Episode 9: Air Traffic Control and the A...

A native of the Swiss Alps, Simon Wittinger is the author of The Mountain Flying Handbook. First published in 2020, the book is a comprehensive guide to operating at high altitude. It’s been praised by the helicopter community at large, and even been endorsed by EASA. In this con ... Show More

Since 1998, Maurice Sabourin has been a part of an elite team specializing in the repair of aircraft blades at Airbus. Their work falls somewhere between the skill of a mechanic and the finesse of an artist.In this episode, Maurice will give us an inside look at the work of a bla ... Show More

From lead-acid, to NICAD, and lithium-ion, the evolution of aircraft batteries has always been a balancing act of weight, power and reliability. Getting that balance right is essential.Today, I’m speaking with Chris Holder of Concorde Battery about the work their company is doing ... Show More

An overheated iPad, an unfamiliar aircraft, a missed checklist item, and convective weather at the destination airport. Sounds like a chain of events. Find out how quick decision making saved the day--but not the stomach contents--of a King Air full of nervous fliers. By Chris Po ... Show More

Air traffic controllers are meant to stop aircrafts from flying into one another... and if they fail, computer systems are installed to warn pilots of a coming collision. But sometimes these humans and computers give conflicting and confusing advice. Who to believe? When a cargo ... Show More

Flight attendants function as first responders in the sky and have to deal with unruly passengers, staff shortages, and flight cancellations. Season 2 of Beyond the Scenes takes flight with host Roy Wood Jr., who chats with Daily Show writer and frequent flier, Kat Radley, and th ... Show More

A student pilot learns whose job it is to preflight the airplane. (By William Satterburg) For questions or comments about this podcast, email jill.tallman@aopa.org Send us your Never Again and we may publish it in an issue of AOPA Pilot and share it on this podcast. Email pilo ... Show More

<p class="Default"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Episode 273 Show Notes</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: non ... Show More

<p><strong>Episode 244 Show Notes</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Topic of the show:</strong> A student pilot sounds confused and disoriented on a cross country flight so we discuss ways an instructor and student can better prepare for flights to unfamiliar places.  Cross countr ... Show More

Do you know that up until July 2011 an ambitious hacker with a good software program could deduce your social security number based on your date and place of birth? In this classic episode, the boys examine some of the lesser-known details of the Social Security system in the U.S ... Show More

Retired airline captain and designated pilot examiner John Blum tells the story of giving a multiengine checkride in a Piper Seneca, when a loud bang from the tail section of the aircraft derailed the flight. 

<p class="Default"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Episode 292 Show Notes</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: non ... Show More