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Showing 306 of 306 episodes
FAR ninety-one dot one oh three and the most important regulation you're probably not following all the way
Pattern
Beryl Markham and the solo flight west across the Atlantic that history almost forgot
Taildragger
The SWISS Airbus A three thirty rejected takeoff at a hundred and four knots in Delhi
Tower
The passenger medical emergency at eight thousand feet and the decisions that matter before you ever key the mic
Pattern
Hermeus and the Mach five airplane that wants to make New York to London a ninety-minute commute
Vector
Tom Reilly and the XP-82 Twin Mustang that took twenty years to fly again
Taildragger
Ryanair CEO warns Wizz Air and airBaltic may not survive the winter as fuel costs spike
Tower
The bombing of Guernica on April twenty-sixth, nineteen thirty-seven and the afternoon that changed aerial warfare forever
Taildragger
The checkride disapproval that happens before you even start the engine
Pattern
The GE Aerospace Catalyst turboprop and the first clean-sheet engine design general aviation has seen in half a century
Vector
The MQ-25 Stingray and the Navy's unmanned tanker revolution
Tower
Flying Legends at Duxford and the warbird airshow where history never left the ground
Ramp
Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club at the edge of the sound barrier
Taildragger
Merlin Labs and the autonomous flight AI that wants to turn every airplane into a self-flying machine
Vector
FAR ninety-one dot two oh five and the equipment list that keeps your airplane legal for day and night VFR
Pattern
Eugene Bullard, the first Black combat pilot who flew for France because America wouldn't let him
Taildragger
The Secret Visual Language Between Fighter Jets and Civilian Pilots That Decides How an Intercept Ends
Tower
The thunderstorm twenty miles ahead and the three options you have right now
Pattern
Reliable Robotics and the autonomous cargo aircraft that just flew a Cessna Caravan with nobody on board
Vector
The Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik pulled from a Russian lake and the quest to fly the most-produced warplane in history
Taildragger
What flight attendants are really looking for when they greet you at the door
Tower
The Eighth Air Force's last bombing mission over Europe on April twenty-fifth, nineteen forty-five
Taildragger
Slow flight on the checkride and why the ACS rewrote everything you thought you knew about this maneuver
Pattern
The Garmin GI two seventy-five and the three-inch round instrument that's replacing every gauge in your panel
Vector
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian drones over Romania
Tower
Sun N Fun twenty twenty-six at Lakeland Linder and the week that turns central Florida into the capital of general aviation
Ramp
Bob Timm and John Cook and the Cessna one seventy-two that stayed airborne for sixty-four days
Taildragger
The Boeing triple seven X and a fifteen billion dollar lesson in patience
Tower
Jimmy Angel and the crash landing on top of the world's tallest waterfall
Taildragger
The Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan inspection crisis and the engine shortage grounding hundreds of airliners
Vector
Tangier Island Airport and the disappearing Chesapeake Bay runway you need to fly before it's gone
Ramp
Filing your VFR flight plan and the search and rescue clock that starts when you forget to close it
Pattern
The Grande Semaine d'Aviation at Reims and the week in nineteen oh nine that invented the airshow
Taildragger
The top five most fuel-efficient widebody aircraft flying the line in twenty twenty-six
Tower
Archer Aviation's Midnight and the air taxi that United Airlines is betting half a billion dollars on
Vector
FAR sixty-one point fifty-seven and the difference between being current and being competent
Pattern
Pappy Boyington and the Black Sheep who owned the skies over the Solomon Islands
Taildragger
Air Force One and the mid-air refueling capability it almost never uses
Tower
VFR into IMC and the ninety-second emergency that kills more pilots than engine failures
Pattern
The NASA and Boeing transonic truss-braced wing and the radical airplane shape that could cut fuel burn by thirty percent
Vector
The Memphis Belle and the thirteen-year restoration that saved America's most famous bomber
Taildragger
