Airline Pilot Guy - Aviation Podcast · Jeff Nielsen

Good Pilots Start Young

·2 hr 11 min·5 clips
The Viscount 663 was so fast its performance remains secret, and it ended in a fiery crash.
The episode covers aviation news including air traffic control issues at Newark, a Cessna 172 emergency landing due to carburetor icing, and investigations into a helicopter crash in the Hudson River and a Boeing 777 turbulence incident. It also features discussions on deregulation and humorous anecdotes like Cathay Pacific serving wine to a child.

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A conversational aviation episode that turns headlines into cockpit-level judgment.

Episode 663 reads like a cockpit debrief with a steady conversational pull. It moves from Newark ATC interruptions to Cathay Pacific's apology over wine being served to a three-year-old, then into an accident discussion that breaks down cable damage, rudder behavior, and…

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