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PHOTO CREDIT: Jack Lawrence, Flickr, www.JackyLawrence.com NEWS [30:08] Naked News? [35:05] Elk downs Helicopter [36:59] Superjet defended after spate of unreliable-speed events [39:52] Incident: Transavia France B738 at Paris on Feb 8th 2018, IAS, AOA and ALT disagree [42:26] Incident: United B772 over Pacific on Feb 13th 2018, engine cowl separated in flight [46:50] Dana MD83 at Port Harcourt on Feb 20th 2018, overran runway by 400 meters [53:04] Ghanaian Pilot unleashes hot gas on Nigerian Thieves   FEEDBACK [1:01:36] Ray – How to have fun as a pilot (VIDEO) [1:03:27] Stuart – Watch moment ice block falls from sky and nearly hits London street cleaner [1:08:46] Miles – Questions re: Ultra Long Haul Flights [1:17:58] Liz – Shameless woman filmed drying knickers using aeroplane’s air vents for 20 minutes [1:21:10] Swedish Andreas – Russian pilots rocks (or are just suicidal, you choose)! [1:24:44] Wyatt – Questions from a National Guard Pilot re: RTP [1:29:27] Thomas in ... Read More »

NEWS [31:40] Russian jet crashes after Moscow take-off [45:49] Grand Canyon Helicopter Crash [49:02] EASA Emergency directive re: 320/321 NEOs [54:38] Man Arrested After Jumping Fence at LAX and Running Toward Plane, Setting Off Alarm [1:01:07] London City Airport closed: All flights cancelled after unexploded Second World War bomb discovered [1:05:58] Southwest resumes Chicago operations after third de-icing blunder   FEEDBACK [1:08:24] Steve – Runway Incursion Hong Kong [1:15:25] Kevin – CBC News: Pilotless planes are coming — but will passengers accept them? [1:23:15] Jordan – 85 Plumbers on Plane that Turned Back [1:25:27] Ivor – ‘Chemtrail’ conspiracy theorists: The people who think governments control the weather [1:35:54] Flying Kiwi – The Boy Pilot Anthony – Virgin Atlantic offers ‘love suites’ on NY flights [1:46:20] Silviu – Possible PT and 2 questions for crew [2:04:02] Glaucus – A Typical Pilot Job Interview [2:09:15] Plane Tale – All Blood Runs Red [2:30:37] Sim Captain Stone – Hawaii Missile

NEWS [40:08] Frontier A320 near Tampa on Feb 3rd 2018, LiOn fire on board [54:22] Incident at Singapore Airshow: Flight display jet crashes at show [57:01] FAA Investigating Video of Drone Flying Dangerously Close to Airliner [1:13:09] A US flat-earther finally tried to fly away. His rocket couldn’t get off the ground [1:17:18] FAA Issues Emergency Order of Revocation Against TapJets, Inc. [1:21:40] IATA developing turbulence database   FEEDBACK [1:30:35] Col Jeff – Pegasus 737/QFE [AUDIO] [1:41:47] FO Mike – 787 Rolls Royce Trent 1000 Issues [1:50:09] Charles – His Experiences Transporting Military Remains [1:53:37] Tom – AvGeeks Anonymous [AUDIO] [2:07:59] Plane Tales – The Happy Bottom Riding Club [2:30:48] Charles – That Time a Boeing 717 Went Inverted During Testing [2:32:48] Liz – Understanding the Minds of Jet Pilots [2:37:25] Pete G – New Follower from the UK [2:39:37] David – EASA and the UK [2:42:52] Ian – Type 1 Diabetes [2:54:59] Neilas – Colorblindness [3:00:55] The Old Avgeek ... Read More »

NEWS “Emotional support peacock” barred from United Airlines plane At least 60 airplanes to do Super Bowl shuffle to St. Cloud runways FEEDBACK Adam – TPA Glen – Crazy Soviet Airline Tricks Jake – Boeing 747-400 Crosswind Landing in Cockpit view Alex – Boeing Hater Lucas “Flying Kiwi” – How Do You Stay Fit? Plane Tale – Fighting High Demons Clinton – LA to Vegas Glen – BAe 125 struck trees after crew mis-set altimeter Colin – Acme West Jr. John – APUs in Small Jets Steve/Fabian – What about RIAT? Holden – Save the Mad Dogs Matt – N345NW Joe – Working toward ATPL – Pegasus Crash – Question re: Sim Training 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 music by Tim Brown, BrownHouseMedia, iStockphoto.com Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2018, All Rights Reserved Airline Pilot Guy Show b

