Episode 73: Icing in an RV

Tony Williams and Ben Taylor prepare to ferry a Cessna 401 that’s been resurrected after almost 25 years in storage. Despite meticulous planning, high-speed taxi tests, and pattern work, a loud bang on downwind reveals a left-gear failure. With support from ATC, the pilots plan a ... Show More

During a mountain flying trip in a Cessna 172, Doug Tilghman and two companions become dangerously close to fuel exhaustion. 

Bob Thomason recounts a tense IMC approach as safety pilot for a friend facing a cancer diagnosis. When his friend panics and fights the autopilot, Bob must intervene to stabilize the aircraft. 

Dr. Stan Markus is an owner and lover of antique aircraft. And when the engine quit on his Stearman, away from his home airport, he only had a few seconds to find a suitable landing field that would not be a hazard to those on the ground, himself, or his airplane.  

In this "Never Again" episode, a 21-year-old instrument rated multi-engine commercial pilot shares his harrowing experience of a sudden engine failure during a spring break trip from Kansas to Florida in a Cessna 182. Just three miles from his destination, the engine catastrophic ... Show More

<p>Flight simulators boomed in 2020 and have barely slowed down since, but many pilots don’t use all the available tools for flight training. Kevin from PilotEdge has watched it all unfold over the last decade and he explains what flight sims are good for (and what they aren&#39; ... Show More

<p>Many pilots are intimidated by Air Traffic Control, but veteran controller Kevin Plante says “we’re just another set of eyes for you.” He explains the details of ATC in this wide-ranging episode, including how he handles IFR and VFR traffic differently, what the spacing requir ... Show More

<p>On a crisp fall morning in 2007, a small airplane took flight over the forested town of Graham, Washington. The pilot was a detective with the Pierce county sheriff’s department, and he was flying a somewhat unusual mission. He wasn’t looking for a lost person, or chasing a fl ... Show More

<p>Elton Tsang has moves. And he&#39;s going to shimmy on down to Valueville. Or Bluffville? It&#39;s confusing. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Tsang: Th8c</p> <p>Ferdinand: 6s4s</p> <p>Flop: 8s8d7s</p> <p>Turn: Js</p> <p>River: Qc</p> 

<p>Hamish has been dipping into the joint account again, Andy launches a new segment trying to get to the bottom of the small truths in life, plus a commercial pilot joins the boys on air to talk about shaky landings. George from Seinfeld might be ripping off the show, and Hamish ... Show More

<p>On today's episode, Andy & DJ discuss Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, France arresting hundreds as "block everything" protests erupt across the country, and the hellfire missile bouncing off a mysterious orb in stunning UAP footage.</p> 

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How to make a battery powered plane that can fly long distances, whilst carrying passengers, is a key challenge facing the aviation sector.As the world tries to reduce its consumption of fossil fuels, researchers are looking to make flight more sustainable to deal with ever growi ... Show More