Airline Pilot Guy - Aviation Podcast · Jeff Nielsen

APG 656 - Pilot Poker Parlor

·2 hr 4 min·5 clips
Two French Alpha jets collide mid-air during training, with pilots ejecting just seconds from the ground.
The hosts discuss recent aviation incidents including a mid-air collision in France, a major power outage at Heathrow, and a wingtip strike at LaGuardia, while analyzing safety implications and pilot training challenges. They also cover a pilot prosecution for radio failure and share humorous media errors.

As heard by us

Heathrow disruption and a rare prosecution, handled with clear aviation context and dry asides.

APG 656 focuses on aviation news that matters: the power substation fire near Heathrow that disrupted flights across Europe, and the prosecution after a captain failed to keep contact with air traffic control.

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Why you'd press play

Heathrow disruption, a first-ever British prosecution, and cockpit-side banter tie the briefing together.

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