NEWS [37:23] Red Arrows ejection seat firm guilty over RAF Scampton death [44:49] Nico – PEGASUS 737 Trabzon, TURKEY [48:04] Free Beer When Flying Between NYC and Chicago on AA FEEDBACK [50:42] John – Are Flying Cars Coming to the Skies? [57:08] Mary – San Jose Crash [58:58] Captain Robson – JFK Airport ATIS 1-5-18 “Grayson” [1:04:20] Mat – Seniority after airline merger question [1:10:33] Phil – Question for Dana [1:19:10] Dave – Watch Me Closely! [1:22:41] Captain Ryan – Feedback [1:24:11] Liz – Drone saves two Australian swimmers in world first [1:30:09] Josine – A Lesson in French [1:50:30] Nick – Holds vs Diverts [1:54:31] Plane Tale – Land-O-Matic [2:18:31] John – Strobes [2:22:46] Liz – ‘Airline poo’ falls on India village causing confusion – BBC News [2:27:54] Vaughan – Allocation of Duties? [2:39:30] AG and RH – ATIS and Shameless Plug [2:45:09] Liz – Maine airport says it’s first to use 100% recycled de-icing fluid [2:46:54] Christian, Liz – ... Read More »

NEWS [24:40] Pegasus B738 at Trabzon on Jan 13th 2018, runway excursion [35:23] Instagram post by TSA • Jan 11, 2018 at 8:34pm UTC [37:48] Passenger turned away from two flights after wearing 10 layers of clothing to avoid luggage fee   FEEDBACK [43:44] Ross – Merry Christmas [49:33] Ben – Human Remains Transport [59:31] Andreas – Passenger dies during flight [1:07:54] Derek – Do You Know Who You’re Flying With? [1:17:43] Ralph – More Feedback !!! [1:33:55] Ross – ATC in the sim? [1:42:00] Tarik – Teaspoons [1:46:17] Jonathan – Great Story, Happy Ending! [1:51:27] Plane Tale – Flowers on the Waves [2:20:00] FO “S” – Allegiant Mad Dog Ops Communications [2:23:52] Steve – Jet Lag Stategies? [2:32:20] Jen Niffer – Airport Billing 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 music by

NEWS Aeromexico B738 at San Francisco on Jan 9th 2018, lined up for wrong runway on landing Jet Airways Pilots Fired WestWind Certificate Suspended Drone vs Airliner Window Study   FEEDBACK David – 747 Boneshaker Frik – To feed or not to feed…. Philip – Starting the Journey! Nick – A former ramper’s thoughts regarding ground/flight deck communications during pushback/startup Louisiana Steve – The NERVE! Steffen – Feedback about diversions with a recent experience report on my Type, the A380 Plane Tale – RAF Form 414 Ron – Head scratcher David – Single Engine Taxiing Robert – Do Allegiant Mad Dog Pilots Reach Out To Gate Agents Directly? Larry –  Remember these 43 words? Bryan – Demand Increases Appeal Of Airline Jobs Stephen – Survey life feedback Captain Richard Binliner – Feedback from Acme Canada Pilot   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@airlinepilotgu

NEWS [42:51] Hard A321 landing led Germania to limit manual flights [45:38] Insufficient MRO led to hard-landing A321’s return flight [48:23] Snap Out of It and Fly   FEEDBACK [1:07:39] James – Gear Strut Weight Sensing Systems? [1:14:23] Steve – Flight 1549 – Loss of Both Engines? [1:18:06] Tom – 787 RR Engine Issues [1:19:31] Aussie Pilot Trev – PEDs on Alaska [1:24:22] Col. Jeff – 737 HUD and Autoland [1:36:03] Carl – Success Story! Airbus Pilot Guy! [1:39:39] Captain Steve – Uniforms [1:42:13] Plane Tale – Talk to Me [2:09:35] Bruce – Help! Captain Jerry’s Feedback [2:15:52] Glen – Emotional Support/Service Animals [2:20:20] Corey – Systems Confusion? [2:31:14] Nev – head wind components for take off and landing [2:40:12] John – New Aviation Career [2:50:25] Col Jeff – Bird flies into cockpit, forces Delta flight to turn around [2:53:49] Josh – Captain “Hollywood” VIDEO Audible.com Trial Membership Offer – Get your free audio book today! Give me your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” ... Read

