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"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast
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"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast
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There I was…, presented by the AOPA Air Safety Institute, invites you into the cockpit with pilots across the aviation community. We fly with them as they encounter unpredictable scenarios and we learn from the knowledge and skills they utilize to fly safely out of them. This podcast honors the tradition and heritage in aviation to leverage “hangar flying” as an avenue to pass along knowledge and experience.
The Finer Points is the original educational aviation podcast. Launched in 2005, TFP delivers expert CFI wisdom from award winning certified flight instructor, Jason Miller. Over the last 20 years Jason has been working to perfect the art of flight instruction. He was named FAA Wester Pacific CFI of the year in 2009 and 2016, works as an AOPA Air Safety Institute instructor, and writes monthly columns for FLYING magazine. Jason is passionate about conveying accurate, meaningful information t ...
During a training flight from Camarillo to John Wayne Airport in southern California, CFI Trevor Peterson and his student found themselves dealing with a rough running engine and loss of oil pressure in their 172.By AOPA Air Safety Institute
In this podcast, we review a recent takeoff on which my airspeed failed to come alive. Let's learn together! Fly Your Best! JasonBy Jason Miller ATP, CFII
The biggest general aviation show in Europe returns. Aero Friedrichshafen 2022 highlights innovations in hydrogen and electric powered aircraft.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
As part of the AOPA Air Safety Institute’s 2022 campaign to eliminate VFR into IMC accidents, this episode features a discussion with helicopter pilot Andrew Edgerton, who inadvertently found himself in instrument conditions while flying an R44 Raven II from Quebec City to Baie-Comeau in Canada.By AOPA Air Safety Institute
Join us at Sun 'n Fun 2022. See the finished AOPA Sweepstakes Grumman Tiger. Check out a new backcountry airplane design, and meet a 23-year-old who uses TikTok to show what it's like to own an airplane.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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AOPA Live This Week - March 31, 2022
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Tom Haines is retiring and we surprise him with a special edition, hosted by his daughters, with a special message from Harrison Ford. Help us celebrate his 34 year AOPA career. Watch him see this for the first time!By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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AOPA Air Safety Institute General Aviation Safety Award
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Garmin is awarded the AOPA Air Safety General Aviation Safety Award for its Autonomi system at the 6th Annual AOPA R.A. "Bob" Hoover Trophy awards ceremony.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
The Hoover Trophy is presented to Wally Funk, how the AOPA Medical Certification department can help you after a bad break. An appetizer for the airshow season. A chat with a man who has fallen farther than just about any other human being.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
From Reagan National Airport, the 6th Annual AOPA R.A. "Bob" Hoover Trophy awards. Honors for people who have made a significant contribution to general aviation, including Wally Funk, Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Washington), and Glenn Gonzales.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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Power OFF Approaches and Long Over Water Flights - Aviation Podcast
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In this podcast, we discuss power off approaches and long over water flights. Please enjoy!
See two friends solo eight airplanes back-to-back on their 16th birthdays. Join us for a visit to the bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, where the Wright brothers designed the first airplane. Textron buys Pipistrel, and the latest on unleaded avgas.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
GA pilot Drew Ryan, along with brothers Eric and David Lomascolo (both air traffic controllers from Potomac TRACON), join us to recount the story of Drew’s flight in a snowstorm while flying from Albany, NY, to Manassas, VA, and the brothers’ help to bring him to safety.By AOPA Air Safety Institute
We're live at HAI Heli-Expo. A large e-VTOL order from NetJets. Welcome Niki Britton. New G5000 glass for CJ's.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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The Clearest Clearance - Aviation Podcast
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In this episode, we are listening to real ATC audio of a questionable clearance and discussing how based on a story from my past, this may not be acceptable. Fly Your Best! JasonBy Jason Miller ATP, CFII
Join us for a sunrise flight lesson over Hawaii. A new coalition has formed to broaden the push for unleaded aviation fuel. Also, we also check in with sources reporting the latest from Ukraine.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Getting the lead out of AvGas by 2030. GA shipments are way up. The first paraplegic Vision Jet pilot. Learning tailwheel from Patty Wagstaff. Flying in a Carbon Cub on floats.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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WHY Is Coordination So Hard? - Aviation Podcast
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In this podcast I answer two listener questions: - Should you use flaps during spot landings? - Why is coordination so hard? Please enjoy!By Jason Miller ATP CFII
See what it's like to get a checkout in the AOPA Sweepstakes Grumman Tiger. The latest on the fight to save East Hampton Airport. Plus, a flying tour of the Big Bend region in Texas, and we review the new Garmin D2 Air X10 aviator smart watch.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Having purchased a Cirrus SR22 just a couple of days prior, pilot Brian Lenzmeier departed on a flight from Addison to Waco, TX with an instructor pilot on board. What followed was an engine and avionics failure that resulted in a CAPS (Cirrus Airframe Parachute System) pull over the busy Dallas area.…
