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407 Starting a Flight School with The Flight Academy 53:57

1d ago53:57

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Max talks with John Fiscus, co-founder of The Flight Academy, and Director of Operations Jordan Ming to break down how one of the country's most respected Cirrus-focused training organizations was created, expanded, and refined over more than two decades. Whether you're an instructor considering the entrepreneurial leap, a pilot curious about how f…

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"Dipstick on the Ramp" 47:35

26d ago47:35

47:35

Seasonable... Space Debris?... Oil on the windscreen... Confession good for the soul... OFLOTW kinda... White Nights?... MOSAIC Arrives... Palo Alto Airport Day... Original Airports... 99 year old pilot flies in P-51 again. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast. Recorded Oct 24, 2025. (47:35) [#768] {} [UCAP1114]…

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406 Flying Tails: Ken Wayne's Amazing Animal Rescue Flights with Bears, Eagles & Wildlife 53:26

12d ago53:26

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Max talks with former KTVU 2 and KRON 4 anchor Ken Wayne, founder of Flying Tails, about his extraordinary animal rescue flights involving bear cubs, bald eagles, coyotes, and dozens of shelter animals across California. Drawing on his past experience as a Navy journalist, Ken describes the path that led him from military broadcasting to a major-ma…

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405 Aviation Safety Lessons from Todd Conklin: Human Factors, Margin & Mistakes 59:08

20d ago59:08

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In this episode of Aviation News Talk, we begin with the developing details In this episode of Aviation News Talk, Max sits down with renowned safety expert Dr. Todd Conklin to explore some of the most important aviation safety lessons pilots can learn from Human & Organizational Performance (HOP)—a framework rooted in human factors, systems thinki…

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404 VFR into IMC: Why GA Pilots Crash in Weather and How to Stay VFR + GA News 55:01

29d ago55:01

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In this episode of Aviation News Talk, we begin with the developing details Weather accidents in general aviation often happen to pilots who genuinely believe they're cautious about flying in marginal conditions. But when you look closely at the chain of decisions that lead up to VFR-into-IMC crashes, a consistent pattern emerges—fatigue, long flig…

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403 UPS MD-11 Crash Analysis + Dr. Catherine Cavagnaro on How to Make Better Landings 1:04:32

1M ago1:04:32

1:04:32

In this episode of Aviation News Talk, we begin with the developing details surrounding the crash of UPS Airlines Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F cargo aircraft that crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky. The aircraft, tail number N259UP, was a 34-year-old MD-11F powered by three General Electric CF6-80 engines. Bystander …

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402 Flying the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet Before the Type Rating: 5 Days with Ken Ansin 1:01:23

1M ago1:01:23

1:01:23

Vision Jet owner Ken joins Max Trescott to recount an unforgettable five-day training adventure that bridged the gap between piston flying and turbine jet proficiency. As a longtime Cirrus SR22 pilot from the Boston area, Ken had spent nearly a decade flying for both business and family trips, rarely exceeding 300 nautical miles from home. When he …

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"Stolen Valor" 32:47

1M ago32:47

32:47

Guest Co-host: Amy Laboda. PSM flight diverts to Boston... FAA Administrator... Avoiding a B-52... Stolen plane circles Vancouver airport. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast. Recorded Aug 21, 2025. (32:48) [#767] {} [UCAP1112C]由Jack Hodgson, Dave Higdon, Jeb Burnside

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401 Cirrus Crash Lessons: CAPS Parachute Save vs. Deadly Go-Around + GA News 1:07:20

2M ago1:07:20

1:07:20

Max talks with John Fiscus of The Flight Academy to break down two Cirrus SR22 accidents that highlight the extremes of safety outcomes in general aviation: one a dramatic survival story, the other a heartbreaking tragedy. Accident 1: CAPS Parachute Save over Lake Michigan The first accident involved a Cirrus SR22 (N121JB) that suffered engine fail…

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"Secret Squirrel" 32:44

2M ago32:44

32:44

Drones Shut Down Copenhagen... Roswell Air Races #1... Drones Right of Way... Email from Rick H. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast. Recorded Sep 25, 2025. (32:44) [#766] {14} [UCAP1113A]由Jack Hodgson, Dave Higdon, Jeb Burnside

