Airline Pilot Guy - Aviation Podcast

Join Captain Jeff, Dr. Steph, Captain Nick, Producer Liz, Alpha Juliet. Enjoy! APG 688 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:41 NEWS 00:05:50 Textron Ends Beechcraft Bonanza, Baron Production 00:17:14 Premature Parachute Opening 00:31:32 GETTING TO KNOW US 00:40:15 FEEDBACK 00:40:25 Tom Tordel Follow the Bouncing…Errr… Cessna…?? 00:50:05 Westjet B738 at Sint Maarten, Main Gear Collapse on Landing – Now Back in Service 01:12:11 Fatal Ejection Incident on Russian Airbase Leaves Two Dead 01:16:21 Passenger Faces Prison After Calling in Bomb Threat When He Couldn’t Pay Airport Parking 01:33:51 Metro Doc – Waiver be Damned! 01:45:25 Grant McHerron – The Dreaded ATSB Report Showing “10% More Likely” for Balloons 01:49:22 WRAP UP Watch the video of our live stream recording! Go to our YouTube channel! Give us your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” on Facebook, and “airlinepilotguy” on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com ATC audio from https://LiveATC.net Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski) Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2025, All Rights Reserved Airline Pilot Guy Show by Jeff Nielsen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Join Captain Jeff, Dr. Steph, Captain Nick, Producer Liz, Alpha Juliet. Enjoy! APG 687 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:11 NEWS 00:05:28 Jetblue A320 near Tampa on Oct 30th 2025, Inflight Upset Causes Injuries 00:17:39 FINAL REPORT: Virgin Australia B738 at Adelaide, Insufficient Takeoff Distance 00:32:04 Police Swarm KLM Boeing 777 In Atlanta After Passenger Triggers Emergency Slide 00:35:56 20 Baggage Handlers Arrested At Auckland Airport As Part Of Massive Drug Smuggling Probe 00:38:57 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:07:54 COFFEE FUND 01:12:03 FEEDBACK 01:12:11 Steve Simpson – Berlin Museum Aircraft 01:18:26 Brian Moziek – 100s [Hundreds] of Balloons in the Air 01:26:57 Roberta Westwood – In Lithuania, Balloons Shut the Airport 01:29:56 Dom O’Kelly – Hot Air Balloons Carry More Risk Than Helicopters and Light Planes 01:36:35 Roberta Westwood – The hijacking of Finnair Flight 405 in photographs 01:40:55 Carl Houde – White Elephant 01:44:08 Peter Tarantelli – RC Jet 01:47:05 Lars Aspen – Feedback to Kim from Germany in Episode 682 01:50:30 Vernon Tryon – Two Aviation Sites of Interest 01:57:15 Robert Thompson – Countdown to Retirement Shirt 01:59:46 WRAP UP Watch the video of our live stream recording! Go to our YouTube channel! Give us your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” on Facebook, and “airlinepilotguy” on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com ATC audio from https://LiveATC.net Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski) Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2025, All Rights Reserved Airline Pilot Guy Show by Jeff Nielsen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Join Captain Jeff, Captain Nick, Producer Liz, Nick Camacho, Alpha Juliet. Enjoy! APG 686 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:40 NEWS 00:05:58 PRELIMINARY REPORT – United B38M near Salt Lake City, Cracked Windshield, Collision with Weather Balloon 00:17:22 FINAL REPORT – Virgin Australia B738 at Perth Aligned with Runway Edge Lights for Takeoff 00:28:46 FINAL REPORT(S) – Bamboo B789 at Melbourne, Overran Runway on Takeoff 00:40:23 FINAL REPORT – Report: Creebec DH8A at Val d’Or, Near Collision with Terrain 00:52:11 Forgotten Boeing 737: Air India Sells 43-Year-Old 737-200 It Didn’t Realize It Owned 00:54:27 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:07:21 COFFEE FUND 01:09:15 FEEDBACK 01:09:27 Tim Van Raam – Finally Solos! 01:15:30 Peter Tarantelli – Amphib DC-3 01:22:59 Roberta Westwood – 683 – Would the Real Checkpoint Charlie Please Stand Up? 01:28:48 Texas Anla’Shok – Grand Theft Auto Airport Accuracy? 01:37:05 Texas Charlie – As Long As It Flies 01:38:59 Andy Harris – Why don’t all of our airports have high definition cameras pointed at runways to capture critical incidents? 01:42:48 Jim Fulton – A Wonderful Balloon Flight 01:48:33 Gubby – Halifax Bomber Wings and Spicy Funions! 