NEWS [34:48] West Wind AT42 at Fond-du-Lac on Dec 13th 2017, descended into terrain shortly after takeoff [41:26] No passenger fatalities involving large airliners in 2017 (from AirSafe.com) [44:00] Air China B789 over Pacific on Dec 15th 2017, half lit, half dark [51:40] Airlines Decide All Your Checked Smart Luggage Must Become Real Dumb, Battery-Free Luggage [54:34] JetBlue passenger biting people forces plane to make emergency landing [56:34] Delta B739 at Atlanta on Nov 29th 2017, lined up with taxiway for landing [1:18:00] Navy pilot describes 2004 encounter with UFO off San Diego coast FEEDBACK [1:26:26] Matt – L-1011 Incident in 1977 [1:29:43] Chas – A little dream (Poetry) [1:33:03] Mike – Boston Tower Visit [1:39:18] Alistair – Flight training in Canada [1:44:30] Jake in Salt Lake – Box Canyon Blues [AUDIO] [1:55:23] Plane Tales – Outtakes [2:05:07] PR (“Guns”) – I am now a Multi-engine Commercial, instrument rated pilot! [2:09:31] Chris – Plane draws ... Read More »

NEWS [22:46] British Airways B744 at Phoenix on Dec 6th 2017, engine shut down in flight [34:14] Delta B752 near Billings on Dec 2nd 2017, a lot of pressure [43:25] ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A321-231 A7-AIB Doha-Hamad International Airport (DOH) [46:45] KLM pilots will take their caps off [55:20] Incident: China Southern A388 at Beijing on Dec 9th 2017, runway excursion during line up [1:01:48] Incident: Emirates A388 at New York on Dec 4th 2017, at about 200 feet in the middle of turn to runway 13L   FEEDBACK [1:08:24] Stuart – Lossiemouth jet and civilian plane in near collision off Wick [1:17:12] Mark – ANA Fleet [1:19:44] Jake – B777 Takeoff out of KSLC [1:24:39] Chipper – Hunting for the Electra [1:28:21] Jaye – Busy fighting off crocodiles and killer kangaroos [1:34:18] Col Jeff – AA CHRISTMAS Vacation [AUDIO] [1:50:11] Holden – Go Around at ABQ [1:53:59] Silviu – Dramatic footage captures small plane crash-landing ... Read More »

NEWS Volaris A319 at New York on Dec 5th 2017, lined up runway 13R instead 13L on visual Canarsie approach Canada scraps plan to buy Boeing fighters amid trade dispute: sources Aeromexico eyes Delta’s CSeries jet order amid U.S. trade spat: sources Recent Fume Events Air France A380 Returns Home American Airlines solves pilot shortage glitch at a price   FEEDBACK Sean – Rabbit strike.   Difficulty: AC was already airborne Silviu – Questions Chris – NASA harvests slow moving air to increase next-gen aircraft efficiency Don – DELTA MAD DOGs in action at Washington DC Liz – Will Computers Learn to Fly Well Enough Before Pilots Forget How? Rob – Controllers Guide Us to the Field? Jay – A Clarification from APG 299 Plane Tales – Coca Able Peter Tokyo, Nan Item Canada King Sean – Are your Christmas decorations blinding pilots? Ryan – College or ATPL Training? Frik – BOOM! Tom – Remembrance Day Story VIDEO Audible.com Trial Membership Offer – ... Read More »

NEWS [32:28] Khabarovsk L410 at Nelkan on Nov 15th 2017, impacted ground short of runway, right propeller went into reverse in flight [42:40] Wingsuit daredevils make midair landing inside plane [47:57] Virgin Atlantic and Egyptair Clip Wings at JFK [58:20] American Airlines Pilot Scheduling Glitch May Affect Holiday Travel – Bloomberg [1:06:45] Bali airport reopens after volcano eruption – AeroTime [1:09:38] FAA warns drones more damaging than bird strikes to planes   FEEDBACK [1:13:17] PT – Written in the Blood of the Innocent [1:43:58] Ray – Flight to nowhere — THY35 [1:50:09] Jordan – Michigan passenger spots fire on wing of Southwest plane just before takeoff [1:53:21] Julian – PHL to PIT, Holding, Divert [1:59:43] Frank – Please take the oil fume problems on board of airliners more seriously [2:09:47] Robert – This “Hidden City” Scheme Went Horribly Awry [2:13:45] Nicki – Transgender Pilots [2:17:29] Chris – Russian 737 Type Ratings [2:23:52] Ben – Questions for the ... Read More »