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400 Starlink Internet for Pilots: Safety, Costs, and Future Tech with Sporty's Bret Koebbe 1:09:56

2M ago1:09:56

1:09:56

Max talks with Bret Koebbe, Vice President of Sporty's Pilot Shop, about how Starlink internet access is entering general aviation cockpits and what that means for pilots today and in the future. For decades, cockpit connectivity was mostly reserved for the airlines. Systems like Gogo provided limited bandwidth, required expensive antennas, and wer…

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"Antarctic Arrest" 19:29

3M ago19:29

19:29

Antarctica!... Sununu to head A4A... Bonanza Threat. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast. Recorded Aug 21, 2025. (19:29) [#765] {29} [UCAP1112B]由Jack Hodgson, Dave Higdon, Jeb Burnside

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399 Crash Survival: How Pilots Can Be Found Faster with Cyriel Kronenberg + GA News 1:01:58

3M ago1:01:58

1:01:58

Max talks with Cyriel Kronenberg, Vice President of Airports and Air Traffic Management at uAvionix and a volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol's National Radar Analysis Team (NRAT), about one of aviation's most overlooked safety questions: if you survive a crash, how quickly will you be found? How Long Searches TakeCyriel explains that while ADS-B h…

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"Ship of Theseus" 19:40

4M ago19:40

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One last look back at Oshkosh... Nineteen!... Stolen TWICE! All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast. Recorded Aug 21, 2025. (19:40) [#764] [UCAP1112A]由Jack Hodgson, Dave Higdon, Jeb Burnside

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398 9/11 from the Air: NYPD Chief Pilot Ken Solosky Remembers + GA News 1:13:54

4M ago1:13:54

1:13:54

Max Trescott talks with Ken Solosky, the NYPD's Chief Pilot on 9/11, about his experiences managing helicopter operations on one of the most catastrophic days in American history. Though Ken wasn't flying at the moment of the attacks, he was on the ground coordinating the NYPD's aviation response. He recounts how what began as a seemingly routine a…

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397 APR Key Explained: GPS Approach & Autopilot Errors to Avoid with DPE Jim Pitman 1:16:37

4M ago1:16:37

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Max talks with airline pilot and Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) Jim Pitman to clear up a persistent avionics myth: that pressing the APR (Approach) key activates a GPS approach. In reality, APR is part of the automatic flight control system (AFCS)—not the GPS navigator. Its function is to arm the flight director's lateral and vertical capture mode…

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396 How All Pilots Benefit from New MOSAIC Sport Pilot and LSA Rules with Sean Elliott + GA News 1:06:27

4M ago1:06:27

1:06:27

In this episode of the Aviation News Talk podcast, Max Trescott talks with Sean Elliott, Vice President of Advocacy and Safety at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), about the FAA's groundbreaking MOSAIC final rule—and how it benefits all pilots, not just sport pilots or Light-Sport Aircraft owners. Sean explains that MOSAIC replaces the o…

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395 NYPD Pilot Ken Solosky on 9/11 — Listen Now on the Rotary Wing Show 2:55

4M ago2:55

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Ken Solosky was the NYPD's Chief Pilot on 9/11, responsible for coordinating helicopter operations during the most devastating day in modern American history. In this short teaser, you'll hear a preview of our in-depth interview with Ken, including why rooftop rescues at the World Trade Center weren't attempted and how the team coped with confusion…

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394 Pasadena PD Helicopter Crash Analysis and Cirrus SR22 Safety Lessons 1:02:01

5M ago1:02:01

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Max talks about a dramatic ground collision between two Pasadena Police Department helicopters and the wide-ranging lessons pilots can draw from it. On November 17, 2012, two Bell OH-58 helicopters collided at the Pasadena PD Benedict Heliport when one returned from a flight and struck another that was sitting on the pad with its rotors turning. Si…

