17 – Obtaining Information in a Crisis

News – 

American retires 20 MD-80

Omaha Suspect Crashes Into Southwest Airlines Jet After Scaling Fence

Southwest Flight Lands Safely After Major Engine Malfunction

Life –

Alabama’s Highest point: Cheaha State Park

Alabama’s Highest Point

Braves Game – Turner field

Panorama of Turner Field

Nice Family Dinner – Sun Dial Restaurant

Me at Dinner Holding Maria Sophia

Time Lapse out window of revolving Restaurant

Topic –

Gathering information in a Crisis, Tale of the LAX “shooting”

FALSE ALARM OF ACTIVE SHOOTER CAUSES TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE AT LAX


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16 – Operational Control

 

In this episode I talk about the Emirates 521 accident in Dubai and the Delta Air Lines computer failure.  The topic is operational control and the life part I get to fly the aircraft I am looking at buying!

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15 – New Arrival and Connections

In this episode I talk about airline 2Q profits and earnings report, Connections of passengers and the birth of our Daughter Maria Sophia.

 


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14 – Situational Awareness

In this episode,

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13 – Return to Flying

Flying and life Episode 13 –

• News
o French BEA repair Egypt Air 804 black boxes
o Flightradar24- collects ADS-B data from space

• Topic – Return to flying
o History of my flying
o Airplanes run on money
 Medical
• Three classes of medicals
 Bi-annual flight review
• 1 hour of ground and 1 hour of flying
• Need every 24 months
 Instrument proficiency check
• 3 instrument approaches
• Holding
• Tracking courses
o Problem is finding an aircraft to accomplish all of this.
• Life
o Waiting for baby
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Opening and closing music is from Bensound.com and bumper music is from purple planet.com

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12 – Atlantic Route Planning

In this episode,

  • News
  • Topic
    • Atlantic Flight planning
      • North Atlantic Tracks
      • Gander – Eastbound
        • NARS –
        • ATC advisories for routes
        • RLATSM
        • Night Time fuel Savings routes
        • Euro Control Validator.
      • Shanwick – Westbound
        • NARS
      • EUROSAM

 

  • Life
    • Lot of Family parties/events
      • School is over
      • Graduation
    • Working on house
    • Getting Ready for Baby
      • Planning new room layouts
      • Mom Nesting early

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Flying and Life 11 – Pacific Route Planning

Flying and life Episode 11 –

In this episode,

  • News
    • BA 777 returns to flight after accident
    • US senate tries to regulate seat size
    • Fly Dubai Flight 981
  • Topic
    • Routes
      • Pacific Route Planning
        • Central East Pacific route system
          • Hawaii to US Mainland
          • 9 Routes
            • 4 to and form southern California
            • 3 to and from the Bay Area
            • 2 to and from the Pac NW
          • Pacific Organized Track System – PACOTS
            • West bounds
              • North America to Japan
              • Hawaii to Japan
              • Texas to Japan
            • East bounds
              • Japan to North America
              • Japan to Hawaii
              • Japan to Texas
            • NOPAC
              • Fixed Airways
              • Run from Alaska to Central Japan
              • 5 Fixed routes
                • 2 Further North are west bound
                • 3 southern are east bound
              • Russian Routes
              • Polar Routes
                • 78 degree north
                • Two fixes on the Atlantic side of the pole
                • Weather requirements
              • UPR – Routes
            • Life
              • Bedroom door back
                • Hasn’t slammed it again
              • Busy, Mom sick, Baby growing
              • Planted garden as spring has sprung

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Or you can email contact@flyingandlife.com

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Flying and Life 10 – Building Routes Part 1

In this episode,

  • News
    • Dallo A321 explodes near Mogadishu
  • Topic
    • Routes
      • Domestic Routes
        • Pref Routes
        • Advisory routes
          • Recommended
          • Required
        • NRP routes
          • AC 90-91K

 

  • Life
    • Super bowl Pizza Run

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Flying and Life 9 – Winter Irregular Operations

In this episode I talk about winter operations as a winter storm is moving through the Eastern United States.  I talk about the individual flight perspective and the overall operation planning that takes place.

 

Videos of things that I mentioned in the Podcast:

 

Vammus Snow Removal

 

Type IV deice fluid on take-off

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Flying and Life 8 – News and Holiday wrap-up

In this episode,

Took off form JFK and made a U-turn and flew closer to land

Took off form JFK and made a U-turn and flew closer to land

Routing the stays out of the required HF airspace. The shaded area requires 1HF radio

Routing the stays out of the required HF airspace. The shaded area requires 1HF radio

The route AAL938 was cleared on. Clearly stays out of HF required airspace.

The route AAL938 was cleared on. Clearly stays out of HF required airspace.

  •  Life
    • Christmas
    • New Years
    • Ultra-sound
    • New Car
    • Marathon update
Dispatch Hoodie I want!

Dispatch Hoodie I want!

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