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NEWS [21:03] Airliners And F-15s Involved In Bizarre Encounter With Mystery Aircraft Over Oregon [30:52] American Airlines #AA1498 was damaged by birdstrike on approach to runway to Miami International [37:00] Air France indignant after cabin crew held in Argentina FEEDBACK [41:28] Steve – Total Electrical Failure at NIGHT – Low time pilot – POV Flying [53:30] Ian – Flew ACME to Seattle & Museum of Flight Photos! [58:11] Larry – You can (almost) always Go Around [1:01:33] Bill – City in the Sky on Netflix [1:02:16] Liz – Interesting use of drones here [1:06:49] Frik – APG @ FL320 [1:10:06] Plane Tale for APG 299 – The Charger [1:30:07] Stefan – Crashing a 727… for Science [1:33:09] Jay – Moving Forward toward ATPL [1:53:38] Pi – Audio Feedback [2:02:03] Captain Troy – Polarized Sunglass Lenses [2:14:54] Chris Dean – Great EFB News! [2:21:45] Larry – Too close to home! [2:28:18] Willem-Jan – Feedback regarding Fokker in the last ... Read More »

[12:53] Movember Challenge NEWS [21:24] Serious Utair 737 upset involved excessive pitch and roll [32:09] SA Airlink RJ85 near Johannesburg on Nov 8th 2017, uncontained engine failure takes out two engines [39:07] MyCargo B744 at Maastricht on Nov 11th 2017, runway excursion on takeoff [54:44] Demand for Pilots Sparks Instructor Shortage at Colleges’ Flight Programs AviationNews.net – The FAA this week unveiled an Aviation Rulemaking Committee’s long-awaited recommendations to modify the 1,500-hour training requirement for first officers FEEDBACK [1:09:57] David – Woman is only passenger on holiday jet [1:17:27] Norbert – 5K on the 5th Runway [1:21:30] Teakettle15 – Thanks [1:23:33] Sean – I thought pilots had the most fun… [1:26:09] Willem-Jan – Visualization of Gatwick Drone Incident [1:35:55] Seth – Midair collision between C-130 and UAV in 2011 [1:39:55] Radio Roger – JetBlue A320 Possible Birdstrike [1:53:06] Brandon – Mad Dog Flight [1:58:31] Plane Tales – Billy Barker VIDEO Audible.com Trial Mem

INTRO [4:57] Erratum: Contact Approach Confusion [8:02] Movember Challenge NEWS [41:01] Woman Gets Flight Diverted To Chennai Over ‘Cheating’ Husband [45:39] Pakistan airlines’ flight lands midway, asks passengers to take a bus [49:11] Roy Halladay Dies In Plane Crash In Gulf Of Mexico FEEDBACK [1:01:42] Liz – First commercial flight lands on remote St Helena [1:08:37] Justin – Apg feedback [1:16:37] Martin – Boeing and Jets without Pilots [1:23:31] Plane Tales – “From Four to One” [1:45:09] Adam – Hurricane Harvey Impact Assessment [1:51:47] Micah – Veteran’s Day Re-run [2:07:02] HIGH 9 [2:27:10] Josh – 5 Year Old Av Geek 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 music by Tim Brown, BrownHouseMedia, iStockphoto.com Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2017, All Rights Reserved

Photo credit: Carmelo Anthony INTRO [12:18] ATL Meet-up at the Manchester Arms Public House O’Clock Brewing (Paris) Jet Lag IPA [22:25] Col. Jeff Meet-up [26:30] Goodwood Meet-up [38:33] Eoin and Dave Meet-up [56:27] Movember Challenge NEWS [51:10] Who needs a runway? No airport required – The Spec.com [59:55] Lange Antares 20E D-KLEP Incident, 28 Oct 2017 [1:01:46] Delta B752 at Chicago on Oct 28th 2017, reshaped nose cone FEEDBACK [1:06:52] Len – B748 Departure out of Hong Kong [1:14:16] Ralph – CRJ Slides, L-1011 Pitch Angle, VFR/IFR/VMC/IMC [1:41:15] Glen – Air Asia flight [1:47:07] Glen – BA and their great customer service [1:53:54] Andreas the 3rd – Engine-Out Approaches [2:03:10] Ahmad – Winds Aloft [2:08:57] Herk Guy Jack – New Listener, many comments! [2:16:43] Big Ron – LOT 767 Gear Up Incident [2:27:36] Plane Tales – Nij Demery – 49ers Part 3 [2:48:24] Steve – Cell Phones VIDEO Audible.com Trial Membership Offer – Get your free audio book today! Give me your review in ... Read More »