01:53:31 WRAP UP Watch the video of our live stream recording! Go to our YouTube channel! Give us your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” on Facebook, and “airlinepilotguy” on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com ATC audio from https://LiveATC.net Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski) Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2025, All Rights Reserved Airline Pilot Guy Show by Jeff Nielsen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Join Captain Jeff, Dr. Steph, Captain Nick, Producer Liz, Alpha Juliet. Enjoy! APG 685 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:53 NEWS 00:06:10 Indian Air Force Tejas Fighter Jet Crashes at Dubai Air Show – Pilot Killed 00:14:53 Airjet Angola E145 at Kolwezi 00:27:39 PRELIMINARY REPORT – UPS MD11 at Louisville 00:37:18 UPDATE – India B788 Crash at Ahmedabad 00:42:45 PRELIMINARY REPORT – ACT B744 at Hong Kong 01:02:14 Former Alaska Airlines Pilot Who Tried to Disable Engines Mid-Flight Avoids Prison Time 01:04:41 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:35:03 COFFEE FUND 01:37:28 FEEDBACK 01:37:37 Ray Davis – Rural Fire Service – New South Wales 01:41:50 Kevin Doria – Air ACT Crash in Hong Kong 01:51:14 Jonathan Kealing – Airport BBQ 01:55:28 John Pickard – Compressor Wash 01:58:06 Murilo Barbosa – Quick Feedback Re: The Monkey – Correct Pronunciation 02:00:48 WRAP UP Watch the video of our live stream recording! Go to our YouTube channel! Give us your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” on Facebook, and “airlinepilotguy” on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com ATC audio from https://LiveATC.net Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski) Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2025, All Rights Reserved Airline Pilot Guy Show by Jeff Nielsen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Join Captain Jeff, Dr. Steph, Producer Liz, Alpha Juliet. Enjoy! APG 684 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:22 NEWS 00:04:38 Twenty Killed in Turkish C-130 Crash 00:12:32 Update on the UPS MD-11 Crash in Louisville 00:19:54 TSB Rules Out Hard Landing in WestJet Gear Collapse at St. Maarten 00:23:05 FINAL REPORT – PIA A320 at Lahore on Jan 17th 2025, Landed on Wrong Runway 00:37:42 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:09:04 COFFEE FUND 01:10:48 FEEDBACK 01:10:57 Kevin St. John – Close Call at Logan Airport Highlights Air Traffic Controller Stress, SA 01:21:40 James Graves-Brown – This Gasshole! 01:26:59 Sir Peter of Kent – Under Pressure! 01:35:01 Hong Kong Nigel – Rating APG 01:39:39 James Mack – Update and Question About Type Ratings 01:55:23 WRAP UP Watch the video of our live stream recording! Go to our YouTube channel! Give us your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” on Facebook, and “airlinepilotguy” on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com ATC audio from https://LiveATC.net Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski) Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2025, All Rights Reserved Airline Pilot Guy Show by Jeff Nielsen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Join Captain Jeff, Captain Nick, Producer Liz, Alpha Juliet. Enjoy! APG 683 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:58 NEWS 00:05:15 UPS MD-11 Crash At Louisville Airport KSDF 00:17:50 Government Officials to Cut Air Traffic at 40 Major Airports if Shutdown Continues 00:27:06 GETTING TO KNOW US 00:44:52 COFFEE FUND 00:46:39 Plane Tale – Fast Jets on the Front Line – Part 2 01:07:43 FEEDBACK 01:07:52 Texas Anla’Shok – What Has Been 01:13:43 Sam Dawson – BlancoLirio Analysis of Hopa Jet Crash 01:17:30 Texas Charlie – Tokyo Drift in a Dornier 228 01:20:53 Big Ron – Update 01:22:48 Steve Simpson – 747-8 vs 747-800 01:25:43 Henry Cieslarczyk – No De-Icing? 01:32:55 Tom T – Super Glued Tail 01:34:41 Robert Thompson – USA Carriers Lose $ Flying Around Russia? 01:37:55 Sam Dawson – YouTube Alerts 01:39:51 Capt. Steffen – Interesting Facts about the Mooney Aircraft 01:41:32 Merl – Carbon Cub Altitude Record 01:47:26 WRAP UP Watch the video of our live stream recording! Go to our YouTube channel! Give us your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” on Facebook, and “airlinepilotguy” on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com ATC audio from https://LiveATC.net Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski) Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2025, All Rights Reserved Airline Pilot Guy Show by Jeff Nielsen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Join Captain Jeff, Captain Nick, Producer Liz, Alpha Juliet. Enjoy! APG 682 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:39 NEWS 00:05:56 Hurricane Melissa 00:16:53 CommuteAir EMB-145 Roanoke-Blacksburg (ROA) Runway Excursion 00:32:57 What Hit the Max? 00:44:31 Safair B738 at Johannesburg on Apr 21st 2024, Dropped Wheel on Departure 00:54:10 Jeppesen Paper Chart Services Ends in One Year 00:58:47 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:24:20 COFFEE FUND 01:26:09 FEEDBACK 01:26:18 Kevin St. John – Toxic Fumes 01:44:06 Kim Vanessa Adam – Most Important Skill to have to be a Successful Pilot? 