Jan 30, 2025
Our thoughts go out to all of the families who lost someone in this recent tragedy.
In this episode, we have the audio from the control tower leading up to the mid-air crash of American Eagle flight 5342 and an Army helicopter near Washington Reagan airport (DCA).
The flight was carrying 64 passengers and crew from...
Jan 24, 2025
In this episode, a student pilot has himself in a bit of a situation near San Bernadino (SBD), California.
The weather has turned hazy and the inexperienced pilot has become disoriented.
Luckily, the pilot has a very helpful controller in the tower, who guides him back to safety.
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Jan 21, 2025
In this episode, we fly up to Newark (EWR) where a controller is growing frustrated with one of the pilots in his airspace.
Execjet flight 636 is coming in for an approach and seems to not be listening to the tower's instructions.
After several attempts to direct the pilot, the controller loses his patience.
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Jan 19, 2025
In this episode, we fly over to Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International (ATL) where snow is wreaking havoc on airport operations.
To add to the chaos, a Delta flight experiences an engine fire upon takeoff and needs to evacuate on the runway in the midst of the inclement weather.
Tough day for Atlanta ATC!
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Jan 17, 2025
In this episode, we are going to listen in on the ATC communications from the recent near collision between Delta and United flights in Phoenix.
Delta Flight 1070 had been cleared to land at Sky Harbor’s Runway 8 when a collision warning went off in the cockpit. The flight, carrying 245 passengers, was inbound from...