Cover image photo credit: lensovet (Creative Commons) INTRO Goodwood Meetup this Sunday (October 29, 2017) ATL Meet-up at the Manchester Arms Public House (October 27, 2017) RSVP to @DavidAbbey on Twitter Dr. Steph’s medical adventure Acme EFBs getting upgraded to iPad Pro! BWI Meet-up with Hillel and FO Craig Movember Challenge NEWS Update on CPDLC Iridium “ban” [38:25] US: Laptops in checked bags pose fire, explosion risk [41:13] SAFO – Runway Status Lights (RWSL) [51:35] Air Force could recall as many as 1,000 retired pilots to address serious shortage [57:46] Malaysia to resume search for MH370 [59:44] Air Canada SFO [1:02:48] FEEDBACK Becky – Flt 93 AND Pilot scholarship opening 10-31-17 1:22:23] George Nolly – Iridium Telephone System [1:32:17] Tyler – Landing Clearance [1:35:36] Jim – Close encounter with a photographer flying a Lightning [1:42:11] Francis – Virgin Atlantic Pilot [1:48:05] Zach – Cell Phones in the Cockpit [1:55:39] Plane Tales – Nij Demery – 49ers Part 2 [1:59:23] Chris – L-1011

ATL Meet-up at the Manchester Arms Public House RSVP to @DavidAbbey on Twitter Nick Rizzo’s Junky Airlines Flight 001 – Austin to Fredericksburg. Love the shirt! NEWS Uruguay: Plane crashes during Andes disaster memorial [30:24] Glacial Pace of Advancements in Biofuel Threatens Emissions Targets [33:04] Horizon Air pilots blast Alaska management over service cuts [38:14] Iridium fault prompts ban by Oceanic ATC [44:48] Drone Operator Interviewed in Blackhawk Helicopter and Drone Collision [54:10] Canada’s transport chief confirms aircraft-drone collision Air Berlin Low Pass [1:02:53] Air Belin video 2 FEEDBACK Len on Lantou – ULD Fire! [1:10:06] Jan – Napa County Fires [1:14:41] Vikko – GPS Spoofing [1:28:48] Jules – Pilots doing it all wrong!!!! (Man Show) [1:37:33] John – Trip to Tokyo [1:38:12] John – B-17 Backed Off Runway? [1:42:54] Sim Captain Stone – Checklists, Flow Patterns [1:45:25] Plane Tales – Nij Demery – The 49ers Part 1 [1:54:21] Derek – Skydiving Pilot [2:13:53] Ivor – Something to do with

NEWS Vueling A320 at Zurich on Sep 20th 2017, navigation problems [25:50] German national arrested for trying to carry ‘Mother of Satan’ explosive onto passenger jet in Sweden [30:30] Glider Launch Crash [33:58] FEEDBACK Kevin – SAN, plane spotting, PSA FLT 182 [41:40] Tom – Airline Ab-Initio [49:33] Stuart – Twin airline pilots retire by landing at Heathrow together [55:32] Liz – The Tragic Crash of Flight AF447 Shows the Unlikely but Catastrophic Consequences of Automation [57:52] Liz – Flying and Drinking…yup [1:01:15] Dimitri – Irish Acme Air [1:03:10] Lake Norman Mark – feedback w/ interview audio [1:21:40] Liz – Air Canada in India [1:41:17] Plane Tales – Ian Black Interview Part 2 [1:48:44] Gustov, Paul, David, Tim, Jim – Unbelievable AIRBUS A380 HARD CROSSWIND LANDING during a STORM at Düsseldorf [2:08:21] Nick C – USAF UPT, Aerial Survey Pilot, APG Syndrome, Autoland [2:21:56] Asher – Slippery When Wet? [2:33:43] VIDEO Audible.com Trial Membership Offer – Get your ... Read More »