AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck

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What's AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck about?

Furthering aviation safety awareness by exploring first-person experiences.

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AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck episodes:

08.03.2021
Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast: Qantas QF30 and the Mysterious Explosion
Captain John Bartels and crew were flying in a Boeing 747 in perfect conditions when a sudden explosion caught their attention, made the wings rock, and destroyed some essential wiring. In this episode of Tales from the Flight Deck, Bartels...
03.15.2021
Tales from the Flight Deck, Episode 29: Landing Fast with Stuck Throttles in an Airbus A330
An Airbus A330 crew experienced something they’d never trained for: too much power to land and no way to pull the throttles back to reduce power. Cathay Pacific Flight 780 was on the final leg of a trip from...
05.08.2020
Week ending May 8, 2020: Bizav Flights Rising, Bombardier Q1, NBAA and Gulfstream Layoffs, JetSuite Bankrupt, Daher Intros 2020 TBM 940
In this week’s episode, AIN London-based editor Charles Alcock gives an overview of the latest WingX data, which indicates that business aviation flight activity is awakening from its Covid-19-induced slumber. Meanwhile, Washington, D.C.-based editor Kerry Lynch highlights the results from...
02.10.2020
The Atlas Air Flight 3591 accident; what went so wrong?
A routine air cargo run from Miami to Houston meets a tragic end, and information released by investigators paints the picture of a confused flight crew fighting desperately to regain control, and may also highlight ongoing concerns about pilot training...
12.17.2019
Re-Post Flight-By-Wire Failure (Full Episode)
On Oct. 7, 2008, Qantas Flight 72 was flying over the Indian Ocean from Singapore to Perth, Australia. Kevin Sullivan, pilot-in-command of the Airbus A330, was flying on autopilot at 37,000 feet when suddenly warnings started sounding throughout the cockpit;...
11.20.2019
When Pilots Break the Rules
It's an all-too human tendency, borne from our natural desire to find quicker solutions not only on the flight deck - but also in our daily lives. It's also something all pilots are likely guilty of, especially if you have...
10.25.2019
Airmanship Saves Southwest Flight
A Southwest Airlines flight crew finds themselves in a situation they'd never experienced before when their Boeing 737 suffers an uncontained engine failure on a flight from New York to Dallas, leaving them mere moments to make the right decisions...
09.18.2019
Avoiding King Air Rollover Tragedies
Over the past five years, one of the world’s most popular, dependable aircraft has been involved in a series of accidents—all of them fatal, all of them on takeoff. In each case, the Beechcraft King Airs appeared to roll or...
08.15.2019
Grappling with Grief
Pilots are keenly aware about physical issues that might ground them from flying, including vision problems, cancer, and heart trouble. But mental and emotional issues can also cause problems if brought onto the flight deck. One of them...
07.12.2019
DEF Contamination
Mistaking diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) additive for fuel system icing inhibitor PRIST on the flight line is a growing problem on ramps all over the world. This can be disastrous since DEF causes jet-A to crystalize and clog aircraft fuel...
06.17.2019
Otto's Pilots Part 2
Unable to discern the fate of the small American delegation trying to win the freedom of an injured American college student from North Korea, a Phoenix Air flight crew decides to launch on its own. Says the pilot, “I’m an...
05.17.2019
Otto’s Pilots Part 1
A call for help from Washington, DC to Phoenix Air, based at a tiny airport in Cartersville, Georgia: Can you fly a medivac mission right away? The destination: North Korea. This is the first of a two-part episode on the...
04.17.2019
Connecting Planes in Trouble with Ships at Sea
A World War II era bomber pressed into transoceanic service as a freighter is lost. It’s night. The water below is frigid. Whether the crew survives depends on how close to a ship they can ditch their aircraft. Now, a...
03.26.2019
Episode 19: Flight Deck Automation after Indonesia and Ethiopia
After the Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, the question is whether cockpit automation is working for pilots or pilots are working for the automation. We talk with the pilot of Qantas Flight 72, An Airbus A330...
03.18.2019
Flight Deck Extra - Do You See What I See
Listen as these aviation professionals discuss how critical it is to not just understand weather but to understand how to know the limits of weather depiction. As you will hear, that can vary depending on where you are sitting. In...
03.15.2019
Into the Storm
What makes an otherwise safe pilot believe he or she can pick through the cells of a thunderstorm? In this episode, Wilson Khors and his copilot become so transfixed on making it through a tiny hole in a line of...
02.19.2019
Emergency Response
When an aircraft emergency situation strikes, as a pilot, how prepared will you be to deal with it? For both an experienced aviator with thousands of hours of stick time and a novice on the first solo flight, proper training,...
01.15.2019
When it all Goes Sideways
Having reached their 43,000-foot cruise altitude, the crew of a corporate Citation XLS had their world almost literally turned upside down. Like a rogue wave far out at sea, clear air turbulence can come from nowhere, and a routine flight...
12.18.2018
Familiar Departure, Busted Altitude
After an unanticipated en route stop-over throws a curve to an experienced crew, they fall victim to an error of omission that could have been disastrous. Leaving Denver International Airport for their homeward leg, they trip up on what has...
11.15.2018
One Turn of the Wrench Exposes SMS Flaws
While safety management systems (SMS) are powerful tools that are now seeing widespread adoption throughout the aviation industry, if not fully utilized and embraced from the top to bottom of an organization, and without proper reporting, any “near-misses” can go...
10.15.2018
Familiarity Breeds Complacency
Pilot complacency during preflight inspection nearly led to disaster on a brisk October day in 2008. As an experienced flight crew readying for a short repositioning hop on that crystal clear morning neglected one simple, but crucial task, it soon...
05.11.2018
Takeoff and Landing Assessments, Part 2
On January 19, 2011, a Citation X flying from Providence, Rhode Island, to Waukegan National Airport in Illinois slid off the runway. This was six years before TALPA, the Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment initiative, was created. According to the National...
03.20.2018
Flight Deck Extra: Top-of-Descent Landing Assessment
Listen to a two-member flight crew make a top-of-decent assessment in this bonus episode of AIN’s Tales from the Flight Deck.
02.26.2018
Takeoff And Landing Assessments, Part 1
On Dec. 8, 2005, Southwest Airlines 1248 was completing its trip from Baltimore when it plowed through a runway barrier and skidded onto the streets of Chicago. The Boeing 737 collided with two cars, killing 6-year-old Joshua Woods. The aircraft...
01.12.2018
Flying Under The Influence, Part 2
The second installment of AIN’s The Human Factor, Flying Under the Influence, continues the discussion about pilots who suffer from drug and alcohol addiction. Dr. Quay C. Snyder, the president, CEO, and cofounder of Aviation Medicine Advisory Service, explains the...
12.15.2017
Flying Under The Influence, Part 1
Passengers put their lives in the hands of their flight crews when they step onto an airplane. But what if pilots violate the trust passengers bestow? In 1990, Lyle Prouse was the first pilot arrested for being drunk in the...
11.20.2017
Fly - By - Wire Failure, Part 2
While flying an Airbus A330 at FL370 over the Indian Ocean from Singapore to Perth in 2008, pilot Kevin Sullivan found himself dealing with malfunctioning primary flight control computers. The aircraft began to pitch down over the water, which injured...
11.07.2017
Fly - By - Wire Failure, Part 1
On Oct. 7, 2008, Qantas Flight 72 was flying over the Indian Ocean from Singapore to Perth, Australia. Kevin Sullivan, pilot-in-command of the Airbus A330, was flying on autopilot at 37,000 feet when suddenly warnings started sounding throughout the cockpit;...
10.23.2017
The Perils Of Hypoxia
Pilot George Braly recalls a flight in which his portable oxygen line becomes kinked and he ultimately loses conciousness. George is awakened by ATC and is able to increase the oxygen flow and safely descend from the high-altitude flight. In...
10.04.2017
Engine Fire Forces Water Landing, Part 2
After Dennis Murphy delivered five charter passengers to Havana, Cuba, on February 20, 2003, during the return trip one of the engines on his Cessna 402B burst into flames while he was flying over the ocean, far from land over...
09.19.2017
Engine Fire Forces Water Landing, Part 1
After dropping five charter passengers in Havana, Cuba, on February 20, 2003, one of the engines on Dennis Murphy's Cessna 402B developed a catastrophic engine fire over the Straights of Florida, forcing him to make an emergency water landing. In...
09.01.2017
Fuel Emergency—Flying on Empty
How could an instrument-rating student and a flight instructor run out of fuel on a training flight? High-time flight instructor Brian Lloyd recalls his instrument training and an incident that taught him some of his most important aviation lessons. In...
08.15.2017
Flying into a Thunderstorm, Part 2
In the second episode of AIN's The Human Factor, we pick up with Tim Valentine just after flying his SR22 into the back of a thunderstorm. This is part 2 of Tim's story. If you have not yet listened to...
07.25.2017
Flying into a Thunderstorm, Part 1
In the inaugural episode of AIN's The Human Factor, we explore the factors that led up-to Tim Valentine flying his Cirrus SR22 into a thunderstorm. On May 16th, 2013 Tim Valentine departed from Addison, Texas en route to Independence, Kansas...

