Slippers [21:03] Andrew – FOLLOW UP – 1956 C182 to Belize (And a picture of Caravans in Saudi Arabia!) [23:18] Tom – Monitored Approaches [41:01] Capt Al – Feedback on Monitored Approaches [49:28] Capt Steve – Pilot Mistakenly Lands Plane at Old St. George Airport [52:38] Iva Ray – Piloting Private Jets and Ammar’s Response [1:09:06] Liz – These Wildlife Species Pose the Greatest Threat to Planes: FAA [1:13:12] Micah – Emotional Support Animals [1:18:27] Capt. Steve – HIGH 12 – FO Ryan [1:31:22] Matthew – Unfortunate First Flight [1:41:59] Stephen – Acme JR Training [1:56:56] Kevin – APG Provided A Welcome Diversion VIDEO Audible.com Trial Membership Offer – Get your free audio book today! Give me your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” on Facebook, and “airlinepilotguy” on ... Read More »

PHOTO CREDIT: @cathaypacific (Twitter Account) [42:42] Get Rebecca’s awesome CD by clicking here NEWS [1:04:13] Researchers at Simon Fraser University proved that respirator masks work effectively on bearded faces [1:09:12] UPDATE: UTAir 737 at Sochi – Overran Runway on Landing [1:15:19] Hawaiian A321N at Los Angeles on Aug 13th 2018, tail strike on landing [1:26:25] Unruly DJ threatens crew and passengers on JetSmarter flight [1:31:12] Air India 101 incident at New York JFK Airport ILS Failure [1:59:19] Airline Misspells Own Name on Plane FEEDBACK [2:01:55] Nick Kidd – Appreciation of Plane Tale, My Uncle Geoff [2:09:46] Capt. Steve – Passengers on Glasgow-Bound United Airlines Flight Shocked as Pilot Takes a NAP in First Class [2:16:23] Ivor – That Bloke from Over the Pond [2:20:03] Matt – Turkey legs….Confess Capt Jeff [2:24:54] Capt. Steve – Pitot Covers [2:28:49] Plane Tale – Capt Al and the Spotty M [2:46:26] David Ogden – Civil Air Patrol [2:49:31] Larry (Geezer) – ... Read More »

NEWS [56:13] Unmanned Airport Control Tower Installed In Northern Colorado [1:04:24] American A320 at Fort Myers on Aug 30th 2018,approached wrong airport and went around [1:15:16] Piper PA-28 Student in Distress – Right Main Gear Wheel Fell Off the Aircraft on Departure [1:28:29] Pilots Eject After Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Veers Off Runway, 4th Talon Loss In 10 Months [1:32:50] Korean Speaker? FEEDBACK [1:35:18] Christian – A380 [1:38:42] Sam – Is this you captain Nick? [1:41:19] Andrew – Appreciation feedback [1:47:51] Ralph – Southwest has declared only service animals can fly in the cabin— and that includes miniature horses [1:52:35] Larry (Gregory) – Service Dog Sign [1:59:55] Plane Tale – Uncle Geoff [2:21:56] Jim – That Time a USAF F-4 Almost Shot Down a Buff [2:33:05] Chris – Flying under the Golden Gate [2:34:00] Steven – Helicopter flying under Golden Gate Bridge Pictures [2:34:45] Tim – Flying under the Golden Gate Bridge [2:35:24] Gus – Helicopter ... Read More »

Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons PART ONE NEWS [19:32] Utah Department of Wildlife drops fish from plane for ‘extreme restocking’ of lake [23:21] Hawaiian Airlines Flight 23 emergency landing: Pepper spray, airdropped photo [27:16] Reporter Hilariously Pranked By Pilot FEEDBACK [30:10] Ed – How to Interest Future Pilots? [35:38] Liz – Brownies Launch Badge for ‘Future Pilots’ [38:55] Texas Charlie – Guy Hacks Hundreds of Planes from the Ground [45:17] Deanna – Has had “never again” moments [46:50] Jerod – An Unfortunate Crash, and Another Case of Bad Reporting [59:02] David – Self Upgrade [1:03:38] Col Jeff – Serious incident Robinson R44 Raven II 4X-BCR, 14 Aug 2018 [1:09:35] Daniel – Seattle Stolen Plane [1:14:10] Nick – Hypoxia Question – Oxygen Mask Operation VIDEO PART TWO NEWS [1:50:15] Brisbane to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Airlines A330 proceeds despite pitot tube error [1:56:04] Accident: UTAir B738 at Sochi on Sep 1st 2018, overran runway on landing [2:02:02] UPDATE: Aeromexico Fires Pilots Involve

