I Learned About Flying From That
81 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsTune in for the rest of the story—with exclusive interviews with pilots who have shared their emergencies, crises, and mistakes over 950-plus installments of Flying's iconic series, "I Learned About Flying From That." Host Rob Reider relates the tale as told by the author, then catches up with that pilot to ask the questions we know have been on your mind.
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79. Severe Turbulence
March 18, 2024 12:30 - 42 minutes - 76.9 MBTurbulence and windshear drove CFII Anna Serbinenko and her students to attempt a difficult diversion. Then, a search and rescue crew runs into trouble when they decide to push for their home airport following a hydraulic failure.
78. The Impossible Turn
March 06, 2024 14:37 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBWith a failing engine and unforgiving terrain all around, flight instructor Mark Henshall had a decision to make about whether or not to turn back to the runway. Also, picking up a mayday from a fellow pilot comes to a difficult end only to be followed by a surprising revelation.
77. Sleeping on the Job
February 20, 2024 15:10 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBFinding the right teacher can be complicated, but when a flight instructor falls asleep on a student’s first-ever lesson it raises red flags. Also, low visibility and a failure to communicate lead to a head-to-head close call in the pattern.
76. Disoriented in the Dark
February 05, 2024 14:02 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBA pilot faces an instrument failure in the clouds and recalls how a decision to head home in the dark—despite having never flown at night—led to a harrowing experience in the pattern.
75. Approach Into the Trees
January 22, 2024 14:08 - 26 minutes - 37 MBExperienced pilot Al Hewitt was proficient, current, and ready to go for a short IFR trip he’d made many times before, but when he broke out of the clouds on a familiar approach nothing was as expected.
74. Build Time-itis
January 02, 2024 14:54 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBWanting to build flight time and under pressure from another pilot, a young aviator decided to take a jump plane up for one last flight in spite of dangerously low fuel indications and the approaching sunset.
73. The Hazard You Can't See
December 05, 2023 20:46 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBDuring a night proficiency flight, a pilot was practicing partial panel IFR when he had an emergency he did not expect.
72. NORDO Near DC
November 21, 2023 13:44 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBPilot Victor Vogel was left with only a flashlight and a pencil following a total electrical system failure in his Beech Sierra—and he was headed straight for the nation's capital region.
71. A Fuelish Assumption
November 06, 2023 13:43 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBPilot Scott Tomlinson hopped into his RV-6, ready to take his girlfriend on a flying date to Ocracoke Island. But a skipped part of the preflight just about ruined their day together.
70. Respond or React?
October 19, 2023 13:41 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBAn Air Force Warthog pilot suffered an engine failure during a training mission, but was his course of action the right one?
69. Making It Make Sense
October 10, 2023 12:44 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MBPilot Charles Turner witnessed an accident and tried to save one of the occupants. It took him 20 years to share the story, and where it led him.
68. Hidden Hazard
September 21, 2023 13:31 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBSometimes we conduct a careful preflight, and we still don’t find everything that might go wrong under the cowl. This Bonanza pilot discovered fuel all over the engine—after returning to the airport.
67. What Is that Smell?
September 08, 2023 12:22 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBA pilot practicing aerobatics nearly lost a critical part of the airframe of his project Pitts S-1, a problem that couldn't be found during preflight.
Treat It Like an Engine Failure
August 23, 2023 12:42 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBInstructor Josh Harnagel acquired a Beech B36TC Bonanza and was flying on a work trip when the turbocharger failed, leading to an off-airport landing.
66. Treat It Like an Engine Failure
August 23, 2023 12:42 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBInstructor Josh Harnagel acquired a Beech B36TC Bonanza and was flying on a work trip when the turbocharger failed, leading to an off-airport landing.
65. A Freight Dog's Icing Lessons
August 09, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBPilot and instructor Doug Rozendaal recounts stories of flying the Douglas DC-3, Beech 18, and Cessna 402 across the upper Midwest for a freight operation—and key lessons on avoiding or mitigating icing encounters..
