Runway 23

Aviation, pilot talk, crashes, and general chat.

8 Episodes

8: The Lucky Dollar and Learjet Crash in Florida
11/4/2026
48:04
Hoffers and Brady discuss lucky charms, the Florida Learjet crash, helicopter mishaps, and then the infamous 1996 crash landing of a Piper Turbo Arrow at Murray Bridge Airfield.Support our new project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23Pictures of Hoffers’ lucky charms (the coin, chip and pen) are here on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/174380504‍Charles Kingsford Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kingsford_SmithRoll-Royce Trent engines in Derby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_TrentDashcam of the Learjet crash: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/02/dashcam-captures-deadly-private-jet-crash-in-floridaATC and pilot audio from the crash: https://www.miamifinder.com/articles/palm-beach-learjet-crash-atc-audio-transcriptCoffin Corner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_corner_(aerodynamics)‍The Sioux City crash landing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232Helicopter Crash next Everest Base Camp - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE2ld37ldjQ‍See Brady filming at this exact location with a few helicopters interrupting (from 3:00 onwards): https://youtu.be/JTL4dj3Gx1o?si=ZEbCtf2ObvpUjgEr&t=180Blackhawk not down at NFL game: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407868634112Hoffers Log Book and Crash Plane on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/174380504Dead Man Walking: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112818/The official Hoffers Crash Report: https://www.atsb.gov.au/investigations/199600804
7: Flydubai Axe Attack - and return of the Blackbird
10/6/2026
33:56
Hoffers and Brady further discuss the much-discussed Flydubai axe incident. Plus, is the famed SR-71 Blackbird making a comeback?Support our new project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23Wikipedia article on the Flydubai axe attack - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flydubai_Flight_1073Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_BlackbirdAviation Week’s SR-71 scoop - https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/nasa-asked-several-former-sr-71a-staffers-help-secret-restartBrady’s book cover memory and Hoffers’ personal pictures here - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/171588045More chat about the rumour - https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/blackbirds-take-these-broken-wings-and-learn-to-fly-says-nasa/A-12 at San Diego - https://sandiegoairandspace.org/collection/item/lockheed-a-12-blackbirdFlying a Cargo Plane out of Hong Kong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocTKTk7oExk
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6: Stall! Stall!
9/11/2026
1:16:50
Hoffers and Brady discuss watches, another risky fly-over, the Amazon plane coming off the Miami runway, a terrible ground crew incident in Toronto, Lockerbie tourism, and the infamous crash of Air France Flight 447.Support our new project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23Bremont’s ejection seat watch: https://martin-baker.com/watches/mb-i/The super low South Africa Stadium fly-over: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rew8jqny5oThe 1995 World Cup final Jumbo fly-over: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_7QjbNxdqcThe Flappy Bird-style game over the stadium: https://www.flappylink.com/More details about the Amazon plane incident have emerged since we recorded: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_Air_Flight_7598Korean 737 hits barrier (warning, tough to see): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNuANEriHlUTrolley Problems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problemThe Gimli Glider we previously discussed in episode 2: https://www.runway23.fm/episodes/002Ground crew incident in Montreal: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/airport-montreal-accident-9.7319215See Hoffers own picture of the headphone socket on his plane’s fuselage - plus the pitot tubes from the same walk-around: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169239259Bali Birdstrike picture also via Hoffers - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169239259The Lockerbie disaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103The recommended Lockerbie series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bombing_of_Pan_Am_103Pictures from Hoffers’ visit to Lockerbie: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169239259Aberfan landslide disaster in Wales: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disasterThe 9/11 Memorial in New York City: https://www.911memorial.org/The Air France Flight 447 disaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertropical_Convergence_ZoneHoffers’ own video of St Elmo’s Fire on the windshield: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169240103Pitot Tubes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitot_tubeAir France crash transcript: https://bea.aero/uploads/tx_elyextendttnews/annexe.01.en.pdfAir France tail in the sea: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8089917.stmLockerbie Cemetery picture: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/NINTCHDBPICT000454081547-e1544012205198.jpgThe Flight 447 second interim report (with images of tail in storage): https://bea.aero/fileadmin/documents/docspa/2009/f-cp090601e2.en/pdf/f-cp090601e2.en_03.pdfThe Flight 447 third report (after discovery of wreckage on sea floor): https://bea.aero/fileadmin/documents/docspa/2009/f-cp090601e3.en/pdf/f-cp090601e3.en.pdfHoffers and Brady discuss watches, another risky fly-over, the Amazon plane coming off the Miami runway, a terrible