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Back to SearchJim Desmond
Former Army helicopter pilot and fixed-wing aviator Jim Desmond returns to I Learned About Flying From That to share a harrowing story from March 197…
5 months, 1 week ago
118. Dave Spreanza
Spatial disorientation accounts for less than 10% of fixed wing GA accidents; but among those, the fatality rate is 90% - a horrible statistic that h…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
117. Kevin Reick
A “time-saver” offered by ATC might not have been a good idea for the pilot and his wife en route to the Bahamas, putting them farther over water tha…
6 months, 1 week ago
116. J.J. Madison
If you’ve ever “busted an altitude, inadvertently gone into a restricted area or other controlled airspace or something else that could get you in tr…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
115. When to Trust Your Feelings
As pilots, we’re taught to trust our instruments - trusting our feelings can lead to problems. But in an airplane you know very well, if there’s a st…
7 months ago
114. ATC: service provider or life-saver
VFR Traffic Advisories, also known as “flight following,” is a service that is provided by ATC, workload permitting. But it can also be a life saver.…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
113. RODE Hard and Put Away Wet
Join Rob Reider on episode 113 of Flying Magazine's I Learned About Flying from That podcast as we meet a pilot who, fresh off earning his commercial…
8 months ago
112. Right Pavement, Wrong Direction
Join host Rob Reider for episode 112 of I Learned About Flying From That with John Price, who, nearly 40 years ago, embarked on his first solo flight…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
111. The Gusty Bow and the Prop Strike
Join host Rob Reider in Episode 111 of I Learned About Flying From That, featuring acclaimed air show pilot Anna Serbinenko, the "sky dancer". Anna r…
9 months ago
110. Against the Odds: A VFR Flight Story
Host Rob Reider interviews Pete Egan from Ireland about a harrowing flight. Pete was in the backseat of a plane not certified for instrument flight, …
9 months, 2 weeks ago