mtrescott ACCIDENTWISE, is an aviation safety event run at Moffett Field. Last year, it had over 200 attendees, making it one of the largest safety events in the country! This year’s event is Thursday, April 26, 2018. The event is run by the Aero Club of Northern California, with the help of sponsors AOPA Foundation, NASA ASRS, Cirrus, and Lightspeed.
In the latest episode of the AviationNewsTalk.com podcast, a listener asked about the best way to load an instrument approach when flying with vectors to final. You can play it here on an iPhone or iPod, or on an Android or web browser. I talked about it in far more detail in the podcast, so I encourage … Read more
No, I didn't buy a new Cirrus last week, but it felt like I did! The experience was awesome, and I wanted to share it with others, so I recorded an interview with the pilot who accompanied me on the trip. He's thinking of buying a new Cirrus, and I brought him along so that … Read more
Late on Sunday night, October 8, 2017, CHP officer/pilot Jan Sears was returning from a routine patrol in one of the department’s GippsAero GA-8 Airvan airplanes, when he spotted a faint flicker in the dark hills above the Napa Valley. He told his partner, Flight Officer Todd Labadie, that it might not be anything, but that … Read more
Everyone knows that when flying VFR, that a pilot’s priorities are to aviate, navigate, and communicate. But when flying IFR, pilots are often confused by their priorities when faced with a high task load while preparing to fly an instrument approach. In a recent Aviation News Talk podcast I explain that IFR pilots should prioritize these … Read more
On Christmas Day, 2006, a tornado destroyed more than 40 airplanes belonging to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). But this year, as Hurricane Irma began tracking toward Florida, the University was prepared with a plan: Fly all 63 of its aircraft to Alabama in a single coordinated flight! This image of the flight, that started at … Read more
Welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk about… the very best of General Aviation and the people in this industry. I’m Max Trescott and if you’re new to the show, we usually have a weekly show that shares pilot safety tips and general aviation news from around the around. But this week, we can’t ignore the death and destruction of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, so we’re releasing our shows more frequently…. We’re focusing on how general aviation is responding to these disasters….and how you as a listener…. can help.
Pilots and aviation fans love good jokes! So I asked listeners of the Aviation News Talk podcast to send me their best aviation jokes. In addition to those jokes, I scoured the Internet to find the best aviation jokes out there. And then I added a few aviation jokes of my own, including one I … Read more
In July 2017, a friend of mine had a crash during takeoff in his Piper Arrow at the Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose, CA.The plane was destroyed in the crash and the pilot survived with minor injuries. The plane had been at the airport for maintenance, including adding toe brakes to the copilot side, and … Read more
National Aviation Day has been around for more than 75 years, and it's a great excuse to get others involved in learning to fly. Or, use it to put some spark back in your flying by trying something new in aviation. National Aviation Day is Saturday, August 19, but you can do these things on … Read more