The best flight schools and instructors are unveiled at Redbird Migration. We visit a professional photographer and pilot who has good reasons to love New Orleans, and we show you how to aim for consistent landings.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
In this podcast we answer listener questions on the path to becoming a CFI and when it's appropriate to lean for climbs at altitude.By Jason Miller CFI, ATP
A hot new color palette for the Cirrus SR line. Getting poetic about Piper Super Cubs. Honoring the best of flight training. ICON A5 a national security threat? Alton Bay Ice Runway update.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Zara Rutherford sets several world records. Learning to fly a gyroplane in Costa Rica. Tamarack active winglets help the military. Remembering airshow pilot "Jacquie B". Rutan Brothers get honor in Mojave.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
What's up with 5G? A chat with Martha Lunken. Where are your airplane parts? AOPA gets an Extra 300; what will we do with it? A REAL flying saucer! And we remember Tuskegee Airman Brigadier General Charles McGee.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Living with the consequences of an aircraft accident is hard. Living with the loss of a son is excruciating. In this episode we take a sobering look at one pilot's personal tragedy, the devastation it wrought, and the lessons all of us can take from it. Warning: This episode involves a fatality. Listener discretion is advised. You can find a video …
Flying the world's newest piston twin, the Tecnam P2012 Traveller. Learn more about the pilot involved in the train vs. plane crash. Taking a 172 into one of the busiest airports in the country. AOPA's latest fuel reporting.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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Talkin' with Pete Zaccagnino - Aviation Podcast
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In this podcast podcast I am talking with aviator, Pete Zaccagnino. Pete has over 23,000 hours logged, is a Reno Air Racing champion, and has been featured on Discovery Channel's, "Dangerous Flights". Please enjoy!
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Should I BUY An Airplane?! - Aviation Podcast
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If you think buying an airplane is in your future ... you've got to check this out. Please enjoy! Jason
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AOPA Live This Week - Honoring Mike Fizer's AOPA Career
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You know his work, and likely his name. We know him as a beloved colleague. After more than three decades, Mike Fizer is moving on from his Senior Photographer role at AOPA. We look back on his career and hear the inside stories behind his work.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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Episode 42: Genesah Duffy and Lynn McNorton
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In this episode, we talk to pilots Lynn McNorton and Genesah Duffy, who had a chance encounter in Tampa Bay just south of Peter O. Knight Airport. After experiencing engine trouble in his Mooney M20M, McNorton was forced to ditch the airplane in the bay just short of Runway 4. Duffy was nearby in an Icon A5 and was able to land in the water to rend…
Hop in a Husky for some beautiful flying in Montana. Hear the story about a successful emergency landing after an engine failure in Hawaii. Officials in California are stopping the sale of 100LL at two airports, find out what AOPA is doing to help.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Two classic flying boats go head-to-head for bragging rights, a Cessna Skylane sporting more glass instruments than we've ever seen in a piston single and flying supplies to the Navajo Nation.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
In this special edition of “There I was…”, host Richard McSpadden and AOPA’s Cayla McLeod interview Red Bull Air Race competitor Dario Costa, who debriefs his 44-second flight inside two Turkish highway tunnels, and the painstaking planning and preparation that got him safely through.By AOPA Air Safety Institute
Professional pilot training programs report an upswing as air travel demand rebounds, and an estate auction puts nearly two dozen aircraft— and other "barn finds"— on the block. Plus, the voices of the Super Sabre, we're thankful for their service.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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2 Things To Learn From Yesterday - Aviation Podcast
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In this podcast, we discuss to learning takeaways from yesterday's lessons and answer listener questions on - - Using Traffic Displays - Flying Commercial Maneuvers - Accelerated Training Please enjoy! Fly Your Best, Jason
AOPA continues to fight for fair aviation insurance rates. It takes a pickup truck, a harness, and steady hands to get these spectacular flying videos. Why Maine is the floatplane state.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
On a November afternoon a few days before Thanksgiving, GA pilot Henry Coffeen was practicing aerobatic maneuvers when he experienced a fire in the cockpit of his Edge 540.By AOPA Air Safety Institute
Dario Costa takes us behind the scenes of his 44-second pass through two Turkish highway tunnels in a Zivko Edge 540, we mark Veterans Day with our own salute, and Garmin collects its Collier Trophy.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
In this podcast we talk with FAA designated pilot examiner, Christine Mortine, about her total engine failure in a Cessna 185. We can ALL learn from this story. Fly Your Best! Jason
The FAA is expected to announce a 2nd Class Medical requirement for commercial balloon operators. Flying the VL3. Chatting with creators of a FPV drone air to air with a Bonanza.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
We fly the King Cub, a Super Cub beefed up with a 210 hp IO-390, take you behind the scenes of STOL Drag, and give you a look at Honeywell’s cloud-connected Anthem flight deck.By Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
