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The Insidious Passenger and Pilot Killer - Episode 229
Episode 229
Hypoxia is a significant danger in aviation and an insidious killer of passengers and pilots. Special guest Miles O'Brien hosts a discussion with avi…
2 years, 1 month ago
Dangers of Turbulence - Episode 228
Episode 228
Planes that experience turbulence in flight are getting a lot of headline attention lately. During one widely covered incident of turbulence in May 2…
2 years, 1 month ago
Criminalization Threatens Aviation Safety - Episode 227
Episode 227
As Boeing continues to be the subject of investigations and congressional hearings the concept of criminalization has come to the forefront. This cou…
2 years, 1 month ago
Missing Equipment and Inexperience Lead to Plane Crash - Episode 226
Episode 226
Missing equipment and inexperience led to a plane crash that killed 3. Precipitation, turbulence, and icing were factors in the crash of a Piper PA-3…
2 years, 1 month ago
Fourth Incident for Hughes 369 Helicopter Proves Fatal - Episode 225
Episode 225
The fatal crash of Hughes 369 helicopter being used to trim trees has a backstory that gives insight into what went wrong. This workhorse of a helico…
2 years, 2 months ago
Training Flight Disaster - Episode 224
Episode 224
Training flight gone wrong! An examination of a February 2024 accident that involved an unstable approach, a tail strike, and a near collision with a…
2 years, 2 months ago
Electrical Failure Leads to 727 Crash in Pacific Ocean - Episode 223
Episode 223
The crew of a United Airlines 727 tried to turn back shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles, but did not make it back to the airport. The plane crash…
2 years, 2 months ago
$4 Million Mistake on Air Force One - Episode 222
Episode 222
Oil and oxygen don’t mix on airplanes. A crew doing maintenance on the Air Force One oxygen system ignored safety procedures resulting in $4 million …
2 years, 2 months ago
2020 Midair Collision Revisited- Episode 221
Episode 221
New evidence calls into question the NTSB's conclusions – and our reporting in Episode 193 - about a 2020 midair collision. Video and other informati…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bad Pilot Decisions Kill - Episode 220
Episode 220
Two Piper airplane crashes show that pilots’ bad decisions can have devastating results. This episode covers two avoidable fatal crashes.
A 1991 acci…
2 years, 3 months ago