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"Leaving Too Soon" 8:49

5M ago8:49

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UCAP Daily from AirVenture Oshkosh 2025. Jeb and Jack look back on their whirlwind visit to OSH2025. On the Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast. Recorded July 23, 2025. (8:49) [#763] [UCAP1111B]由Jack Hodgson, Dave Higdon, Jeb Burnside

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393 Bonanza Ruddervator Crisis Solved: $500K Prize Spurs Certified Replacement 1:02:43

5M ago1:02:43

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Max talks with Tom Turner, Executive Director of the American Bonanza Society's Air Safety Foundation, about an extraordinary initiative to preserve the operational future of the iconic V-tail Bonanza aircraft. When Textron Aviation quietly stopped producing the magnesium ruddervator skins—a unique flight control surface used only on V-tail Bonanza…

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"Clamps & Safety Wire" 9:34

5M ago9:34

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UCAP Daily from AirVenture Oshkosh 2025. Jeb and Jack review their visit so far to AirVenture Oshkosh 2025. On the Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast. Recorded July 21, 2025. (9:34) [#762] [UCAP1111A]由Jack Hodgson, Dave Higdon, Jeb Burnside

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392 ForeFlight's Dynamic Procedures: Interactive Approach Charts on the Moving Map 43:37

5M ago43:37

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Max talks with Cole Crawford from ForeFlight about the company's latest innovation: Dynamic Procedures. Built to replace the static, legacy approach chart paradigm, Dynamic Procedures enables pilots to access IFR approach information dynamically, contextually, and interactively—right from the ForeFlight map screen. Cole explains that most pilots sp…

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"Mattress Manufacturing" 1:08:13

5M ago1:08:13

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Fun Stuff at KPSM... Going to Oshkosh... FAA Defends 100LL Availability... Dealing with the Controller Shortage... Change is Afoot in US Federal Gov't... Sidebar: When Reagan Fired the Controllers. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast. Recorded July 2, 2025. (1:08:13) [#761] [UCAP1110]由Jack Hodgson, Dave Higdon, Jeb Burnside

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391 Should You Learn to Fly in a Bonanza? Max Trescott and Tom Turner Talk Training Options + GA News 1:09:40

5M ago1:09:40

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Max Trescott teams up with Tom Turner—executive director of the American Bonanza Society's Air Safety Foundation—to help listener Marc Brodecki weigh options for earning his private pilot certificate. Marc, a 39-year-old aerospace engineer in Los Angeles with glider experience, is evaluating three flight training options: a nearby tailwheel-focused…

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390 Electric Airplane Test Flight: Max Trescott Reviews the Bristell B23 Energic 1:09:43

6M ago1:09:43

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Max Trescott takes listeners inside the cockpit of the future in episode 390, as he shares his firsthand experience flying the fully electric Bristell B23 Energic trainer and talks with executives from H55, the Swiss company behind its electric propulsion system. This in-depth episode explores the technical, operational, and strategic aspects of el…

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"Burn Ban" 1:00:49

6M ago1:00:49

1:00:49

Door Dash on the ramp... EZPass Seventy Five Cents... DCA Update... Twin Otter crashes near Beechcraft... King Air Rooftop Crash... Air India Crash... UCAP Newsletter Highlights... Calif Judge says 100LL cannot be prohibited, yet... More on the history of avgas and av engines... Oshkosh 2025... Commercially Speaking. All this and more on Uncontroll…

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389 Benadryl, Zyrtec, and More: FAA Wait Time Rules for Pilots with Dr. John Trowbridge 52:26

6M ago52:26

52:26

Max Trescott interviews Dr. John Trowbridge, a physician and former senior Aviation Medical Examiner, to tackle a hidden yet critical safety topic: how over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medications contribute to general aviation accidents. Studies have found that up to 40% of fatal accidents involve pilots with impairing substances in their s…

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388 Fly Farther, Fly Smarter: The Benefits of Getting High 43:38

6M ago43:38

43:38

Max Trescott welcomes aviation columnist, aerobatic instructor, and DPE Dr. Catherine Cavagnaro to explore smarter ways to plan cross-country flights. The conversation is inspired by Catherine's June 2025 AOPA article titled "The Benefits of Getting High," which argues that pilots often default to lower cruising altitudes or direct GPS routes witho…

