Flying and Life

60 – Reporting Light Chop

Posted on June 27, 2020 by flyingandlife

News:

Fatal Atlas Air Flight 3591 Cargo Plane Crash Subject of Board Meeting

Complex NAT planning due to alternate airport restrictions
Faa Safety warnings

Accident: Dynamic B762 at Fort Lauderdale on Oct 29th 2015, fuel leak results in engine fire (Final Report)

Topic: Pireps: Dispatchers role in pirep reporting 14 CFR 121.561
- What is a PIREP? Where do they come from? What are the different types of PIREPS? How are they submitted?
- How do dispatchers communicate PIREPS? How do dispatchers ‘see’ PIREPS?
- The struggle to get a useful pirep. Objective PIREPS Vs Subjective PIREPS Different Airlines, Different Policies
- Future of PIREPS / Discussion

Life:
- How do you deal with stress?
- How do you manage rotating schedules AKA night shift to dayshift and vice versa changes.

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59 – Dispatching in Canada and the Differences from the USA

Posted on June 6, 2020 by flyingandlife

This Episode We are joined by Dispatcher Joe of Acme Canada. We talk about the major differences between the regulations of Canada and the United States of America.

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57 – A Whole New World

Posted on April 16, 2020 by flyingandlife

In this episode Gregg and I talk about the Covid-19 pandemic and how it is changing the way we operate an airline.

Parked aircraft Videos:

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56 – Passenger medical and CDC notification requirements

Posted on January 31, 2020 by flyingandlife

Flying and life Episode 56–

News:

A350 inflight shutdowns – Linked to spilled liquids

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/a350-engine-shutdown-incidents-linked-to-cockpit-drink-spills/136434.article

Kobe Crash

https://abcnews.go.com/US/investigators-analyzing-video-captures-sound-kobe-bryant-helicopter/story?id=68611059

NTSB Update: https://www.flyingmag.com/story/news/bryant-helicopter-ntsb-statement/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email

VAS Aviation

https://youtu.be/B0pQfgi9ZqU

Coweta County Crash Kills Airshow Pilot
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/local-teen-killed-in-senoia-plane-crash-was-son-of-southwest-airlines-pilot

Bad weekend in Aviation –

https://youtu.be/71xcN7waTf8

https://www.m0a.com

China Corona Virus.

https://ops.group/blog/china-coronavirus/

CDC Reporting requirements

https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/air/reporting-deaths-illness/guidance-reporting-onboard-deaths-illnesses.html

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55- We have a podcast?

Posted on January 13, 2020 by flyingandlife

This episode Gregg and I just talk about life and why we haven’t podcasted in the last 6 months.

We talked about:
dispatcher.org

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54 – Aviation Universities

Posted on August 13, 2019 by flyingandlife

Aims Community College
https://www.aims.edu/academics/aviation/

Elizabeth City State University
https://www.ecsu.edu/academics/department/technology/aviation/index.html

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
https://erau.edu/degrees/aviation

LeTourneau University
https://www.letu.edu/academics/aviation/index.html

Lewis University
https://lewisu.edu/academics/coast/index.htm

Liberty University
https://www.liberty.edu/aeronautics/

Middle Tennessee State University
https://www.mtsu.edu/aerospace/index.php

Minnesota State University – Mankato
https://ed.mnsu.edu/academic-programs/Aviation/

PEA (Phoenix East Aviation)
https://www.pea.com

Purdue University
https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/schools/aviation-and-transportation-technology

Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
https://aviation.siu.edu

St. Louis University
https://www.slu.edu/parks/undergraduate/aeronautics-flight-science.php

University of Dubuque
http://www.dbq.edu/Academics/OfficeofAcademicAffairs/AcademicDepartments/Aviation/

University of North Dakota
https://aero.und.edu/aviation/

Utah State university
https://aste.usu.edu/aviation/

Utah Valley University
https://www.uvu.edu/aviation/

Western Michigan University
https://wmich.edu/aviation

Okay I had to sneak one shot out for my Alma mater. I attended Lewis University for my undergrad and my masters degree. I learned to fly, I got a great education in many areas and I met my wife who is also a Lewis Grad. Photo is me at the Masters Graduation.