Airline Pilot Guy - Aviation Podcast · Jeff Nielsen

Arrested Landing

·2 hr 42 min·5 clips
A Navy F-18 crashes into the Red Sea after its tailhook fails, forcing the crew to eject near a moving carrier.
The episode covers multiple aviation incidents, including a Navy F-18 crash in the Red Sea, go-arounds at Reagan National due to a helicopter, and a major air traffic control failure at Newark Airport. It also discusses a pilot lawsuit dismissal and concludes with a historical tale of sabotage involving a 1933 Boeing 247 crash.

As heard by us

A cockpit-side look at outages, go-arounds, and aviation talk with a relaxed, conversational pace.

Episode 662 starts with a run of aviation disruptions: controllers losing contact with flights at Newark Liberty Airport and an Army helicopter that triggers two go-arounds at Reagan National.

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Play this for Newark chaos, Reagan go-arounds, and a reroute tale that shows how cockpit and dispatch decisions actually get made.

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