Qatar Airways Qsuite and why the world's best business class isn't about seat width
Tower
Operation Eagle Claw and the desert disaster that rebuilt American special operations aviation
Taildragger
Soft field takeoffs and landings and the ground effect trap that fails more checkrides than you think
Pattern
The Avidyne IFD five fifty and the fight to break Garmin's grip on the cockpit GPS market
Vector
American Airlines transforms Terminal Eight at JFK with a full rebuild
Tower
Thunder Over Michigan at Willow Run and the airshow built on the factory that won the war
Ramp
Mathias Rust and the Cessna that landed in Red Square
Taildragger
Reading the winds and temperatures aloft forecast and picking the altitude that actually gets you there faster
Pattern
The Real Reason United Airlines Won't Retire Its Boeing 767 Fleet
Tower
The Pipistrel Velis Electro and the only type-certified electric airplane on Earth
Vector
The Vought F four U Corsair and the bent-wing bird that was too hot for the Navy's own carriers
Taildragger
Carburetor icing and the invisible engine killer hiding in plain sight
Pattern
How immigration enforcement is reshaping aviation's already critical labor shortage
Tower
Louise Thaden and the Staggerwing that won the nineteen thirty-six Bendix Trophy
Taildragger
Lilium's return to flight testing and the week that could restart Europe's eVTOL race
Vector
Shelter Cove Airport on California's Lost Coast and the most remote runway you can drive to or fly to
Ramp
Picking checkpoints that actually work and the art of not getting lost on your solo cross-country
Pattern
Art Scholl and the final inverted spin that the cameras never stopped rolling on
Taildragger
Why FedEx is spending one hundred seventy-five million dollars to keep the MD-eleven flying
Tower
Skyryse FlightOS and the universal fly-by-wire system that wants to make any aircraft flyable by anyone
Vector
FAR ninety-one point one thirteen and the right-of-way rules that keep you from trading paint at three thousand feet
Pattern
Richard Bong, America's Ace of Aces and the forty victories that changed the Pacific War
Taildragger
Burke Lakefront Airport and the fight to keep Cleveland's downtown runway open
Tower
The alternator failure on a night cross-country and the cascade of decisions that bring you home
Pattern
The CFM RISE open-fan engine and the twenty percent fuel burn revolution coming to airliners by twenty thirty-five
Vector
Whiskey Seven and the C forty-seven that flew back to Normandy seventy-five years later
Taildragger
The striking differences ground crews notice between the Airbus A three twenty neo and Boeing seven thirty-seven MAX
Tower
The Douglas World Cruisers and the Alaskan gauntlet on the first flight around the world
Taildragger
Steep turns on the checkride and the altitude loss that starts before you even roll in
Pattern
The Honeywell Anthem flight deck and the cloud-connected cockpit revolution
Vector
The four hundred dollar ADS-B In device and the Reagan midair collision
Tower
The Greatest Show on Turf at Geneseo and the grass-strip warbird airshow that stops time
Ramp
Thomas Fitzpatrick and the stolen Piper that landed on a Manhattan street twice to win a bar bet
Taildragger
Decoding the TAF and using Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts to make real go or no-go decisions
Pattern
The A-10 Warthog refuses to die and now it's hunting drones
Tower
Eviation Alice and the all-electric commuter aircraft that actually flew
Vector
The Night Witches and the Soviet women who bombed the Eastern Front in plywood biplanes
Taildragger
The block method for scanning traffic and why your eyes are lying to you
Pattern
Business class versus premium economy on the world's longest flights
Tower
Five military aircraft that refused to retire and the engineering that keeps them flying
Tower
Lady Be Good, the ghost bomber of the Sahara that waited sixteen years to be found
Taildragger
Vertical Aerospace's VX4 piloted transition flights and what they mean for the next wave of eVTOL certification
Vector
Johnson Creek Airport and backcountry flying in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness
Ramp
Picking your cruising altitude and why the number you file matters more than you think
Pattern
Roscoe Turner and the lion that flew the National Air Races
Taildragger
