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2015-07-03

  Death Spirals

Aviation is known for a lot of things. Record flights across the globe, connecting people in incredibly short periods of time, and, unfortunately, this term. Find out where "death spirals" originated, and how it remains a problem in aviation, even toda...
2015-06-25

  Stories from the Field: Your Start in Aviation

How did you get your start in aviation?  From models to barnstorming, this episode explores how pilots got their start, and their most memorable flights.
2015-06-18

  Engine Fires

You prime your engine, crank it, and nothing happens. You prime again, crank, and still nothing. How many times can you do this before you risk an engine fire? And if you have an engine fire, what should you do?
2015-06-10

  Running One of the Busiest Airports in the World

You pull up to the FBO, hop out of your plane, head in to use the internet, and call flight service from the FBO phone. How does all of that get paid for? We headed to one of the busiest general aviation airports in the world to find out.   Intro music...
2015-05-30

  What You Didn't Know About Maneuvering Speed

Most pilots, like us, were taught that Va protects your plane from structural failure in flight. But in reality, that's not always the case. An example of this is American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 that broke apart in flight, while flying bel...
2015-05-25

  Lift Factories

Most pilots, like us, are used to having an engine on the front of their plane. But there's a whole world of non-powered flight, and we wanted to learn more about it. So we headed out to the Boulder glider field to talk to the local gliding experts. We...
2015-05-14

  Drone Strikes

There's been a lot of talk about the danger of drones, and how they're endangering the lives of pilots. But is that really the case? What's being done to keep us at a safe distance from drones, and are they more dangerous than birds? We talked to three...
2015-05-05

  Squawking Your Parrot

If you've ever topped off a 737's tires (bet you haven't), or if you're a fan of NASCAR, you know that they fill up their wheels with Nitrogen.  But why? And should light GA aircraft do the same?  We take a look at the science behind dry nitrogen - and...