Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchATC—Sequencing is the Scenario
Episode 8
Air Traffic Control in the USA is an extremely challenging job for the men and women who help manage nearly 50,000 flights daily in the U.S. alone. I…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Attitude Check with Julie Boatman
Episode 7
If you own an airplane, you’ve doubtless become very comfortable with the panel, whether it be steam gauges or glass. But if you fly an airplane with…
5 months ago
The Case of the Confounding Crosswind Component
Episode 6
How many times have we jumped in an airplane for a short flight without doing complete flight planning? Most of the time there are no consequences. B…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
To Sump or Not to Sump With Randy Groom
Episode 5
Today’s episode contains two stories, one with a Cessna 150 that involved a problem that led to an off-airport landing and another in a Beech Bonanza…
6 months ago
Expectation Bias—A Lesson from an Air Force Fighter Pilot
Episode 4
Knowing the maintenance history of an aircraft plays a significant role in this episode. Host Rob Reider speaks with former Air Force pilot Alan Gure…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Getting “Behind the Airplane” With Tim Delaney
Episode 3
Getting “behind the airplane” is something no one wants to do. But when flight conditions change unexpectedly a pilot’s workload increases, sometimes…
7 months ago
Coordinated Flight Leads to Trouble With Nate Van Coops
Episode 2
Learning aerobatics imposes forces on the human body that are not familiar. And it requires some changes in how the airplane is handled. For instance…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Flight Into Unknown Ice With Gene Benson
Episode 1
Today we learn some important lessons that affect every pilot on every mission flown, no matter how experienced that pilot is. Do we “push the envelo…
7 months, 4 weeks ago