Aviation Podcasts?

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I've only found the airline pilot guy (audio). Does anyone have any others that they recommend?

[slam525i]

Google for "Uncontrolled Airspace" and "Airplane Geeks" if you want long, airplane-people chatting. The production values aren't fantastic, however.

There's also AVWeb Podcast and AOPA Never Again (The latter is like an audio book version of "I learned about Flying from that" from Flying Magazine)

[crooked timber]

this is the best one i've ever come across. it was short lived at 6 episodes but three of them should be required listening for anyone who flies

http://www.flightpodcast.com/episode-list

Episode 6: John Bartels & QF30

Qantas Flight 30 (QF30) was a Qantas Boeing 747-438 (construction number 25067 & registered in Australia as VH-OJK). QF30 was a scheduled flight from London to Melbourne with a stopover in Hong Kong on 25 July 2008. The flight was interrupted when an oxygen tank exploded causing a fuselage rupture just forward of the starboard wing root. There were no injuries and the plane made an emergency (rapid) descent and diverted into Manilla (Philippines).

Episode 4: Bo Corby & NWA Flight 41 into Tehran

On June 19, 2005 at 0435 in the morning Tehran local time, Northwest Airlines Flight 41 made an emergency landing at the Meherabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, the first American air carrier to land in Iran in 26 years. Iran is considered to be a hostile country by the US Government and relations between the two countries are poor.

NWA Flight 41 was operated with a DC-10 EER aircraft, Ship No. 1243, from Bombay to Amsterdam on June 19, 2005. After a climb through moderate turbulence, he flight was being operated under normal conditions at FL320, at night, in VMC conditions, with smooth air, and no extenuating weather or mechanical conditions. The flight was southeast of Dobas intersection on airway UL124 at approximately 2240z. The Captain noticed a momentary illumination of the forward Master Warning light. All cockpit indications were confirmed to be normal. After several further momentary illuminations it was determined that the nature of the Master Warning light illumination was the Aft Cargo Fire-Warning Indicator.

The flight diverted to Tehran, the captial of Iran due to an aft cargo fire warning. The resulting maintenance issues were resolved, and operational requirements were addressed on the ground in Tehran, the flight departed and continued safely to Amsterdam.

Captain Bo Corby tells the story of Flight 41 in detail. For that reason, and as a matter of making a permanent record to aviation safety, we have not edited that part of the audio. It is a magnificent example of teamwork, communication and resolve – despite NWA operations telling the crew that “they were on their own”.

The incident woke up the President. It was a matter of interest to the FBI, and it is remembered as an incident of national interest.

Episode 1: Eric Moody

In our first episode we talk to Eric Moody. In 1982, Eric was the Captain of a British Airways 747 flight that had all four engines fail after it encountered volcanic ash. Rather than address issues that are already a matter of public record, we probed Eric for his views on training, crew resource management and the broader industry.

Eric is an amazing pilot that should never be defined by the 14-minutes of airtime he’s best known for. He is an incredible man whose (controversial) leadership and command skills defined the routine nature of his flying either side of Speedbird 9’er.

We finish up the show with a brief discussion on matters relating to Eric’s flight (with the benefit of both an armchair and hindsight).