Aviation News Talk – Pilot Stories, Safety Tips & General Aviation News

Max Trescott | Aviation News Talk Network 778 - 426 Gear-Up Landings & Gear Collapses: How to Prevent Them with Tom Turner + GA News

General Aviation news, pilot tips for beginners & experts, interviews, listener questions answered, technical details on G1000 & Perspective glass cockpits & flying GPS approaches. 40 yrs experience flying general aviation aircraft. As an active flight instructor, I bring my daily experiences in the air to this show to help teach pilots and future pilots to fly safely. I'm a Platinum Cirrus CSIP instructor and work with people who are thinking about buying a new or used SR20 or SR22. Go to AviationNewsTalk.com for my contact information, or to click on Listener Questions, which lets you speak into your phone to leave a question you'd like answered on the show.

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Aviation News Talk – Pilot Stories, Safety Tips & General Aviation News

Episodes

426 Gear-Up Landings & Gear Collapses: How to Prevent Them with Tom Turner + GA News

425 STEM Flights: How Volunteer Pilots Inspire Future Aviation Careers + GA News

424 The Savvy Flight Instructor: Greg Brown on CFI Jobs, Getting Hired, and Finding Students + GA News

423 How Pilots Can Avoid Turbulence and Find Smoother Air with SkyPath

422 N249CP King Air Crash: GPS Jamming, Dark Night, and a Fatal Visual Approach + GA News

421 New Zealand Mountain Flying in a CTLS: Fiordland, Microlights, and Safety Lessons

420 Cirrus SR22T CAPS Pull: N39VF Power Loss and Parachute Drag Survival

419 LaGuardia Runway Collision: Why the Runway Lights Turned Off Before Impact + GA News

418 New Zealand Flying: Aero Clubs, Milford Sound, and Glowworm Caves + GA News

417 Cirrus SR22, Vision Jet and SR20 Design with Mike VanStaagen

416 Airline Pilot Career Path: Part 61 vs Part 141, R-ATP & Getting Hired (Jason Blair)

415 Log IFR Instrument Currency in an FAA-Approved Simulator + Redbird Factory Tour

414 Epic E1000 N98FK Crash at Steamboat Springs: LNAV+V Advisory Glidepath Trap

413 Cirrus G3 Vision Jet: CPDLC Datalink + 6-Adult Cabin (Matt Bergwall) — AOPA President Job + GA News

412 Cirrus SR22T N17DT Stall Crash: Flaps Retracted on Low-Power Approach + GA News

411 Vision Jet SF50 Landing Gear Collapse: Wrong Lever After Touchdown +GA News

410 Cirrus SR22 Safety: Stabilized Approaches and Go-Around Accident Lessons

409 Statesville Citation 550 Crash (Greg Biffle): New ADS-B Clue & Rain-Induced Illusions

408 Aerobatic Training for Pilots: How Upset Recovery Prevents Loss of Control — Dr. Catherine Cavagnaro

407 Starting a Flight School with The Flight Academy

406 Flying Tails: Ken Wayne's Amazing Animal Rescue Flights with Bears, Eagles & Wildlife

405 Aviation Safety Lessons from Todd Conklin: Human Factors, Margin & Mistakes

404 VFR into IMC: Why GA Pilots Crash in Weather and How to Stay VFR + GA News

403 UPS MD-11 Crash Analysis + Dr. Catherine Cavagnaro on How to Make Better Landings

402 Flying the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet Before the Type Rating: 5 Days with Ken Ansin

401 Cirrus Crash Lessons: CAPS Parachute Save vs. Deadly Go-Around + GA News

300 San Diego Cessna 340 Crash Final NTSB Report – Currency and Proficiency

299 Flying Tips from a Military CFI for General Aviation Pilots + GA News

298 Pilatus PC-12 NC Crash – Lack of Avionics Proficiency leads to Chaos in the Cockpit + GA News

297 What Causes Pilot Fatigue and What You can do about it – Dr. Victor Vogel + GA News

296 Blinded by a Laser Beam: How a Pilot Fought for Justice + GA News

295 Social Media Storm: The Tragic Flight of a Kentucky CFI with Catherine Cavagnaro +GA News

294 Diamond DA50RG Demo Flight - 300 hp FADEC Jet Fuel Engine

293 Textbook emergency on Endeavor 1516 and more on remote towers + GA News

292 Cirrus SR20 Crash in New Jersey, Remote Towers with Rob Mark + GA News

291 FAA Administrator nominee Mike Whitaker interview

290 Adding a Gyroplane Rating for Fun with Robert Schapiro

289 FAA Medicals and Unreported Conditions with Dr. Warren Silberman + GA News 289 FAA Medicals and Unreported Conditions with Dr. Warren Silberman + GA News

288 Mastering Non-Towered Airport Operations and Straight-in Approaches with Catherine Cavagnaro

287 Truckee Jet Crash: Unstabilized Circling Approach and Poor CRM + GA News

286 Flying Relief to Maui's Wildfire Victims – interview Laurence Balter

285 How to Choose a Flight Instructor and When to Fire a CFI + GA News

284 The Surprising Distraction before a 737 Crash + GA News

283 Wings to Rotors: How you can start now to add a helicopter rating to your pilot certificate + GA News

282 Foggy Night: Unraveling the crash of a Cessna Citation 550 jet at French Valley in Southern California

281 What is Wrong about the 70-50 Takeoff Rule with Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

280 Miracle in the Mountains: Heroic Rescue by Alaska Air National Guard

279 Poor Decision Making Kills Airline Pilot in C150 Crash + GA News

278 Prop Safety, Checklist Usage: Listener Mail - A Friday Mailbag Special + GA News

277 External Pressures & Stress Lead to a Cessna 170 Accident + GA News