NEWS [34:55] Capital Airlines #JD5759 damaged while landing attempt at Macao [45:22] Corrosion, Metal Fatigue Cause Wide-Body Freighter Landing Gear Collapse [48:05] UPDATE: US-Bangla pilot was mentally stressed and reckless FEEDBACK [1:00:45] Bryan – Project Loon [1:06:19] James – Woman and her Cello Kicked Off AA Flight [1:12:50] Stuart – New App Allows Passengers to Report Uncomfortable Cabin Conditions [1:21:23] Shawn from Portland (not Maine) – The RAT [1:32:07] Chris – Autonomous Drones can Herd Birds Away from Airports [1:35:51] Plane Tale – The Cargo Gods [1:52:46] Jay – Opinion re: Flight Sharing [1:56:48] Sean – Does this qualify as FOD? [1:58:37] Thomas – Handling Emergencies: A Captain’s Training To Make the Go/No Go Call on Evacuation [2:13:20] Glen Towler – Pre-Oshkosh, and “Sunday Night in Wellington” [2:20:24] Mark and Steve Horne – Dash 8 Prop Wash Blows Baggage Dolly into United 737 at LAX [2:25:00] Ivor – Those Pesky Batteries VIDEO Audible.com Trial Membership Offer – Get ... Read M

Photo Credit: TORLEY (Flickr) NEWS [34:01] Accident: Xiamen B738 at Manila on Aug 16th 2018, runway excursion on landing [44:09] Helicopter/Quadcopter Near Miss [46:46] Accident: Express Freighters B733 near Canberra on Aug 15th 2018, loss of cabin pressure, first officer incapacitated [56:09] RAAF warplane’s engine ‘destroyed itself’ during attempted take-off, resulting in $120 million fire [1:01:44] Laser Beam Attacks Bedevil U.S. Military Pilots in Mideast [1:07:53] A federal air marshal was taken off a plane in handcuffs FEEDBACK [1:23:57] George – Aerotoxic Syndrome, Carbon Dioxide Levels in Cockpit [1:40:18] Keith – Flying in Ground Effect [1:48:12] Steven – Flying Under the Golden Gate Bridge [1:53:25] Steve – BA Approach Procedure [2:01:44] Plane Tale – Mayday Mayday Mayday Cathay 780 [2:25:16] Jay – Inspired by APG [2:28:36] Pip – Feedback re Chinese touch’n’go [2:39:37] Kent – Commercial Pilot Input for a Research Project [2:44:07] Arun – To Captain Jeff (Audio) VIDEO Audible.com Trial Membe

Photo Credit: Bill Abbott (Flickr) NEWS [28:22] Crash: Horizon DH8D at Ketron Island on Aug 10th 2018, Stolen Aircraft Crashed into Forest [1:27:46] Jet Airways Boeing 777-300 at London on Aug 30th 2016, Unsafe Departure [1:40:56] Berlin Airport Evacuated after Police Mistake Sex Toy for a Grenade [1:45:56] Small plane makes emergency landing on I-580 in San Leandro FEEDBACK [1:47:50] Deanna – New Listener – Airplane the Movie? Why do Airlines use Callsigns? [2:08:39] Plane Tale – Fighting Fog [2:30:56] Christian – Air Canada Does it Again! [2:33:49] Capt Steve (Horne) – Last Trip with Acme Junior [2:43:14] Logan – Very New Listener [2:45:36] Seaside Jake and Ken – Drone in Mauritius [2:48:50] Texas Charlie – Retire the Blue Angels? VIDEO Audible.com Trial Membership Offer – Get your free audio book today! Give me your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” on Facebook, and “airlinepilotguy” on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com ATC audio from http://LiveATC.net Intro/outro M

NEWS [38:12] AeroMexico Incident – Durango – July 31, 2018 [45:04] Moment Ryanair Passengers Escape on Emergency Chute after Phone Explodes Minutes Before Take-off [51:23] Police: Man Tried to Steal Plane for Concert [54:51] TSA Considering Eliminating Screening at Smaller Airports [57:51] American Woman Dragged off SFO-Bound Flight from Seoul [1:01:06] Several Dead after Small Plane Crashes in Swiss Forest [1:05:28] 5 Killed When Small Plane Crashes in California Parking Lot FEEDBACK [1:08:50] John – RAF 100th Anniversary [1:10:32] Triad Andrew – Potential Purchase for Capt Jeff? [1:13:09] Nicks (Hewitt and Wilson), Paul, Texas Charlie, George, Steve and Jake – ATC – Aer Lingus departure from JFK [1:30:32] Dan – Transition from Military to Civilian Flying [1:40:20] Plane Tales – Handling the Big Jets [2:04:43] Ralph – New Technology? [2:05:55] Texas Charlie – Is this Video Realistic? [2:09:30] Scott – Do Any of the Crew Have a “Never Again” Story? [2:23:05] Josine – Some Questions and Audio ... Read More