Pilot Briefing - Aviation Podcast
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Episodes
September 18, 2023 • 4 mins
Thanks for listening to the September 18, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
2 pilots dead after planes crash at Reno
NTSB: Snapchat post causes fatal distraction
FAA delays drone ID enforcement
Aviation organizations ask for stability at FAA
Joby going greener with liquid hydrogen
Questions or comments about this podcast? Email jill.tallman@aopa.org.
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September 11, 2023 • 5 mins
Thanks for listening to the September 11, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
FAA eases burden for many pilots with ADHD history
White House nominates Michael Whitaker as FAA administrator
Jimmy Buffett mourned
Trig Avionics gains FAA STC
Accident case study: High aspirations
Questions or comments about this podcast? Email jill.tallman@aopa.org.
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September 4, 2023 • 4 mins
Thanks for listening to the August 28, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
Aircraft deliveries ‘strong’ in first half of 2023
Revamped Aviationweather.gov to launch soon
Flight training experience survey is back
Aspen, Trio integrate digital autopilot
Questions or comments about this podcast? Email jill.tallman@aopa.org.
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August 28, 2023 • 5 mins
Thanks for listening to the August 28, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
NTSB reports on fatal accidents at EAA AirVenture
WAI opens 2024 scholarship window
Virginia first in nation with full ADS-B coverage
IFR planning in warm weather with ForeFlight
Delta opens Propel flight academy with skyborne academy
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August 21, 2023 • 5 mins
Thanks for listening to the August 21, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
Airlines raise pay, hire at unprecedented pace
Hawaii pilots organize airlift to fire-ravaged Lahaina
iFly update includes integration with Avidyne
Texas court orders YouTuber to pay for defamation
Adacel collaborates with CAE on ATC training
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August 14, 2023 • 4 mins
Thanks for listening to the August 14, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
Tips for pattern entries
Read all your ASA e-books on new app
King Schools releases new test prep app
Seaplane pilots: Raise gear on positive rate
CAU receives Part 141 approval in Phoenix
Questions or comments about this podcast? Email jill.tallman@aopa.org.
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August 7, 2023 • 4 mins
Thanks for listening to the August 7, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
Denali’s AirVenture debutKing Schools announces maintenance curriculum, test prep appDaher, RAF keep the backcountry accessible
Auto radar, cirrus iq added as options for vision jet
FOUR KILLED IN TWO EAA AIRVENTURE ACCIDENTS
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July 31, 2023 • 5 mins
Thanks for listening to the July 31, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
Demand for pilots rebounds in new Boeing forecast
Cirrus Aircraft to offer private pilot training
Continental Jet A piston engine earns FAA approval
New findings shed light on drone encounters
AOPA plans national celebration of general aviation in 2024
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July 24, 2023 • 5 mins
Thanks for listening to the July 24, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
Light sport envelope expansion proposed
Fight for fair, reasonable FBO fees hits turbulence
Interior glow-up for Cessna single-engine lineup
Elixir awaiting FAA certification
Flying friends seize Guinness record
Questions or comments about this podcast? Email jill.tallman@aopa.org.
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July 17, 2023 • 4 mins
Thanks for listening to the July 17, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
Early Anslysis: Cessna Citation 550 crash in California
Merlin tests autonomy in Alaska
AOPA You Can Fly guides refreshed for summer flying
AV8 Prep introduces online ground school
Missouri passes insurance bill
Questions or comments about this podcast? Email jill.tallman@aopa.org.
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July 10, 2023 • 5 mins
Extra 330SX debuts
FAA orders inspection of turbocharged aircraft
AOPA Foundation announces scholarship recipients
ARC air derby announced
Kansas flight school orders Tecnam aircraft
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July 3, 2023 • 5 mins
Thanks for listening to the July 3, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
FAA proposes LODA relief
Joby rolls out eVTOL production prototype
FAA offers medical reconciliation process to some veterans
Kitfox gets rugged new backcountry landing gear
Florida’s Learn to Fly license plate
Questions or comments about this podcast? Email jill.tallman@aopa.org.
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June 26, 2023 • 4 mins
Thanks for listening to the June 28, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
‘Flying Wild Alaska’ star Jim Tweto dies
FAA updates nontowered flight operations AC
CubCrafters testing slats with fans to boost lift
Diamond turboprop takes first flight
Honda Aircraft, pilots group stand behind HondaJet
Questions or comments about this podcast? Email jill.tallman@aopa.org.
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June 19, 2023 • 5 mins
Thanks for listening to the June 12, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
House, Senate begin consideration of FAA reauthorization bills
Actor, pilot Treat Williams dies in motorcycle accident
VFR CHARTING CHANGES FOR WIND TURBINES COMING SOON
Air Safety Institute releases Night Flying Accident Analysis report
Tecnam puts electric twin on ice
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June 12, 2023 • 4 mins
Thanks for listening to the June 12, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
Early analysis: Pilot unresponsive during intercept over nation’s capital
Noise concerns divide airport, community in Naples, Florida
Massachusetts airport gets new lease on life
Polly Trottenberg named new acting head of the FAA
President signs legislation to modernize notam system
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June 5, 2023 • 4 mins
Thanks for listening to the June 5, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
FAA removes more aeromedical barriers for mental health concerns
SR-71 pilot Brian Shul dies
Embry-Riddle Prescott campus wins national safety competition
Uncertain yet hopeful future for Reno Air Races
Flying Fortresses grounded pending wing spar inspection
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May 29, 2023 • 4 mins
Thanks for listening to the May 29, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
FAA proposes to eliminate CFI expiration
Congress passes notam bill
Early analysis: Banner tow accident in Hollywood, Florida
DeltaHawk jet-fueled piston engine gets FAA certification
Twitchell’s seaplane base in Maine reopens
Questions or comments about this podcast? Email jill.tallman@aopa.org.
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May 22, 2023 • 4 mins
Thanks for listening to the May 22, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
FAA easing mental health barriers for pilots
Alaska weather broadcast ending
Aviation mechanics, pilots wanted
Oshkosh 2023 notam now available
EAA looking to hire for AirVenture
Questions or comments about this podcast? Email jill.tallman@aopa.org.
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May 15, 2023 • 5 mins
Thanks for listening to the May 15, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
Trevor Jacob pleads guilty
Openable window STC now covers much of the GA fleet
Denali will launch with Autoland
AOPA helps strike down proposed aviation fuel bans
AOPA urges Pennsylvania lawmakers to help develop hangars
Questions or comments about this podcast? Email jill.tallman@aopa.org.
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May 8, 2023 • 5 mins
Thanks for listening to the May 8, 2023, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:
‘Gustnado’ recovery underway
Air Safety Institute releases black hole departure video
Pilots recruited to rescue survivors of human trafficking
National naval air museum at Pensacola to reopen to the public
Portable internet access from wherever you go
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