I Learned About Flying From That
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Tune in for the rest of the story—with exclusive interviews with pilots who have shared their emergencies, crises, and mistakes over 950-plus installments of Flying's iconic series, "I Learned About Flying From That." Host Rob Reider relates the tale as told by the author, then catches up with that pilot to ask the questions we know have been on your mind.
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United States
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Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Description:
Tune in for the rest of the story—with exclusive interviews with pilots who have shared their emergencies, crises, and mistakes over 950-plus installments of Flying's iconic series, "I Learned About Flying From That." Host Rob Reider relates the tale as told by the author, then catches up with that pilot to ask the questions we know have been on your mind.
Language:
English
Website:
https://anchor.fm/ilafft
Episodes
80. Trim Tabs on a Baron
4/24/2024
British pilot Mark Brooke has flown many different airplanes, from light singles and 727s for DHL to the Dassault Falcon 7X and even a Bucker Jungmeister. Hear how he handled a maintenance faux pas in a Beech Baron and his own faux pas on a downwind landing in a Tiger Moth.
Duration:00:28:15
79. Severe Turbulence
3/18/2024
Turbulence and windshear drove CFII Anna Serbinenko and her students to attempt a difficult diversion. Then, a search and rescue crew runs into trouble when they decide to push for their home airport following a hydraulic failure.
Duration:00:42:00
78. The Impossible Turn
3/6/2024
With a failing engine and unforgiving terrain all around, flight instructor Mark Henshall had a decision to make about whether or not to turn back to the runway. Also, picking up a mayday from a fellow pilot comes to a difficult end only to be followed by a surprising revelation.
Duration:00:38:17
77. Sleeping on the Job
2/20/2024
Finding the right teacher can be complicated, but when a flight instructor falls asleep on a student’s first-ever lesson it raises red flags. Also, low visibility and a failure to communicate lead to a head-to-head close call in the pattern.
Duration:00:30:30
76. Disoriented in the Dark
2/5/2024
A pilot faces an instrument failure in the clouds and recalls how a decision to head home in the dark—despite having never flown at night—led to a harrowing experience in the pattern.
Duration:00:29:38
75. Approach Into the Trees
1/22/2024
Experienced pilot Al Hewitt was proficient, current, and ready to go for a short IFR trip he’d made many times before, but when he broke out of the clouds on a familiar approach nothing was as expected.
Duration:00:26:56
74. Build Time-itis
1/2/2024
Wanting to build flight time and under pressure from another pilot, a young aviator decided to take a jump plane up for one last flight in spite of dangerously low fuel indications and the approaching sunset.
Duration:00:33:20
73. The Hazard You Can't See
12/5/2023
During a night proficiency flight, a pilot was practicing partial panel IFR when he had an emergency he did not expect.
Duration:00:32:42
72. NORDO Near DC
11/21/2023
Pilot Victor Vogel was left with only a flashlight and a pencil following a total electrical system failure in his Beech Sierra—and he was headed straight for the nation's capital region.
Duration:00:35:45
71. A Fuelish Assumption
11/6/2023
Pilot Scott Tomlinson hopped into his RV-6, ready to take his girlfriend on a flying date to Ocracoke Island. But a skipped part of the preflight just about ruined their day together.
Duration:00:25:47
70. Respond or React?
10/19/2023
An Air Force Warthog pilot suffered an engine failure during a training mission, but was his course of action the right one?
Duration:00:31:49
69. Making It Make Sense
10/10/2023
Pilot Charles Turner witnessed an accident and tried to save one of the occupants. It took him 20 years to share the story, and where it led him.
Duration:00:44:09
68. Hidden Hazard
9/21/2023
Sometimes we conduct a careful preflight, and we still don’t find everything that might go wrong under the cowl. This Bonanza pilot discovered fuel all over the engine—after returning to the airport.
Duration:00:31:56
67. What Is that Smell?
9/8/2023
A pilot practicing aerobatics nearly lost a critical part of the airframe of his project Pitts S-1, a problem that couldn't be found during preflight.
Duration:00:28:15
66. Treat It Like an Engine Failure
8/23/2023
Instructor Josh Harnagel acquired a Beech B36TC Bonanza and was flying on a work trip when the turbocharger failed, leading to an off-airport landing.
Duration:00:42:01
65. A Freight Dog's Icing Lessons
8/9/2023
Pilot and instructor Doug Rozendaal recounts stories of flying the Douglas DC-3, Beech 18, and Cessna 402 across the upper Midwest for a freight operation—and key lessons on avoiding or mitigating icing encounters..
Duration:00:34:06
64. Wire Strike
7/27/2023
An expert pilot in the airshow and movie business recalls a shoot in Hawaii when a trio of cables appeared where they had not been before, and almost killed him.
Duration:00:39:00
63. Twice the Ice
7/14/2023
A former flight test pilot for the U.S. Navy had two encounters with icing--in a Piper Seneca and in an Aero Commander--that he'll never forget.
Duration:00:33:01
62. Procedural Issues
6/29/2023
A former Air Force pilot was taught to always follow the procedures—but a foray into weather almost cost him his life as a student.
Duration:00:26:50
61. Callsign SAM
6/16/2023
Helping a cousin get to college orientation turned exciting for pilot Ford von Weise, and the ensuing emergency caused a VIP aircraft to break off its approach.
Duration:00:36:32