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70 – AirVenture 21 – First impressions and Takeaways

Posted on July 30, 2021 by flyingandlife

Dan, Gregg and Mike just talk about their first few days at OSH and What they are looking forward to for the week.

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69- EAA AirVenture 2021 Arrival

Posted on July 26, 2021 by flyingandlife

This episode Dan and I fly the Fisk VFR arrival into KOSH. t

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68 – Hello is this thing on???

Posted on June 21, 2021 by flyingandlife

In this episode,  Life Link to Joe’s Book https://www.facebook.com/sixcatspress/ Mars Hill News:  Sully Sullenberger Selected as U.S. Ambassador to ICAO – AIN Sullenberger nominated as ICAO ambassador – AOPA  CX and Airbus working on single pilot A350 in cruise GE … Continue reading →

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67 – Just and Aviation Conversation

Posted on December 29, 2020 by flyingandlife

In this episode,  NEWS: Aviation Stats Update: December 15, 2020 Air Baltic becomes all A220 operator following retirement of final 737 REX (Austraila) receives approval to operate B737s UK Supreme Court rules LHR third runway a go UPS engine issues … Continue reading →

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66- Winter Ops are Coming

Posted on December 17, 2020 by flyingandlife

In this episode,  News: FAA’s Dickson flies Max, declares ‘I like what I saw’ Israeli-Jordan airspace pact set to unlock more Middle Eastern routes Boeing to Move All 787 Dreamliner Production to South Carolina – WSJ New A220 ACJ deal … Continue reading →

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65 – Non-Standard Operations

Posted on September 30, 2020 by flyingandlife

In this episode,  News: Spirit predicts Asco purchase will terminate, describes Bombardier buy as uncertain  Boeing lays off pilot group that supports service entry of new aircraft types FAA head Dickson to pilot the 737 Max next week https://simpleflying.com/boeing-787-ils-issue-warning How … Continue reading →

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64 – ETOPS

Posted on August 29, 2020 by flyingandlife

In this episode: News: FedEx Boeing 767F Lands Without Left Gear Locked In Los Angeles YouTube- FedEx B763 Emergency Landing at LAX | LEFT MAIN GEAR NOT EXTENDED May Turned Out To Have The Lowest Number Of Flights In US … Continue reading →

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63 – Airline Dispatchers Federation

Posted on August 21, 2020 by flyingandlife

1 Episode 63 – News: United to drop contract with ExpressJet, dealing fatal blow FAA 737 engine AD Viva Las remote office? Allegiant Air to pitch ‘work from Vegas’ travel packages to boost bookings Topic: Catherine Jackson President of ADF: … Continue reading →

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62 – Skills to be a Dispatcher

Posted on July 30, 2020 by flyingandlife

News: Airline earnings week: American Delta JetBlue – reports tomorrow Southwest Spirit United Airline Loss Cash on Hand Cash burn per day AAL 2.7 or 4.3 B 10.2 B 30 mil/day DAL 3.9 or 7 B 15.7 B 43 for … Continue reading →

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61 – The Highs and Lows of Aviation

Posted on July 20, 2020 by flyingandlife

  News:   FAA SAFO – Oceanic Airspace in COVID times  PIA 431 – Prelim report (quite long might want to read some prior) End of the 747 Another airline bailout? Feedback Links Justin Cook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw3bo7PwZ5I https://www.eaa.org/eaa/eaa-chapters/find-an-eaa-chapter   Topic The ups … Continue reading →

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