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"Outages" 1:04:00

6M ago1:04:00

1:04:00

Guest Co-host: Sue Folkringa. ATC Outages at Newark Airport... National Pause for GA Safety... Big Airplane... Email from Nate W.... AirVenture Notam... India/Pakistan Dogfight... The future of aerial combat?... OFLOTW... Plane Overboard!... Essay on AAM... Smart. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast. Recorded May 29, 2025. (1:04:00) …

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387 Vectors to Final and glide path behavior on RNAV (GPS) approaches + GA News 56:43

6M ago56:43

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Max talks about common gotchas with RNAV GPS approaches, especially when using vectors to final (VTF). The conversation picks up where Episode 383 left off, with listeners asking how vectors to final (VTF) influences glidepath capture on WAAS approaches. He explains that under normal circumstances—flying the approach via own navigation from an init…

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386 When a Door Ajar Becomes a Fatal Distraction: GA Door-Open Accidents and What Pilots Should Do + GA News 1:05:21

7M ago1:05:21

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A cabin door pops open just after takeoff. It's noisy, surprising—but the aircraft is still flying just fine. So why are general aviation pilots still crashing and dying in these scenarios? In this episode, Max explores the unsettling trend of fatal accidents caused not by mechanical failure, but by how pilots react to in-flight distractions—specif…

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385 N666DS Citation S550 Crash in San Diego – Flying below Minimums 17:57

7M ago17:57

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Max Trescott examines the tragic crash of a Citation S550, N666DS, in San Diego during an attempted RNAV (GPS) 28R approach to Montgomery Field at approximately 3:46 AM. After departing Teterboro, NJ, and making a fuel stop at Wichita's Jabara Field, the pilot continued westbound overnight. After refueling, the flight continued to San Diego, where …

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384 NTSB News Talk podcast - Unpacking the Fatal Crash of a Citation Jet, N611VG Caused by Cabin Decompression 37:19

7M ago37:19

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Max Trescott and Rob Mark launch the first episode of NTSB News Talk, diving into NTSB agency news, recent accidents and newly published NTSB reports to help pilots better understand accident causes and improve decision-making in the cockpit. Please help us improve the show by sending us your feedback here. To hear future episodes of NTSB News Talk…

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383 Why Your RNAV Glide Path Won't Capture—and How to Fix It + GA News 50:59

7M ago50:59

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Max tackles a common frustration among pilots: why RNAV (GPS) glide paths sometimes fail to couple with the autopilot. A recent Facebook post from a pilot flying a Cirrus SR22T triggered the discussion, as the poster encountered exactly this problem during an LPV approach, mistakenly attributing it to an expired database. Max explains that the real…

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"Borderline Mystical" 58:21

7M ago58:21

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Guest Co-host: Amy Laboda. Build A Plane... More on the DC Midair... Quiet... A&M & FAA... Embry Riddle making new controllers... Rob Holland RIP... Air Race Classic... Boeing sells digital services... Time spent flying. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast. Recorded May 1, 2025. (58:21) [#758] [UCAP1107]…

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382 Best Garmin G1000, G3000, G5000 and Cirrus Perspective Settings to Fly Safer and Smarter 44:13

7M ago44:13

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Max Trescott shares his top recommended settings for Garmin avionics systems, specifically the G1000, G1000 NXi, G3000, G5000, and the Cirrus Perspective and Perspective+ systems. These configuration tips enhance situational awareness, flight safety, and pilot efficiency—and many also apply to Garmin standalone navigators like the GTN 650 and 750. …

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"Timing is Everything" 1:02:46

7M ago1:02:46

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Can't Land There... FAA Survey on unleaded avgas... Flight Service Radio shutting down... Bad Stuff... FAA ATC Official Stepping Down... Checklist Love. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast. Recorded April 21, 2025. (1:02:47) [#757] [UCAP1106]由Jack Hodgson, Dave Higdon, Jeb Burnside

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