ground crew incident in Toronto, Lockerbie tourism, and the infamous crash of Air France Flight 447.Support our new project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23Bremont’s ejection seat watch: https://martin-baker.com/watches/mb-i/The super low South Africa Stadium fly-over: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rew8jqny5oThe 1995 World Cup final Jumbo fly-over: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_7QjbNxdqcThe Flappy Bird-style game over the stadium: https://www.flappylink.com/More details about the Amazon plane incident have emerged since we recorded: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_Air_Flight_7598Korean 737 hits barrier (warning, tough to see): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNuANEriHlUTrolley Problems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problemThe Gimli Glider we previously discussed in episode 2: https://www.runway23.fm/episodes/002Ground crew incident in Montreal: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/airport-montreal-accident-9.7319215See Hoffers own picture of the headphone socket on his plane’s fuselage - plus the pitot tubes from the same walk-around: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169239259Bali Birdstrike picture also via Hoffers - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169239259The Lockerbie disaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103The recommended Lockerbie series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bombing_of_Pan_Am_103Pictures from Hoffers’ visit to Lockerbie: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169239259Aberfan landslide disaster in Wales: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disasterThe 9/11 Memorial in New York City: https://www.911memorial.org/The Air France Flight 447 disaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertropical_Convergence_ZoneHoffers’ own video of St Elmo’s Fire on the windshield: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169240103Pitot Tubes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitot_tubeAir France crash transcript: https://bea.aero/uploads/tx_elyextendttnews/annexe.01.en.pdfAir France tail in the sea: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8089917.stmLockerbie Cemetery picture: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/NINTCHDBPICT000454081547-e1544012205198.jpgThe Flight 447 second interim report (with images of tail in storage): https://bea.aero/fileadmin/documents/docspa/2009/f-cp090601e2.en/pdf/f-cp090601e2.en_03.pdfThe Flight 447 third report (after discovery of recorders on sea floor): https://bea.aero/fileadmin/documents/docspa/2009/f-cp090601e3.en/pdf/f-cp090601e3.en.pdf
5: Four Reds - You Hit The Bread
8/22/2026
59:58
Hoffers and Brady discuss the roundness of Earth, a bakery van crash, allegations of drug smuggling, and the miracle of Aloha Airlines Flight 243.Support our new project on Patreon (and get bonus stuff): https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23The Great Australian Bight - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Australian_BightPatrons only: Picture of Hoffers’ coincidental T-Shirt - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/167311763Sydney to Johannesburg flightpaths - https://www.flightpaths.com/SYD-JNBThe Bristol Balloon Fiesta - https://www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk/Aeroflot Flight 1661 hits weather balloon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_1661Patrons only: Brady’s article on Ansett Flight (including reference to water cannons) - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/new-episode-plus-165755645Lloyd Bridges wrong weeks to quit (from Airplane) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeI5ke0BENwMalaysia Airline pilot taken into custody - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQSA-gf6_fMPlane vs Bakery Truck video - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EkdpfmscPw8Plane vs Bakery Truck NTSB Preliminary Report - https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Documents/DCA26FA194%20Preliminary%20Report.pdfPAPI (Precision approach path indicator) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_approach_path_indicatorAloha Airlines Flight 243 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243CB Lansing - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10129560/clarabelle_leiming-lansingHanging By A Thread - Mayday: Air Disaster - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hq54gxyi8MFlap Track Farings (or canoes?) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_fairing
4: Do Pilots Adopt the Brace Position?
8/5/2026
48:49
Hoffers and Brady discuss scenery from the cockpit, a Blue Angel beat-up, a flying lesson tragedy, an aircraft under the sea, the Kegworth Disaster, a little bit of Lego, and some ancient artefacts.The little cabin bongs during our podcast denote a link or piece of information here in the notes.Support our new project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23Re-Live Brady’s Aerobatics Flight (Patron Bonus) - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/bradys-full-all-163348746Brady’s Ansett Article including Captain Kirk (Patron Bonus) - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/165755645Views of Ayers Rock (Uluru) from the air (on Google Earth) - https://shorturl.at/onvYYBlue Angels - https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/Blue Angels Beat-Up - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WlCtxNJtGqgThe Apache Low Pass - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qucd_530RlcThe 777 Low Pass (from our last episode) - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uNDRJOgmGvMFlight Instructor Tragedy in Argentina - https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/08/americas/argentina-pilot-death-scli-intlPan Am 526A - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_526APan Am 526A discovered underwater - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKdoOlImIngMH370 a needle in a haystack - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370ETOPS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETOPSThe Kegworth Disaster - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegworth_air_disasterBBC breaking news for Kegworth disaster - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26HSluxDsuYThe M1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1_motorway Lego - Jabba’s Barge - https://amzn.to/4wE6MP3The Australian Baggy Green - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baggy_green