64. Wire Strike
July 27, 2023 13:45 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBAn expert pilot in the airshow and movie business recalls a shoot in Hawaii when a trio of cables appeared where they had not been before, and almost killed him.
63. Twice the Ice
July 14, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MBA former flight test pilot for the U.S. Navy had two encounters with icing--in a Piper Seneca and in an Aero Commander--that he'll never forget.
62. Procedural Issues
June 29, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MBA former Air Force pilot was taught to always follow the procedures—but a foray into weather almost cost him his life as a student.
61. Callsign SAM
June 16, 2023 12:00 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBHelping a cousin get to college orientation turned exciting for pilot Ford von Weise, and the ensuing emergency caused a VIP aircraft to break off its approach.
60. Impromptu Landing at JFK
June 05, 2023 14:11 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBPilot Tom Hill heard a loud bang and saw something fly off of the front end of his 1974 Cessna 210, and the closest runway was at one of the busiest airports in the U.S.
59. The Misinterpreted Meter
May 10, 2023 14:30 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBPilot Ryan Worley suffered an electrical system problem in the Cessna 172 he was flying, exacerbated by the fact the ammeter wasn't working to clue him into the issue.
58. Out of the Formation
April 26, 2023 12:05 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBAfter the photo mission was done, the wake turbulence generated by a PT-19 trainer was enough to upset a Cessna 170, as pilot and photographer Leonardo Correa Luna found out.
57. Be the Pilot in Command
April 05, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBJohn Jordan shares stories from early in his career flying out of California's wine country, in a Warrior and a 172, that illuminate why preflight planning is crucial.
56. Ready For the Emergency
March 22, 2023 12:00 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MBMusician and pilot Christine Mortine was flying a mission for the Recreational Aviation Foundation when she had engine trouble and applied her backcountry training to the resulting off-airport landing.
55. Stories from a Stunt Pilot
March 08, 2023 14:01 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBAl Cerullo transformed his experience flying helicopters in the Vietnam combat zone into a career flying aerial photography for a long list of movies and TV shows in his Eurocopter AS355 Twin Star in New York.
54. Through the Marine Layer
February 21, 2023 13:00 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBInstructor Matt Keane found himself over the marine layer with a failed engine and an electrical system on the discovery flight he was conducting. Find out how he managed the emergency.
53. Test Pilot Troubles
February 07, 2023 13:00 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBWhen pilot Jim Desmond thought he was ready to fly a two-thirds-scale homebuilt Mustang in which he had no experience, he set himself up for a serious lesson.
52. When Punching Out Isn’t an Option
January 24, 2023 14:12 - 37 minutes - 52 MBWith an F-4 Phantom throttles stuck in full burner—what does a crew do? Pilot Brad Hood tells the story.
51. Into the Night
January 04, 2023 12:34 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBA flight taking a day-VFR-only airplane in the darkness led airshow pro Matt Younkin to re-evaluate how he got there, and consider next time to listen to his gut instincts.
50. Lost in the Clouds
December 22, 2022 13:00 - 33 minutes - 46 MBAir boss, controller, and private pilot Wayne Boggs took the opportunity to ferry a Piper Arrow across the Caribbean, and ended up in an encounter with instrument conditions, without a rating.
49. A Captain Lends a Hand
December 08, 2022 14:12 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBWith a career spanning the military, the airlines, and pilot training, Skyborne Airline Academy's Ed Davidson shares key lessons learned in two incidents from his flying experience, including an assist to a light twin ailing over the Caribbean.
48. The Pinch Scenario
November 22, 2022 13:38 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBKevin LaRosa, aerial coordinator for "Devotion" and "Top Gun: Maverick," was flying an Airbus AS350 AStar, near Grants Pass, Oregon, and pressed on into deteriorating visibility. LaRosa came to the "commit point" with fuel and got into a tight spot.
