Introduction

This conversation was recorded on September 11th 2020 where this journey begins. The genesis of this show began with Matt & Andy wanting to figure out what underlies our current moment and explore it together. We start there. Dive into this episode and see what emerges.Timestamps ... Show More

Following on from Episode 1, we take a theme that emerged from our first conversation and explore it more deeply. This time it's the intricate connections between the individual and the world in which that individual is placed. The concept of agent and arena we first came across ... Show More

Building from Episode 2's exploration into the Agent and Arena relationship. This time round we focus in on the Arena looking at the forces that have influenced and continue to influence it today. It's useful to think of this episode and having two parts to it that are connected ... Show More

This week is part two of our fuel episodes. If you didn't listen to last weeks episode then go back and download it before listening to this one.    This week's scenario is one that is commonly given in the sim for assessments and checks. Fuel leak. So in the climb, before you've ... Show More

Happy New Year! Well we've had a couple of weeks break, now we're straight back to it and this week is a good one. Fuel. Theres more to this system than you would imagine actually.  Here is a summary of the fuel's journey from tanker to engine/APU Fuel enters the aircraft via the ... Show More

Fuel Leak This week Matt and Andy go through the QRH procedure of a fuel leak and discuss some failure management tips. There is information in the FCTM-AO-028 and of course the QRH-ABN-28  This week we also have an exclusive offer only available to A320 Podcast listeners: Aviati ... Show More

This week Matt and Andy look at a scenario where 2 fuel pumps in the same wing are lost 

In this weeks episode Matt & Andy look at fuel spillages and recommend some documentaries to pass the time during lockdown!  

  This system supplies high pressure air for air conditioning, engine starting, wing anti - icing, water pressurisation and hydraulic reservoir pressurisation. There are quite a few differences between the CEO and NEO aircraft so we will try and cover them in this episode.    The ... Show More

This week Matt & Andy talk to Richard De Crespigny, the captain of Qantas flight QF32 in which his A380 suffered multiple major failures when one of it's engines exploded. He discusses the incident itself and how he felt afterwards and then gives us some great knowledge and advic ... Show More

This system is closely linked to the Air Conditioning system which we discussed back in episode 2. If you havent listened to it already it may be worth going back and listening to that first.   The main components. The system consists of: - Two Cabin Pressure Controllers (CPCs) - ... Show More

In this episode, Matt is joined by Captain Al as they discuss his personal experience with engine failures. They also give some tips on how to manage engine failures. https://www.facebook.com/Plane-Safety-Podcast-626543677401564/  https://www.planetalkinguk.com  Support the podca ... Show More

This week we start a new series looking at the Auto Flight System in detail. In this episode we cover some general information and the computation of position