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Piper Wing Spar Corrosion Examined
Episode 53
Guest Jason Lukasik, president of JL2 Aviation Consultants and former FAA inspector, walks John and Greg through the recent Airworthiness Directive r…
5 years, 7 months ago
Assessing Cognitive Function in Pilots
Episode 52
Episode 49
Special guest is Dr Chuck Dennison, forensic and aviation psychologist, who specializes in neuropsychological evaluations for the FAA. He …
5 years, 7 months ago
Drugs Impact Aviation Safety and WTF Segment Begins
Episode 51
John and Greg kick off this episode with a new segment – WTF. They talk about several recent accident reports that identify unbelievable neglect of b…
5 years, 8 months ago
Emergency Response in Aviation - Episode 47
Episode 50
Episode 47
Jump in for a deep dive into emergency response in aviation. All sectors of the industry need to plan and prepare for emergency scenarios …
5 years, 8 months ago
Propellers and Air Safety
Episode 49
Episode 46
Prop strikes are pretty common. Even seemingly minor nicks and gouges can lead to major safety issues.
John and Greg focus on propellers a…
5 years, 8 months ago
Icing on Aircraft Lessons from the Crash of AE 4184
Episode 48
Episode 45
Weather caused Flight 4182 to be in a holding pattern to land on October 31, 1994. Weather also triggered a fateful series of events that …
5 years, 9 months ago
Revisiting the Crash Scene of American Eagle Flight 4184
Episode 47
Episode 44
This episode starts when Greg got the call about the tragic crash of American Eagle Flight 4184. He walks through the first week of respon…
5 years, 9 months ago
NTSB Still Not Onsite, CO Pilot Makes Up the Rules
Episode 46
Episode 43
The NTSB is still not doing onsite accident investigations...A pilot landing in Colorado decides to ignore the rules...Long-term health im…
5 years, 9 months ago
Is the NTSB Obsolete?
Episode 45
Episode 42
The NTSB is considered a non-essential service and on-site accident investigations have been suspended during COVID-19. With no one on sit…
5 years, 9 months ago
Episode 41 - End of a Long Day and Weather Add Up to Disaster
Episode 44
Greg and John examine the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder from American Flight 1420, a MD-80 that crashed at Little Rock Airport in 1999. Gr…
5 years, 10 months ago