01:58:25 New York Any Mouse – Unusual Write Up 02:03:06 WRAP UP Watch the video of our live stream recording! Go to our YouTube channel! Give us your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” on Facebook, and “airlinepilotguy” on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com ATC audio from https://LiveATC.net Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski) Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2025, All Rights Reserved Airline Pilot Guy Show by Jeff Nielsen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Join Captain Jeff, Dr. Steph, Captain Nick, Producer Liz, Alpha Juliet, Captain Stephen, Captain Steffen. Enjoy! APG 681 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:07 NEWS 00:05:23 AirACT 747 Veers Off Runway in Hong Kong 00:26:24 Helicopter Crash at Huntington Beach 00:39:26 FAA Launches New NOTAM System 00:49:20 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:28:28 FEEDBACK 01:28:38 Grant McHerron – The Irony of the 1500 Hour Rule 01:35:00 New York Any Mouse – LGA Airport BBQ 01:47:52 Deanna Tickle – My Trip to Tanzania 01:54:09 Tedder (Ted Timmons) – In-Flight Medical, My Story 02:08:17 WRAP UP Watch the video of our live stream recording! Go to our YouTube channel! Give us your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” on Facebook, and “airlinepilotguy” on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com ATC audio from https://LiveATC.net Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski) Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2025, All Rights Reserved Airline Pilot Guy Show by Jeff Nielsen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Join Captain Jeff, Captain Nick, Producer Liz, Alpha Juliet. Enjoy! APG 680 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:43 NEWS 00:06:00 Ryanair Flight Lands with 220 kg Fuel 00:20:45 DHL From Leipzig – Tail Strike at Heathrow 00:26:29 GETTING TO KNOW US 00:50:33 FEEDBACK 00:50:42 Peter Tarantelli – I Never Ever Heard of This, Have You? 01:00:11 Peter Tarantelli – DC-9 Runway Switch PANC 01:11:48 Peter Tarantelli – RAAF – Is That Capt. Nick? 01:14:40 Peter Tarantelli – Paper Airplanes 01:20:04 Adam Springmeyer – New York Attitude 01:24:37 Jolly – Cowboy UPS pilots (yeeee-haw) Going into DFW 01:36:03 Erol Yurtkuran – Funyun Feedback 01:41:27 Deanna Tickle – Canadian Bushplane Heritage Museum 01:47:47 Jiles Robinson – How Many Hours of Pilot Training? 02:01:56 WRAP UP Watch the video of our live stream recording! Go to our YouTube channel! Give us your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” on Facebook, and “airlinepilotguy” on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com ATC audio from https://LiveATC.net Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski) Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2025, All Rights Reserved Airline Pilot Guy Show by Jeff Nielsen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Join Captain Jeff, Captain Nick, Producer Liz, Alpha Juliet. Enjoy! APG 679 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:17 NEWS 00:04:33 Two Planes Collide on LaGuardia Airport Taxiway 00:18:26 US NAS is a Mess with Government Shut down 00:30:14 GETTING TO KNOW US 00:48:28 Plane Tale – Fast Jets on the Front Line 01:10:16 FEEDBACK 01:10:26 Sam Bolog – Aaron Rheins on Instagram: “Cockpit Doors Are Changing Soon” 01:12:46 Mahzuz – Balloon Feedback for Captain Nick 01:16:51 George Hollis – B-717 Video 01:26:08 Tanya Weiman – Meetup with Capt. Ian Palmer 01:37:04 Joe – Long Time Listener Update 01:45:25 Kevin Lerman – Air Canada Strike 01:52:37 Markus Volter – Ejection Seat Introduction 02:02:32 WRAP UP Watch the video of our live stream recording! Go to our YouTube channel! Give us your review in iTunes! I’m “airlinepilotguy” on Facebook, and “airlinepilotguy” on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com ATC audio from https://LiveATC.net Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski) Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2025, All Rights Reserved Airline Pilot Guy Show by Jeff Nielsen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License