Jun 16

Episode 96: Whiteout in a Helicopter

Coast Guard helicopter pilot Rick Kenin recalls a Christmas Eve rescue flight that nearly became an emergency of its own.

39m 6s

May 12

Episode 95: Lake Amphibian

During a trip to Dry Tortugas National Park with his wife and two friends, Brandon Reissiger faces a challenging and nerve-wracking water takeoff in his Lake Amphibian.

43m 38s

Apr 21

Episode 94: Engine-Out at Night

Kansas City-based flight instructor Lennon Carlson recounts a night engine-out scare in a borrowed Cessna Cardinal RG while flying home after a Fourth of July weekend.

34m 3s

Sep 2021

Personal minimums (October 2021)

Flying single engine over the mountains at night in a vintage airplane. What could go wrong? (By Jim Pitman)

7m 42s

Feb 2023

A World of Pure Imagination

Lift off with Michael and Ryan for their latest on-the-spot-nonsense adventure

1h 51m

Jul 2024

86. Engine Failure in a Stearman

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.

28m 57s

Oct 2015

Never Again: The Long and Winding River (Sept. 2015)

A 172 pilot on a family outing encounters the perils of flying IFR - standing for "I Follow Rivers."

10m 36s

Jul 2025

Taildraggers and $50 fill-ups, with Ethan O’Rourke

Learning to fly is all about the challenge for YouTube creator Ethan O’Rourke. That meant training in a J-3 Cub with no electrical system and now traveling the country in an Aeronca Chief. Ethan explains the joy of low and slow flights, shares his approach to making memorable avi ... Show More

33m 28s

Jul 2022

#8 Tailgating At The Airport

Presented By Fleet Farm We're at Big Erv's in Horace, ND. Myles and Charlie hand out advice of what to do on a 21st birthday. Next caller is wondering what to do about his broken coffee maker, he is also a Navy Pilot and Myles asks how realistic the movie Top Gun actually is (min ... Show More

1 h

Apr 2025

Spring Break to Remember (April 2025)

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

8m 10s

Oct 2023

Rock Collector (October 2023)

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

8m 16s

Episode 80: A Clever Workaround