Ignoring Service Bulletins and ADs Can Lead to Tragedy
Episode 84 Ignore that seemingly mundane safety bulletin at your own peril. John, Greg and guest Jason Lukasik, president of JL2 Aviation Consultants and former FAA inspector, talk about the importanc...
10 Sep 202157min
Drone Pilots Under Surveillance
Episode 83 Guest Jonathan Rupprecht of Rupprecht Law joins John and Todd for a discussion of a lawsuit related to recent FAA rulemaking involving drones. The new rule effectively puts drone pilots und...
1 Sep 20211h 7min
Chain of Events Leads to Tragic LAX Runway Accident
Episode 82 USAir Flight 1493, a Boeing 737-300, collided with SkyWest Flight 5569, a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner turboprop aircraft, upon landing at Los Angeles International Airport in Feb.1991. ...
25 Aug 20211h 13min
Inside the Investigation of Korean Air Flight 801
Episode 81 Greg was the investigator in charge of the National Transportation Safety Board investigation of Korean Air Flight 801. He shares backstories not in the report to add to understanding of th...
18 Aug 20211h 21min
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 Recap
Episode 80 Oshkosh 2021 was an adventure! More than 600,000 people and 10,000 planes were onsite. Greg and John took it all in and share the highlights. The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital was a special exh...
11 Aug 20211h 5min
TWA Flight 514 Lasting Impact on Aviation Safety
Episode 79 TWA Flight 514 crashed into Mount Weather in Virginia in 1974 and changed aviation safety forever. This accident led to the creation of the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS). The TWA ...
21 Jul 20211h 5min
Flight 810 Questions Lead to Questions
Episode 78 This conversation covers emerging information about Transair Flight 810. The plane crashed in the ocean on July 2 shortly after takeoff from Honolulu. John, Greg and Todd raise a series of ...
14 Jul 20211h 4min
Is a Rise in Aircraft Accidents a COVID Legacy?
Episode 77 The number of serious aircraft accidents is on the upswing. Greg, John and Todd talk about the accumulating numbers and wonder if COVID shutdowns have led to rusty pilot skills. The July 2 ...
7 Jul 20211h 5min
