Airline Pilot Guy - Aviation Podcast · Jeff Nielsen

The Number of the Beast

·2 hr 12 min·5 clips
Why a retired Airbus captain says lithium battery fires in cargo holds are a nightmare crews can't extinguish.
The hosts discuss aviation safety news, including the FAA's lithium battery ban, a near-miss landing on a closed runway, and a maintenance error causing a gear collapse. They also cover a paraglider's accidental high-altitude ascent and answer listener questions about crosswind landings and automation use.

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Aviation news with cockpit-side context and a conversational edge.

Episode 666 stays focused on aviation news, with the FAA's extended lithium-battery ban for checked luggage and the near-landing on a closed runway occupied by snow removal equipment treated as the kind of material that rewards cockpit-side judgment.

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