The Aviation Disaster that Ended an Empire – Episode 178
Todd Curtis, Greg Feith, and John Goglia interview historian and author S.C. "Sam" Gwynne, about his latest book, "His Majesty's Airship." The book tells the story of the crash of the British R101 in ...
9 Aug 202343min
Carbon Fiber in the Air and Under the Sea – Episode 177
Todd Curtis and John Goglia discuss the use of carbon fiber in the Boeing 787 airplane and the Titan submersible. Prompted by listener questions, they explain why the carbon fiber is subjected to comp...
2 Aug 202322min
NYC Air Crash Shows Danger of Wing Contamination – Episode 176
A F28 airliner crashed shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport due to icing that degraded the lift on the wings. Just 3% leading edge wing contamination would have been enough to cause this aviat...
26 Jul 202340min
Charter Flight Safety Boosted with Part 135 Certification Rules – Episode 175
Dollars over lives? Greg Feith and John Goglia discuss Part 135 and “Part 134 ½” charter operations. They offer numerous aviation safety benefits of being (and using) a properly certificated charter c...
19 Jul 202333min
Aviation Safety Lessons from First Flight into a Special Use Airport – Episode 174
A flight instructor chose to have a pilot take his first flight in an airplane into a special use airport and the result was a different learning experience than planned. The aircraft experienced a ha...
12 Jul 202323min
Aircraft Cargo Door Headaches – Episode 173
This episode dives into the design and maintenance of aircraft cargo doors. Many aviation safety incidents with cargo doors are documented as maintenance issues, but some have caused notable air crash...
5 Jul 202332min
Flight Plan Creates Aviation Safety Risks – Episode 172
Some flight plans have aviation safety risks baked in. Todd Curtis and John Goglia discuss a runway excursion accident involving a student pilot who in the same flight was attempting to satisfy both a...
28 Jun 202322min
John Goglia's Unique Insight into USAir Plane Crash – Episode 171
You had to be there to know the full story of the plane crash of USAir Flight 5050. John Goglia was, and he shares the experience. Todd Curtis and John discuss the fatal 1989 crash of USAir Flight 505...
21 Jun 202341min
