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Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast: Qantas QF30 and the Mysterious Explosion
August 3, 2021 · 36 minCaptain John Bartels and crew were flying in a Boeing 747 in perfect conditions when a sudden explosion caught their attention, made the wings rock, and destroyed some essential wiring. In this episode of Tales from the Flight Deck…
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Tales from the Flight Deck, Episode 29: Landing Fast with Stuck Throttles in an Airbus A330
March 15, 2021 · 38 minAn Airbus A330 crew experienced something they'd never trained for: too much power to land and no way to pull the throttles back to reduce power. Cathay Pacific Flight 780 was on the final leg of a trip from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Hong…
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Week ending May 8, 2020: Bizav Flights Rising, Bombardier Q1, NBAA and Gulfstream Layoffs, JetSuite Bankrupt, Daher Intros 2020 TBM 940
May 8, 2020 · 19 minIn this week's episode, AIN London-based editor Charles Alcock gives an overview of the latest WingX data, which indicates that business aviation flight activity is awakening from its Covid-19-induced slumber. Meanwhile, Washington…
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The Atlas Air Flight 3591 accident; what went so wrong?
February 10, 2020 · 30 minA routine air cargo run from Miami to Houston meets a tragic end, and information released by investigators paints the picture of a confused flight crew fighting desperately to regain control, and may also highlight ongoing concerns about…
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Re-Post Flight-By-Wire Failure (Full Episode)
December 17, 2019 · 45 minOn Oct. 7, 2008, Qantas Flight 72 was flying over the Indian Ocean from Singapore to Perth, Australia. Kevin Sullivan, pilot-in-command of the Airbus A330, was flying on autopilot at 37,000 feet when suddenly warnings started sounding…
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When Pilots Break the Rules
November 20, 2019 · 24 minIt's an all-too human tendency, borne from our natural desire to find quicker solutions not only on the flight deck - but also in our daily lives. It's also something all pilots are likely guilty of, especially if you have thousands of…
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Airmanship Saves Southwest Flight
October 25, 2019 · 27 minA Southwest Airlines flight crew finds themselves in a situation they'd never experienced before when their Boeing 737 suffers an uncontained engine failure on a flight from New York to Dallas, leaving them mere moments to make the right…
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Avoiding King Air Rollover Tragedies
September 18, 2019 · 24 minOver the past five years, one of the world's most popular, dependable aircraft has been involved in a series of accidents—all of them fatal, all of them on takeoff. In each case, the Beechcraft King Airs appeared to roll or yaw to the left…
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Grappling with Grief
August 15, 2019 · 22 minPilots are keenly aware about physical issues that might ground them from flying, including vision problems, cancer, and heart trouble. But mental and emotional issues can also cause problems if brought onto the flight deck. One of them is…
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DEF Contamination
July 12, 2019 · 27 minMistaking diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) additive for fuel system icing inhibitor PRIST on the flight line is a growing problem on ramps all over the world. This can be disastrous since DEF causes jet-A to crystalize and clog aircraft fuel…
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Otto's Pilots Part 2
June 17, 2019 · 29 minUnable to discern the fate of the small American delegation trying to win the freedom of an injured American college student from North Korea, a Phoenix Air flight crew decides to launch on its own. Says the pilot, "I'm an old Marine and…
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Otto's Pilots Part 1
May 17, 2019 · 27 minA call for help from Washington, DC to Phoenix Air, based at a tiny airport in Cartersville, Georgia: Can you fly a medivac mission right away? The destination: North Korea. This is the first of a two-part episode on the extraordinary…