47. Fast-Moving Front
November 15, 2022 14:17 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MBU.S. Air Force Capt. Aimee Fieldler took a student up for a training mission just before their check ride—and got caught by rapidly changing weather upon landing back at Annapolis, Maryland.
46. Lessons from a Popped Jug
October 31, 2022 16:55 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBPilot Gary Figgins recalls a flight with a colleague flying in the left seat, when the engine in the Cessna 182 they were flying in experienced a total power failure over the hilly terrain of southeastern Missouri.
45. Fire in the Cockpit
October 14, 2022 15:04 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBPilot Chris McClure made fast work of a fire in a Cessna 150 towplane, including restrictions to visibility inside the airplane.
44. More than Just an Alternator
September 30, 2022 14:14 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBPilot Jack Henion thought it was bad enough to have an electrical failure in a Cessna 210 over the mountains, until he learned what it would take to fix it.
43. Wasps and Warning Signals
September 13, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBWhat do you do when your emergency isn't covered by the checklist? Texas pilot Stephen Curran found out on two separate occasions about the "diffusion of responsibility."
42. The Hazard of Distractions
August 30, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBAirshow performer, instructor, and corporate pilot Ashley Shelton relates two stories of distraction—in her Cub and hew RV-6—that taught her the importance of preflight checklists.
41. Daytime Freight Dog
August 16, 2022 12:00 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MBA confluence of conditions put pilot Jim Bonsey behind the power curve in the Piper Cherokee Six he was flying in Hawaii, and he almost put the Six into the Pacific Ocean as a result.
40. From Blue Angel to Top Gun
July 25, 2022 15:41 - 30 minutes - 42 MBEpisode: From Blue Angel to Top Gun Frank Weisser, a real Naval Aviator who worked on Top Gun: Maverick, goes behind-the-scenes for a look at the real flying of the F-18 Super Hornet in the movie, as well as his own lessons learned as a Blue Angels pilot.
39. The Inversion Illusion
July 12, 2022 13:00 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBAn instructor tells his own tale of why pilots need to get some experience flying in actual IMC while pursuing an instrument rating.
38. Fuel CRM in an R44
June 21, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MBFixed-wing pilot Eliot Danner flies with a fellow helicopter pilot on a cross-country flight that turns bumpy—and low on avgas.
37. A Real Snow-Stopper
June 07, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBWorld-renowned cellist and pilot Peter Rejto entered an unexpected snowstorm in his Mooney--and was caught by a missed preflight item. He shares the story of the resulting power loss with us.
36. Flying Lessons, and a Crime
May 17, 2022 12:03 - 23 minutes - 43 MBPilot Wayne Pinger’s journey to become a pilot took him on a memorable Alaska cross-country—and a crime scene. Learn what lessons he did.
35. Big Imbalance, Little Jet
May 03, 2022 12:30 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBWhen pilot Paul Entrekin got the chance to fly Jim Bede's BD-5 microjet, he encountered an out-of-balance fuel situation that nearly ended in disaster.
34. To Outrun the Storm
April 19, 2022 12:43 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBAs a young pilot, Andy Gelston ferried a Piper Cub from Virginia to the midwest, and he tried to evade the thunderstorms blocking his way. A grass strip offered a haven--with a few hazards of its own.
33. Speed Up, Gear Up
April 05, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBA change of audio cues and a busy ATC environment led pilot Bob Jacobs to land gear up in a Mooney. What other factors contributed to the unfortunate landing?
32. Off the Scale
March 22, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBA relatively short runway, high temps, and a hefty passenger load lead to a tight POH situation for pilot Bruce Falstein in California.
31. Know Your POH
March 08, 2022 13:30 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBAn instructor and his commercial student avoid landing on a crowded California street following a loss of power on takeoff because they understood the procedures outlined in the Cessna Cardinal RG's POH. Would you do as well?