This episode:ETOPS flights could be impacted by the closing of an airport on a tiny South Pacific island. FAA rescinds Cessna Citation single-pilot exemptions. Heart Aerospace unveils the ES-36 hybrid-electric 30-seat regional commercial aircraft and JSX purchase agreement for up to 100 aircraft. A Congressman questions the FAA deployment of the Strategic Management of Airspace Routing Trajectories (“SMART”). The Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board determined that incorrectly

FAR Ninety-One Point Two One Three, the Four-Step Inoperative Equipment Decision Flow, and the Burned-Out Bulb That Does Not Have to Ground Your Flight. With Pattern on Radio Hangar.

Welcome to the Part Time Pilot Audio Ground School Podcast! This podcast was created to help student pilots learn their ground school during their busy schedules. These audio lessons were created as Dedicated Audio... meaning they are not just the audio from one of our video lessons because video audio would assume that you can see the video visuals. A dedicated audio lesson assumes you cannot see anything and therefore goes into detail with metaphors and audible descriptions of the images in our

The NASA X-59 QueSST, the Sonic Thump Instead of a Sonic Boom, and the Overland Supersonic Flight Rule That Has Not Changed Since 1973. With Vector on Radio Hangar.

Slow Flight, the Two Thousand Seventeen ACS Revision, and Why the Stall Warning Sounding During This Maneuver Is Now a Checkride Bust. With Pattern on Radio Hangar.

Previewing the African Airlines Association 58th AGA with Secretary General, Abderahmane Berthe Ahead of the Annual General Assembly in Libreville, Gabon, Jon Howell caught up with the SG and together they cover the pressure points shaping African aviation right now, from fuel shocks and airspace disruption to taxes, blocked funds, financing, fleet development, and market liberalization. Chapters: 01:24 - How the Middle East crisis and fuel shock has impacted African airlines 06:24 - Why fleet

On 7/10/26 a Cessna C-402C reg. C6-FLX crashed on approach to San Andros Airport in the Bahamas. John Goglia and Todd Curtis discuss the preliminary report.Former NTSB Board Member Hon. John Goglia and aerospace engineer and aviation analyst Dr. Todd Curtis, dive into the known facts about this fatal accident as they are relayed in the preliminary report.In addition, John will discuss his experience at the NTSB with operators - that like the operator of this flight – had multiple safety events in

Lying beneath the United States Naval Academy Chapel in a marble sarcophagus sits the body of John Paul Jones. Midshipmen are taught to revere him as the Father of the Navy, yet the reality behind his legend is far more complex, flawed, and politically constructed.Host Captain Tim "Lucky" Kinsella traces Jones’s journey from a humble gardener's son on the Solway Firth to an ambitious merchant master, a fugitive running from mutiny and murder charges in the Caribbean, and finally a daring Continental

The Garmin GFC 500, the Retrofit Autopilot That Put VNAV and an Upset Recovery Button in Aircraft That Were Still Flying on Thirty-Year-Old Wing Levelers. With Vector on Radio Hangar.

AIRMET Sierra, Tango, and Zulu, the Three Flavors of Low-Level Aviation Weather Advisories, and the IFR Conditions Hiding Inside a VFR Forecast. With Pattern on Radio Hangar.

ACAS X, the Probabilistic Collision Avoidance System Replacing TCAS, and What the Shift from Fixed Rules to Dynamic Math Means for the Traffic Alert in Your Cockpit. With Vector on Radio Hangar.

The FAA has ended the single-pilot exemption pathway for several legacy Cessna Citation models, creating an immediate operational and economic issue for affected aircraft owners, contract pilots and charter operators.In this episode of The VIP Seat, Jessie Naor and Preston Holland break down what the FAA’s move actually means for Citation II, Bravo, V, Ultra, Encore and Encore+ operators and why the CE-525 CitationJet family is not affected. They discuss the agency’s safety rationale, allegations of

In this episode, host Carl Valeri is joined by Eric Crump, Vice President of the Aerospace Center for Excellence, as he recounts a critical situation during a commercial pilot training flight. While flying at night in a Cessna 172RG high above a cloud deck, Eric and his crew smell electrical smoke in the cockpit. With no visible horizon and freezing temperatures threatening rapid ice accumulation in the cloud layer, they are forced to shut down the master switch, leaving them completely without

Season 2 Episode 20Aviation careers rarely follow a straight line. In this episode, corporate pilot and flight instructor John Niehaus shares the unexpected turns in his own aviation journey—from graduating into the 2008 financial crisis and building hours as a CFI, to flying for the airlines, charter operations, and ultimately corporate aviation. Along the way, he learned that adaptability, relationships, and a willingness to say “yes” to unexpected opportunities can matter just as much as having

Certification has a reputation for being complicated. Dario Formenti, senior systems manager - sustainable fuels, International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) thinks that's overdone, and explains why. On this week's episode of The SAF Podcast, Oscar and Dario cover why certification is far more than a stamp on paper. It underpins market access, compliance claims and the credibility SAF needs to scale. They also discuss: How ISCC handles e-SAF and RFNBOs, including its pr...

The U.S. Army is opening the door to as much as $7 billion in counter-drone spending through a massive IDIQ contract covering a wide range of detection and defeat technologies. We look at why the Pentagon is spreading the work among numerous companies and how the program could support both military operations and the Domestic Drone Shield.Video of the Week: SF startup develops terrifying drone that stalks people.We also discuss plans to protect Cape Canaveral with laser-based counter-drone systems,

從近期飛安事故談組員執勤習慣與旅客配合的重要性 （讓別人快樂是慈悲，讓自己快樂是智慧。）

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a listener bought a new to hime aircraft, it was quite tight in the cockpit so he figured a way to man-spread the controls, which ultimately led to a brief loss of control, they hear how a listener wore many hats, a line guy, CFI, and Airline pilot and each job brought fun stories to tag along, finally they hear how a pilot hit a seagull and he doesn’t think it made it. Want to submit an anonymous story to our show

Meet Suzanne...Suzanne’s fear of flying began suddenly at 21, despite never having experienced a bad flight or aviation incident. She went through years of avoiding flying, including periods lasting more than a decade. She tried Flying Without Fear courses, books and other techniques over many years, with varying degrees of success. A particularly difficult experience saw her refused boarding because she was so distressed about flying. In 2022, her fear reached its lowest point when she

Speculation has been swirling for months, and now the tea leaves have thrown up their clearest sign yet that Vietjet is planning a move into Australia, with the registration of a shiny new 737 MAX 8 owned by the low-cost carrier and registered to a mysterious "Cherrie Aviation". While Vietjet is remaining tight-lipped about its plans, it's hard not to think we'll see a grand unveiling sooner rather than later – and not to draw comparisons with Tigerair, the last Asian low-cost carrier that had a