S3 E12 The World's Largest Glider

Send us a textHello Fearless Flyers, in this and the next two episodes we are going to be discussing the disastrous effects of when flight crew lose their situational awareness, the good news however was that a brilliant avionics engineer would ultimately come to the rescue. We are fortunate enough to have Adrian back with us for these episodes, so we hope you enjoy them.As per usual, you can contact us on email or social media at:Email: [email protected]: @FearlessFlyPodFacebook: The Fearless FlyerInstagram: FearlessFlyPod

Send us a textHello Fearless Flyers, in this episode we welcome Al as a guest host, Al has a special interest in CRM and in this particular episode, the pilots used those skills to land an aircraft with absolutely no flight controls.Click here to watch a short video on testing a jet engine and see what happens when a fan blade is intentionally separated whilst the engine is running at high speed. You can contact us on email or social media at:Email: [email protected]: @FearlessFlyPodFacebook: The Fearless FlyerInstagram: FearlessFlyPod

Send us a textHello Fearless Flyers, in this episode we chat about an aircraft that had a complete engine failure and, how the pilots managed to get the aircraft onto the ground in one piece without any injuries or damage to the aircraft itself.A request for our Apple Podcast listeners, if you get the chance could you please write us a small review on apple podcasts reviews. Thank you from James and Grant.You can contact us on email or social media at:Email: [email protected]: @FearlessFlyPodFacebook: The Fearless FlyerInstagram: FearlessFlyPod

Send us a textJames and Grant welcome guest host Stefan to discuss what happens when what the largest aircraft in the world turns into the largest glider in the world mid-flight.Click this link to look at the Flight Engineers lament, a humorous 3:30 video about the Flight Engineers position that is no longer part of today's modern aircraft. If you are enjoying our podcast, please leave a short review. If you are not enjoying it, then please also tell us.If you want us to talk about a particular aviation event, then please do not hesitate to contact us at any of the contact details below here.You can contact us on email or social media at:Email: [email protected]: @FearlessFlyPodFacebook: The Fearless FlyerInstagram: FearlessFlyPod

Send us a textIn this episode James and Grant discuss what happens when a computer takes control of an aeroplane. If you are enjoying our podcast, please leave a short review. If you are not enjoying it, then please also tell us.If you want us to talk about a particular aviation event, then please do not hesitate to contact us at any of the contact details below here.You can contact us on email or social media at:Email: [email protected]: @FearlessFlyPodFacebook: The Fearless FlyerInstagram: FearlessFlyPod

Send us a textHi Fearless Flyer podcast listeners, following two recent turbulence events, I wanted to give you a special update to our original turbulence episode.In this special episode we cover what causes high level turbulence, what g forces are, discuss the preliminary report of SQ321 and a few other events, Grant's views on turbulence when you are not in your seat and some more turbulence statistics.  I would also suggest you listen to S1 E7 Turbulence if you have not heard it before listening to this special episode.I hope this episode helps with your concerns or worries about the subject of turbulence and as per usual, feel free to contact us at the below contact points should you want to chat about any concerns or worries you have about turbulence or flying in general.Kind regards to all our listeners, Grant.You can contact us on email or social media at:Email: [email protected]: @FearlessFlyPodFacebook: The Fearless FlyerInstagram: FearlessFlyPod

Send us a textIn this episode James and Grant have a guest host Adrian joining them to discuss an accident which was too similar to the previous episode on Air Fance 447. Some operators just didn't want to incorporate the lessons learnt from AF447, however we finish on another incident that had a positive outcome, indeed most operators had taken the lessons on board. If you are enjoying our podcast, please leave a short review. If you are not enjoying it, then please also tell us.If you want us to talk about a particular aviation event, then please do not hesitate to contact us at any of the contact details below here.You can contact us on email or social media at:Email: [email protected]: @FearlessFlyPodFacebook: The Fearless FlyerInstagram: FearlessFlyPod

Send us a textJames and Grant are your hosts along with Dave as our special guest host for part 2 of  Air France flight 447. Investigators were very good at finding out what happened but with no witnesses and without the flight and cockpit recorders, there was no information about how the tragedy happened. Now with the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, we find out how the tradegy unfolded.If you are enjoying our podcast, please leave a short review. If you are not enjoying it, then please also tell us.If you want us to talk about a particular aviation event, then please do not hesitate to contact us at any of the contact details below here.You can contact us on email or social media at:Email: [email protected]: @FearlessFlyPodFacebook: The Fearless FlyerInstagram: FearlessFlyPod

Send us a textJames and Grant are your hosts along with Dave as our special guest host for the next two episodes. In this and the next episode we will be talking about Air France flight 447. Investigators were very good at finding out what happened but with no witnesses and without the flight and cockpit recorders, there was no information about how the tragedy happened.If you are enjoying our podcast, please leave a short review. If you are not enjoying it, then please also tell us.If you want us to talk about a particular aviation event, then please do not hesitate to contact us at any of the contact details below here.You can contact us on email or social media at:Email: [email protected]: @FearlessFlyPodFacebook: The Fearless FlyerInstagram: FearlessFlyPod

Send us a textJames and Grant talk about the first time the flight data recorders were used in the United Kingdom, to help pinpoint the cause of an accident that had investigators initially quite baffled as to what had happened. Click here to watch an excellent black and white BBC North documentary from 1968 that runs 49 minutes regarding the Stockport crash and how the investigators carried out their analysis as to what happened. If you are enjoying our podcast, please leave a short review. If you are not enjoying it, then please also tell us.If you want us to talk about a particular aviation event, then please do not hesitate to contact us at any of the contact details below here.You can contact us on email or social media at:Email: [email protected]: @FearlessFlyPodFacebook: The Fearless FlyerInstagram: FearlessFlyPod