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"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast

AOPA Air Safety Institute

There I was…, presented by the AOPA Air Safety Institute, invites you into the cockpit with pilots across the aviation community. We fly with them as they encounter unpredictable scenarios and we learn from the knowledge and skills they utilize to fly safely out of them. This podcast honors the tradition and heritage in aviation to leverage “hangar flying” as an avenue to pass along knowledge and experience.

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All Episodes

47:36

Episode 49: Michael Koury

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2022/07/11

Michael Koury tells the story of flying his Cherokee 160, VFR from Sun Valley Airport in Arizona to St. George Regional Airport in Utah. With only 15 miles remaining in his trip, Michael suddenly found himself in blizzard conditions and zero visibility.

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33:27

Episode 48: Paul Loewenstein and Larry Suter

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2022/06/16

On a November afternoon, pilots Paul Loewenstein and Larry Suter, both members of the Northern California Soaring Association at Byron Airport, took off just a short time apart from each other in separate gliders. While both heading toward nearby Mt. Diablo, the two gliders experienced a mid-air collision.

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38:13

Episode 47: Trevor Peterson

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2022/05/11

During a training flight from Camarillo to John Wayne Airport in southern California, CFI Trevor Peterson and his student found themselves dealing with a rough running engine and loss of oil pressure in their 172.

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35:02

Episode 46: Andrew Edgerton

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2022/04/12

As part of the AOPA Air Safety Institute’s 2022 campaign to eliminate VFR into IMC accidents, this episode features a discussion with helicopter pilot Andrew Edgerton, who inadvertently found himself in instrument conditions while flying an R44 Raven II from Quebec City to Baie-Comeau in Canada.

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58:10

Episode 45: Drew Ryan and Potomac TRACON

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2022/03/16

GA pilot Drew Ryan, along with brothers Eric and David Lomascolo (both air traffic controllers from Potomac TRACON), join us to recount the story of Drew’s flight in a snowstorm while flying from Albany, NY, to Manassas, VA, and the brothers’ help to bring him to safety.

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37:59

Episode 44: Brian Lenzmeier

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2022/02/15

Having purchased a Cirrus SR22 just a couple of days prior, pilot Brian Lenzmeier departed on a flight from Addison to Waco, TX with an instructor pilot on board. What followed was an engine and avionics failure that resulted in a CAPS (Cirrus Airframe Parachute System) pull over the busy Dallas area.

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32:34

Episode 43: Russ Jeter

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2022/01/19

Living with the consequences of an aircraft accident is hard. Living with the loss of a son is excruciating. In this episode we take a sobering look at one pilot's personal tragedy, the devastation it wrought, and the lessons all of us can take from it.Warning: This episode involves a fatality. Listener discretion is advised. You can find a video version of this story on the Air Safety Institute's YouTube channel.

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55:13

Episode 42: Genesah Duffy and Lynn McNorton

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2021/12/13

In this episode, we talk to pilots Lynn McNorton and Genesah Duffy, who had a chance encounter in Tampa Bay just south of Peter O. Knight Airport. After experiencing engine trouble in his Mooney M20M, McNorton was forced to ditch the airplane in the bay just short of Runway 4. Duffy was nearby in an Icon A5 and was able to land in the water to render assistance.

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40:55

Episode 41: Dario Costa

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2021/11/30

In this special edition of “There I was…”, host Richard McSpadden and AOPA’s Cayla McLeod interview Red Bull Air Race competitor Dario Costa, who debriefs his 44-second flight inside two Turkish highway tunnels, and the painstaking planning and preparation that got him safely through.

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29:43

Episode 40: Henry Coffeen

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2021/11/17

On a November afternoon a few days before Thanksgiving, GA pilot Henry Coffeen was practicing aerobatic maneuvers when he experienced a fire in the cockpit of his Edge 540.

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42:21

Episode 39: David Bradley

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2021/10/20

David Bradley joins us to talk about ferrying a flight of UH-1 “Huey” helicopters from Jefferson City, Missouri down to Ellington Air Force Base during Operation Desert Storm.

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30:31

Episode 38: Jon Humberd

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2021/09/21

While flying his experimental Zenith 701 out of his grass airstrip in Tennessee, pilot Jon Humberd has a close call with a quickly approaching storm. To see Jon’s YouTube video of the incident, click here.

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61:00

Episode 37: Brian Lloyd

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2021/08/20

In the summer of 2017, aviator Brian Lloyd began a solo round-the-world flight in his Mooney to commemorate Amelia Earhart’s famous equatorial route 80 years prior. While on a flight leg from New Zealand to American Samoa, Brian experienced an engine failure over the Pacific Ocean.

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30:17

Episode 36: Thomas Marrow

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2021/07/21

While flying out of a backcountry airstrip near Johannesburg in South Africa, pilot and YouTube personality Thomas Marrow experienced a prop strike in his Safari Kitplane.

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42:57

Episode 35: John Lancaster

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2021/06/15

Former Washington Post reporter John Lancaster shares the story of flying across the U.S. in his Flight Design CTLSi light-sport aircraft, for a book he is writing about the 1919 Transcontinental Air Race. While tracing the route flown by pilots in the Air Race 100 years ago, John faced challenges with weather, congested airspace, mountainous terrain, and more. Look for the release of John's book in the next year or two! Note: This interview was recorded in August 2019.

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50:52

Episode 34: Craig Beles and Truman O'Brien

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2021/05/25

On an IFR flight from Bend, Oregon to Vashon Island, WA, Craig Beles and his friend and CFI Truman O’Brien experienced an engine failure in their PA-28 Cherokee 140. Over vast wilderness with no ideal landing options, the pair are forced to put the aircraft down in the treetops near Mt. St. Helens.

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41:52

Episode 33: John "Pappy" Mazza

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2021/04/21

Warbird pilot and former aircraft racer John “Pappy” Mazza shares an engine failure experience while flying a Grumman FM-2 Wildcat.

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41:44

Episode 32: Doug Rozendaal

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2021/03/24

Longtime GA pilot, warbird trainer and DPE Doug Rozendaal tells us a story about piloting a Beech 18 during his years of flying freight, when he experienced an electrical failure at night in low IMC.

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39:27

Episode 31: Kelly Keller

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2021/02/23

In this episode, we talk to GA pilot Kelly Keller, who was flying back from a fishing resort in Arkansas with her husband while 7 months pregnant when she experienced an engine failure in a Cessna 172.

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44:13

Episode 30: Terry Pretzloff

"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast ·

2021/02/17

GA pilot and Cirrus Training Center Instructor Terry Pretzloff tells us about a flight from Chicago Midway to Rochester, Minnesota in a Cirrus SR22. Despite thorough preflight planning, Terry encountered hazardous icing conditions worse than forecast, and he shares with us how he took action to get on the ground safely.

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