What's AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck episodes:

Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast: Qantas QF30 and the Mysterious Explosion

Tales from the Flight Deck, Episode 29: Landing Fast with Stuck Throttles in an Airbus A330

Week ending May 8, 2020: Bizav Flights Rising, Bombardier Q1, NBAA and Gulfstream Layoffs, JetSuite Bankrupt, Daher Intros 2020 TBM 940

The Atlas Air Flight 3591 accident; what went so wrong?

Re-Post Flight-By-Wire Failure (Full Episode)

When Pilots Break the Rules

Airmanship Saves Southwest Flight

Avoiding King Air Rollover Tragedies

Grappling with Grief

DEF Contamination

Otto's Pilots Part 2

Otto’s Pilots Part 1

Connecting Planes in Trouble with Ships at Sea

Episode 19: Flight Deck Automation after Indonesia and Ethiopia

Flight Deck Extra - Do You See What I See

Into the Storm

Emergency Response

When it all Goes Sideways

Familiar Departure, Busted Altitude

One Turn of the Wrench Exposes SMS Flaws

Familiarity Breeds Complacency

Takeoff and Landing Assessments, Part 2

Flight Deck Extra: Top-of-Descent Landing Assessment

Takeoff And Landing Assessments, Part 1

Flying Under The Influence, Part 2

Flying Under The Influence, Part 1

Fly - By - Wire Failure, Part 2

Fly - By - Wire Failure, Part 1

The Perils Of Hypoxia

Engine Fire Forces Water Landing, Part 2

Engine Fire Forces Water Landing, Part 1

Fuel Emergency—Flying on Empty

Flying into a Thunderstorm, Part 2

Flying into a Thunderstorm, Part 1