American Airlines E175 comes within three hundred fifty feet of Air Canada jet at JFK
Tower
Regent Craft's Viceroy seaglider and the electric wing-in-ground-effect vehicle that skips FAA certification entirely
Vector
FAR ninety-one point one fifty-five and how to actually remember VFR weather minimums without a cheat sheet
Pattern
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and the last flight of the pilot who wrote The Little Prince
Taildragger
Southwest captain concussed by falling cockpit display on takeoff roll
Tower
The impossible turn and the engine failure on climbout that kills more pilots than it should
Pattern
Wisk Aero and Boeing's bet on a fully autonomous electric air taxi with no pilot on board
Vector
Swamp Ghost, the B seventeen Flying Fortress pulled from the jungles of Papua New Guinea after sixty-seven years
Taildragger
Why pilots sometimes plant it firm on purpose
Tower
Short field landings and the checkride mistakes that start on downwind
Pattern
The Dynon Certified SkyView HDX and the end of Garmin's monopoly on certified glass cockpits
Vector
CADA twenty-six brings two hundred aviation pros to Almaty for digital aviation's next chapter
Tower
AirVenture twenty twenty-six preview and why Oshkosh is the greatest aviation gathering on Earth
Ramp
The Gimli Glider and the seven sixty-seven that ran out of gas at forty-one thousand feet
Taildragger
AIRMETs, SIGMETs, and Convective SIGMETs — the in-flight weather advisories that tell you where not to fly
Pattern
Lufthansa cuts twenty thousand summer flights as fuel prices double on Iran conflict
Tower
Heart Aerospace's ES-30 and the engineering pivot that could make regional electric flight real
Vector
The Doolittle Raid and sixteen B twenty-fives that changed the course of the Pacific War
Taildragger
The wing-low method for crosswind landings and why the crab-and-kick isn't doing you any favors
Pattern
Six active fighter jets still breaking Mach two in twenty twenty-six
Tower
Ethiopian Airlines confirms order for six more 787-9s
Tower
Wrong Way Corrigan and the most famous navigational mistake that fooled absolutely nobody
Taildragger
Boom Supersonic's XB-one demonstrator and the flight test campaign chasing Mach one
Vector
Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky and the most stunning runway in California
Ramp
Planning fuel stops on a long VFR cross-country and the math that keeps your tanks honest
Pattern
The Gee Bee Super Sportster and the most beautiful deathtrap in air racing history
Taildragger
Air traffic control error nearly causes Southwest midair collision at Nashville
Tower
FAR ninety-one dot two thirteen and the question every pilot asks — can I fly with this broken?
Pattern
Chuck Yeager and the broken ribs that almost kept him from breaking the sound barrier
Taildragger
The six military cargo aircraft that can carry the most weight on Earth
Tower
The Thanksgiving cross-country and the five decisions that keep you alive
Pattern
ZeroAvia and the hydrogen-electric engine that could replace jet fuel
Vector
Doc the B twenty-nine Superfortress and the sixteen-year restoration that defied the impossible
Taildragger
Ethiopian Airlines firms up six more Boeing seven eighty-nine Dreamliners and what it means for African aviation
Tower
The death of the Red Baron on April twenty-first, nineteen eighteen
Taildragger
Power-off one-eighty accuracy landings and the checkride maneuver that separates confident pilots from lucky ones
Pattern
Joby Aviation's type certification journey and what the first commercial air taxi actually looks like
Vector
Frontier Airlines sues American over systemic safety culture failures after second runway collision
Tower
The Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino and the last flying Japanese Zero
Ramp
Tex Johnston and the day Boeing's test pilot barrel-rolled a jet airliner over Lake Washington
Taildragger
Calling Flight Service and getting your first standard weather briefing
Pattern
US Air Force reverses course and extends the A-10 Warthog service life to twenty thirty
Tower
How the FAA's NORSEE policy opened the door for affordable glass cockpits in certified aircraft
Vector
Bob Hoover and the greatest stick-and-rudder flying the world has ever seen
Taildragger
The stabilized approach and knowing when to go around
Pattern
Denmark buys into Europe's next generation air defense system