3: Unusual Attitudes
7/9/2026
1:15:59
Hoffers and Brady discuss runway names, making up time, Brady’s aerobatic flight, an apology to the Pope, a 777 dangerously low fly-by, an Airbus hitting an aerobridge, and the notorious crash of Aeroflot Flight 593.The cabin chimes during our podcast denote accompanying links or info here in the show notes.Support our new endeavour on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23A special video of the flight just for Runway23 patrons - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/bradys-full-all-163348746Sywell Aerodrome - https://www.sywellaerodrome.co.uk/Watch real-time Flight Radar info of the flight (also a patron special) - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/163360212Shout-out to Mark Hooton and Caber Aviation for Brady’s flight - https://cabaeroaviation.com/Brady also discusses this aerobatic flight on The Unmade Podcast - https://www.unmade.fm/episodes/unmade-episode181Melbourne, Sydney and LA control towers - https://www.runway23.fm/pictures-003The 777 low fly-by - https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/777-makes-extremely-low-pass-at-horseshoe-bay/Icelandic home town fly-by - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN_z14TFAaoGround effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_(aerodynamics)Aerobridge smash-up derby - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LMSxxl-vFZYThe Chinese Eastern Airlines version of the story - https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/569864Aeroflot Flight 593 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_593Pics from Brady’s flight on Aeroflot (white gloves) - https://www.runway23.fm/pictures-003Air Crash Investigation/Mayday episode about this crash - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSpVJ1VxOKc
2: Pope on a Plane and the Gimli Glider
6/26/2026
53:12
Hoffers and Brady discuss checking pilots, water salutes. celebrity passengers (including the Pope), Lego sets, and the famous Gimli Glider incident.Support our new project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23Best Pilot I Ever Saw clip from The Right Stuff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqPkIgBqMCYThe Right Stuff (book) - https://amzn.to/4w67wf5  The Right Stuff (movie) - https://amzn.to/4uW5wVWEpisode 1 including our discussion of water salutes - https://www.runway23.fm/episodes/001Water Cannon mishap - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Gs62siHe0XAThe Pope in the jumpseat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWREXpXY8XYThe Pope’s plane won’t fly - https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/12/europe/pope-leo-plane-grounded-spain-rome-intlHoffers pictures with celebrity passengers (Patreon) - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/162145907Neil Armstrong ejects from the flying bedstead - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUJDbj9Vp5wList of lunar modules (including Snoopy for Apollo 10) - https://historicspacecraft.com/Lunar_Module.htmlENGAGE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yBoY1SQA5ABrady in the Space Shuttle 747 carrier - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI45Vdyth8gHoffers chosen Lego sets (Amazon affiliate links where possible) Lunar Module - https://amzn.to/4gHd1fQEnterprise - https://amzn.to/4oP7ohyShuttle and 747 - https://amzn.to/4aGXb1dSpace Shuttle - https://amzn.to/3QlbUIcConcorde - https://amzn.to/4be151xHoffers Lego video will be on Patreon shortly - https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23Air Crash episode about the Gimli Glider - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216433/ (have also seen it uploaded to YouTube)Wikipedia about Gimli Glider - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
1: Inverted Flying and Changing Lightbulbs
6/9/2026
Hoffers and Brady discuss passenger plane landings, inverted selfies in military planes, barrel rolls, and the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401.Support our new project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23Korean fighter jets collide: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjwz8we1zzo  1983 Negev mid-air collision: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Negev_mid-air_collisionBoeing 707 barrel roll by Tex Johnston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra_khhzuFlEDenzel Washington flies upside down in Flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQDKufQdkusNTSB report on the Eastern Air Lines 401 crash: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7314.pdfWikipedia article on the Eastern Air Lines crash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_401

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8 Episodes

8: The Lucky Dollar and Learjet Crash in Florida

7: Flydubai Axe Attack - and return of the Blackbird

6: Stall! Stall!

5: Four Reds - You Hit The Bread

4: Do Pilots Adopt the Brace Position?

3: Unusual Attitudes

2: Pope on a Plane and the Gimli Glider

1: Inverted Flying and Changing Lightbulbs