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49. A Captain Lends a Hand
Season 2 Episode 49
With a career spanning the military, the airlines, and pilot training, Skyborne Airline Academy's Ed Davidson shares key lessons learned in two incid…
3 years, 5 months ago
48. The Pinch Scenario
Season 2 Episode 48
Kevin LaRosa, aerial coordinator for "Devotion" and "Top Gun: Maverick," was flying an Airbus AS350 AStar, near Grants Pass, Oregon, and pressed on i…
3 years, 5 months ago
47. Fast-Moving Front
Season 2 Episode 47
U.S. Air Force Capt. Aimee Fieldler took a student up for a training mission just before their check ride—and got caught by rapidly changing weather …
3 years, 6 months ago
46. Lessons from a Popped Jug
Season 2 Episode 46
Pilot Gary Figgins recalls a flight with a colleague flying in the left seat, when the engine in the Cessna 182 they were flying in experienced a tot…
3 years, 6 months ago
45. Fire in the Cockpit
Season 2 Episode 45
Pilot Chris McClure made fast work of a fire in a Cessna 150 towplane, including restrictions to visibility inside the airplane.
3 years, 7 months ago
44. More than Just an Alternator
Season 2 Episode 44
Pilot Jack Henion thought it was bad enough to have an electrical failure in a Cessna 210 over the mountains, until he learned what it would take to …
3 years, 7 months ago
43. Wasps and Warning Signals
Season 2 Episode 43
What do you do when your emergency isn't covered by the checklist? Texas pilot Stephen Curran found out on two separate occasions about the "diffusio…
3 years, 8 months ago
42. The Hazard of Distractions
Season 2 Episode 42
Airshow performer, instructor, and corporate pilot Ashley Shelton relates two stories of distraction—in her Cub and hew RV-6—that taught her the impo…
3 years, 8 months ago
41. Daytime Freight Dog
Season 2 Episode 41
A confluence of conditions put pilot Jim Bonsey behind the power curve in the Piper Cherokee Six he was flying in Hawaii, and he almost put the Six …
3 years, 9 months ago
40. From Blue Angel to Top Gun
Season 2 Episode 40
Episode: From Blue Angel to Top Gun
Frank Weisser, a real Naval Aviator who worked on Top Gun: Maverick, goes behind-the-scenes for a look at the rea…
3 years, 9 months ago