Tower
Wrong Way Corrigan and the most deliberate accident in aviation history
Taildragger
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic campaign and what community overflights mean for the future of faster-than-sound flight
Vector
Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky and the most unforgettable runway in Southern California
Ramp
The VFR navigation log and turning a line on a chart to a heading on your compass
Pattern
How a beat-up Mustang in the Texas desert launched the warbird airshow movement
Taildragger
Beta Technologies and the electric aircraft company building its own charging network
Vector
Logging pilot in command time versus acting as pilot in command and why they are not the same thing
Pattern
Beryl Markham and the solo flight west across the Atlantic that nobody remembers
Taildragger
When the passenger in the right seat becomes the most dangerous thing in the cockpit
Pattern
NASA's X fifty-nine Quesst and the return of supersonic commercial flight
Vector
The de Havilland Mosquito and the impossible quest to fly the Wooden Wonder again
Taildragger
How smarter weather data is cutting airport delays and what it means for your next flight
Tower
The Lafayette Escadrille forms on this day in nineteen sixteen
Taildragger
Steep turns and the three mistakes that fail them on every checkride
Pattern
Starlink Aviation and the satellite internet revolution reaching the cockpit
Vector
How Delta's oil refinery turns high fuel prices into a three hundred million dollar advantage
Tower
Thunder over the desert — a preview of the twenty twenty-six Reno National Championship Air Races
Ramp
Wrong Way Corrigan and the most deliberate accident in aviation history
Taildragger
Walking through a real standard briefing on 1800wxbrief dot gov
Pattern
RAF C-seventeen Globemaster lands at the world's most northerly military base
Tower
Joby Aviation's S4 and the five-year marathon to FAA type certification
Vector
The de Havilland Mosquito and the wooden wonder that outran everything in the sky
Taildragger
The go-around that never happens and why pilots ride bad approaches to the ground
Pattern
Reliable Robotics and the race to certify autonomous cargo planes
Vector
What established two-way radio communication actually means in Class Delta airspace
Pattern
Beryl Markham and the night she flew west with the wind against her
Taildragger
BeOnd Airlines grounds its all-business fleet until October over fuel crisis
Tower
The Saturday Morning Trap and the chain of small compromises
Pattern
Hydrogen propulsion and the race to replace jet fuel
Vector
Glacier Girl and the P-38 Lightning pulled from under the ice
Taildragger
The Berlin Airlift Easter Parade of nineteen forty-nine
Taildragger
The diversion problem and why it busts more checkrides than you think
Pattern
The Garmin GFC five hundred autopilot and what it means for legacy aircraft
Vector
UFC fighter kicked off American Airlines flight charters private jet
Tower
World War Two Weekend at Reading Pennsylvania
Ramp
The Garmin GI two seventy-five and the quiet revolution in legacy cockpit upgrades
Vector
Inside the engineering of Qantas' ultra-long-range Airbus A three fifty
Tower
The National Stearman Fly-In at Galesburg Illinois
Ramp
The Pan Am Pacific Clipper's secret flight around the world after Pearl Harbor
Taildragger
Decoding TAFs and turning a terminal forecast into a real go or no-go decision
Pattern
What pilots should know about the business class upgrade game
Tower
Garmin Autoland and the engineering behind emergency autonomous landing
Vector
Glacier Girl and the P thirty-eight Lightning buried under two hundred sixty-eight feet of ice
Taildragger
Why You Keep Fighting the Yoke and How Trim Will Set You Free
Pattern
Dubai completes the world's first air taxi vertiport and the US is watching
Tower
The Fokker Trimotor and the golden age of bush flying
Tower
Wrong Way Corrigan and the greatest wink in aviation history
Taildragger
Archer Midnight enters final conformity testing as eVTOL certification heats up
Vector
Flying to Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky
Ramp
Picking checkpoints that actually work for visual navigation
Pattern
Bob Hoover and the greatest airshow act nobody could explain
Taildragger
Electra Aero and the hybrid-electric blown-lift aircraft
Vector
