Airline Pilot Guy - Aviation Podcast · Jeff Nielsen

Awesome American Aviator

·2 hr 18 min·5 clips
A daughter lands a plane solo after her pilot parents collapse, guided by an air traffic controller over the radio.
The episode covers several aviation incidents, including a near-collision near Reagan National Airport linked to an ATC controller fight, a fatal crash in Lithuania possibly due to pilot error, and a daughter's emergency landing after her parents fell ill. It also discusses a passport mishap forcing a flight U-turn and a fatal home crash in Minnesota.

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An aviation-news show that turns headline events into plainspoken cockpit judgment.

Airline Pilot Guy episode 657 keeps to the show’s usual aviation-news lane: a near miss between an airliner and a military aircraft near Reagan National, a delayed international flight after a pilot forgot a passport, and the expected mix of news and listener notes.

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You want cockpit-side aviation news about a D.C. near miss, a passport blunder, and listener feedback.

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