Night currency and the three definitions of night that trip up every pilot
Pattern
Bob Hoover, the pilot's pilot who stole a Focke-Wulf from the Nazis
Taildragger
Jet2 drops from one eighty-nine to seventy-six seats with an all-business seven thirty-seven
Tower
When your alternate airport disappears
Pattern
Hydrogen fuel cell propulsion and the race to replace avgas
Vector
Glacier Girl and the P thirty-eight pulled from beneath two hundred sixty-eight feet of Greenland ice
Taildragger
Qatar Airways and the race for best airline in the world
Tower
Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to fly solo around the world
Taildragger
Power-off one eighty accuracy landings and why they bust more checkrides than you think
Pattern
The Garmin G3X Touch Certified and the retrofit glass panel revolution
Vector
Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino and the last flying Japanese Zero
Ramp
The Cornfield Bomber, the F one oh six that landed itself
Taildragger
What the winds aloft forecast is really telling you
Pattern
Garmin Autoland and the emergency that flies itself
Vector
The Grumman F6F Hellcat and the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot
Taildragger
Why you should trim for airspeed, not altitude
Pattern
Changi Airport hits seventeen point six million passengers in Q one despite global disruption
Tower
Thrust Flight adds Gamebird aerobatic training to CFI curriculum
Tower
Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
Taildragger
The week ahead in eVTOL type certification — Joby, Archer, and the FAA's powered lift pivot
Vector
Sedona Airport, the world's most scenic runway in the sky
Ramp
Executing the in-flight diversion — when your cross-country plan falls apart
Pattern
Lincoln Beachey and the day the wings came off over San Francisco Bay
Taildragger
Spirit Airlines on the brink as bankruptcy recovery unravels
Tower
Electra dot aero's EL9 and the return of blown-lift flight
Vector
FAR sixty-one point one thirteen and the cost-sharing trap for private pilots
Pattern
Bob Hoover and the dead-stick energy management routine that defined airshow flying
Taildragger
The Airbus A321XLR Opens New Ultra-Long Routes in Twenty Twenty-Six
Tower
The Sunset Arrival: When Fuel, Weather, and Fatigue Stack Up on the Return Leg
Pattern
NASA's X fifty-nine QueSST and the quiet return of supersonic flight over land
Vector
The Twelve-Year Resurrection of Dottie Mae, the P-47 Thunderbolt That Ditched on VE Day
Taildragger
American Airlines near-miss with ground ops truck at Charlotte Douglas
Tower
Harriet Quimby's Channel Crossing on April sixteenth, nineteen twelve
Taildragger
Slow Flight Under the Current ACS - Why Your Old MCA Technique Will Bust Your Checkride
Pattern
Garmin Autoland and the red button that flies you home
Vector
Kelluu's fifteen million euro Series A and the quiet return of the airship
Tower
Doc and FIFI side by side on the warbird ramp at Sun N Fun 2026
Ramp
The DC two and a half and the impossible ferry flight out of China
Taildragger
Pilot Reports - the underused superpower in your weather briefing
Pattern
American Airlines Reconsiders Seatback Screens After Narrowbody Removal
Tower
Garmin Autoland and the plane that lands itself
Vector
Old Six Sixty-Six and the Buka mission, two Medals of Honor in a single airplane
Taildragger
The Aim Point Trick — How Your Windshield Tells You Exactly Where You're Going to Land
Pattern
Spirit Airlines on the brink as fuel costs threaten second bankruptcy
Tower
Southwest 'Not Done' Making Changes As CEO Teases Lounges And First Class
Tower
Burt Rutan and the Voyager non-stop around the world flight
Taildragger
ADS-B In - what it gives you beyond compliance
Vector
Airventure Oshkosh - the greatest aviation event on Earth
Ramp
Go-around decision making - the save you practice but rarely fly
Pattern
The Reno Air Races - pylon racing at four hundred miles per hour
Taildragger
Why This Major Airline Continues To Operate The Airbus A380 On Its Longest Routes
Tower
Joby Aviation and the eVTOL certification race
Vector
Fuel planning for cross-country flights - the real math
Pattern
Amelia Earhart - separating the myth from the real pilot
Taildragger
U.S. Air Force Releases First Official Photos Of B-21 Raider During Aerial Refueling Tests
Tower
How to read a METAR like a pilot, not a decoder ring
Pattern
Starlink for aviation - satellite internet in the cockpit
Vector
Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War Two
Taildragger
6 Aircraft That Changed Airline Economics Forever
Tower
The Lockheed Constellation - the most beautiful airliner ever built
Taildragger
Night flying currency and proficiency - they're not the same thing
Pattern
The current state of electric flight - who is actually flying
Vector
Business Class Comfort For An Economy Price? The Two-Level Design Aiming For The Airbus A350
Tower
Sun N Fun Aerospace Expo - what to see and how to get there
Ramp
Bob Hoover and the greatest airshow performances ever flown
Taildragger
Understanding density altitude before it bites you
Pattern
Airbus taps Moraleda as next board chair as Obermann prepares exit
Tower
Garmin autopilot technology and how it changed GA safety
Vector
The Berlin Airlift and the candy bombers
Taildragger
Crosswind landing technique - what the books don't teach you
Pattern
‘Dangerous culture of silence’: pilot mental health legislation progresses in US
Tower
Italian Air Force’s Raiders Wing Becomes First NATO Unit Accredited by AFSOC for Global Access Operations
Tower
Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier in the X-1
Taildragger
Automatic dependent surveillance and the future of air traffic control
Vector
Reno Air Races from the ramp - speed, sound, and spectacle
Ramp
Weather minimums and personal minimums - building your own
Pattern
Pan Am and the golden age of international air travel
Taildragger
Why Doesn't The World's Largest Military Cargo Aircraft Have A Glass Cockpit?
Tower
How weather radar actually works in general aviation
Vector
Slow flight mastery - the most undertrained skill in GA
Pattern
The Flying Tigers of the China-Burma-India theater
Taildragger
Boeing maintains strong delivery pace through Q1 2026
Tower
Emergency procedures - when to declare and what to say
Pattern
ForeFlight versus Garmin Pilot - a pilot's honest comparison
Vector
Alaska bush pilots and the art of short field landings
Taildragger
Boeing Beats Airbus On Deliveries For First Time Since MAX Crisis
Tower
The story of the SR seventy-one Blackbird
Taildragger
ATIS, AWOS, ASOS - what's the difference and which to trust
Pattern
The future of sustainable aviation fuel
Vector
Inside The Luxurious World Of John Travolta's Private Jet
Tower
The best hundred dollar hamburger airports in the Midwest
Ramp
Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose
Taildragger
Mountain flying fundamentals for flatland pilots
Pattern
What United Airlines' New Polaris Studio Upgrade Will Likely Cost On Long-Haul Routes
Tower
Synthetic vision technology and mountain flying safety
Vector
The Tuskegee Airmen and the Red Tails
Taildragger
Checkride oral exam - the questions they always ask
Pattern
EBACE 2026 canceled
Tower
Burt Rutan and the Voyager non-stop around the world flight
Taildragger
ADS-B In - what it gives you beyond compliance
Vector
Go-around decision making - the save you practice but rarely fly
Pattern
The Reno Air Races - pylon racing at four hundred miles per hour
Taildragger
TFR awareness - the mistakes that get pilots in trouble
Tower
Joby Aviation and the eVTOL certification race
Vector
Fuel planning for cross-country flights - the real math
Pattern
Amelia Earhart - separating the myth from the real pilot
Taildragger
NOTAM system changes and how to stay current
Tower
How to read a METAR like a pilot, not a decoder ring
Pattern
Starlink for aviation - satellite internet in the cockpit
Vector
Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War Two
Taildragger
Airport closures and threats to GA infrastructure
Tower
The Lockheed Constellation - the most beautiful airliner ever built
Taildragger
Night flying currency and proficiency - they're not the same thing
Pattern
The current state of electric flight - who is actually flying
Vector
Bob Hoover and the greatest airshow performances ever flown
Taildragger
Understanding density altitude before it bites you
Pattern
FAA budget and staffing - what it means for ATC delays
Tower
Garmin autopilot technology and how it changed GA safety
Vector
The Berlin Airlift and the candy bombers
Taildragger
Crosswind landing technique - what the books don't teach you
Pattern
JFK, LAX & More: The 11 US Airports Facing An International Flight Ban
Tower
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