Mon, 21 December 2015
Thanks for downloading Plane Safety Podcast - Safety from the Flight with Pilot Pip. In this episode I'm joined by Captain Al of 'Royal Jet', an A320/321 skipper. We talk at length about the evacuations and Just Culture following the firing of an Allegiant Air captain, we also discuss appropriate use of autopilot, Heathrow's third runway and much much more. Of course, as usual we have some feedback in the Squawkbox. Andrew has a question regarding te use of undercarriage. Mattyfab has an audio squawk regarding sterile cockpit/ Sjoert Bakker has a question about scheduling.
Please check out my London Marathon 2016 appeal. If you would like to donate please click right here
The Squawkbox hotline is feedback@planesafetypodcast.com You can find more information about the show at www.planesafetypodcast.com, twitter (@psafetypodcast) and on Facebook. I hope you enjoy the show. Merry Christmas one and all. Pip
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Wed, 9 December 2015
Thanks for downloading Plane Safety Podcast with Pilot Pip. This is a podcast all about aviation and being a pilot. In this episode we're taking a look at 'Just Culture' as well as well as the usual flying related idle chit chat and gossip. Don't forget, if you'd like to donate to my London Marathon 2016 appeal then please click this link. You can send your thoughts and questions to the squawkbox hotline feedback@planesafetypodcast.com Thanks for listening, Fly safe Pip
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Fri, 6 November 2015
Thanks for downloading and listening to the Plane Safety Podcast with Pilot Pip. In this episode we're looking at aeroplane upset and recovery in Topic of the week. Plenty of great squawks in Squawkbox and some info on Pip's 2016 London Marathon appeal. A huge thank you to all of those who have already donated. If YOU would like to donate please either go to the website where you'll find more information or the direct link to the donations page is here In squawk box this episode we have : Luiz Cesar Dias from Brazil has some thoughts on intersection take offs and a question on differences in aviation protocol in different countries. Captain Al has sent some audio feedback with his thoughts on intersection departures. Chris Marsh says hi and asks about the Farnborough 2016 APG meet up. You can check out Chris' professional photography business here James Chen in Toronto has a question regarding Angle of Attack gauges. Edward Steinfeld from New England, USA says hi Matt Fabricus has an audio report on his recent PPL check ride.....he passed ! Well done Matt. If you would like to contact the show please either go to the Squawkbox page on the website, www.planesafetypodcast.com or email feedback@planesafetypodcast.com Thanks for listening, Fly Safe !
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Thu, 22 October 2015
Hi all. Thanks for downloading the Plane Safety Podcast. Here's another tour diary recorded at Paris CDG. This time we have some technical niggles with the aeroplane, rubbish hotels, crazy Italians, marathon running and more. Enjoy. Please consider donating to my London Marathon charity run by visiting my donations page here.....I'll be very grateful. Thank you. Fly safe, Pip
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Fri, 16 October 2015
Hi everyone I’m very excited to have secured a charity runners entry in the 2016 London Marathon. This will be a huge challenge for me to train, prepare and then run the 26.2 miles (42km) through London on 24th April 2016. I am running on behalf of the Huntingdons Disease Association and am aiming to raise at least £2000 (approx $3000). Every single penny, pound, cent, dollar, yen, shilling, euro and buck raised will go to the HDA charity, whose aim is to aid those affected and to develop treatments and ultimately find a cure. Whilst this is a UK based charity, their work and research helps people all over the world. I am asking for YOUR help in raising as much as possible. Every donation will help inspire and motivate me. In return for your kind donation you will get personal recognition and thanks on the podcast PLUS I am planning to produce a special Plane Safety Podcast episode recorded live from the marathon just for you ! So, if you can afford to, please consider donating to this very worthy cause….. every penny counts. Please follow the link below which will take you to my donations site, managed by Virgin Money. or the full address is : You can also visit www.planesafetypodcast.com to find more details. Many thanks, Pip
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Tue, 13 October 2015
My latest diary recorded in historic Edinburgh. I talk a little about what I've been up to, silly cockpit games, stress relief, losing things in hotel and more. Enjoy, Pip
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Wed, 30 September 2015
Hello listener Thank you for downloading the Plane Safety Podcast - Safety from the Flightdeck with Pilot Pip. I hope you enjoy this latest episode. Today we're taking a look at Density Altitude in Topic of the Week. There's lots of good squawks in Squawkbox as well as other aviation related banter. Squawkbox : Ryan Lloyd has a question on Flap Over-ride/EGPWS Mirko Novakovic says hi from an ATO Erica Siwo also says hi Captain Al has some thoughts on the pilot life and sends a neat article on checklists which can be found here Sjoert Bakker has some thoughts and questions on runway 36L at Amsterdam, VOR's and missed approaches. James Plumridge has a question on visual approaches at large airports Jim Howard say howdy from Texas and has a question on TCAS. Here and here are a few pictures of airborne weather radar returns so you have an idea of what I'm talking about towards the beginning of the show.
If you'd like to contact the show then please visit www.planesafetypodcast.com and use the Squawkbox/feedback page or email feedback@planesafetypodcast.com We’re also on Twitter @psafetypodcast and Facebook where you’ll find lots more content. Please consider leaving a review on iTunes. Thanks for listening. Fly safe ! Pip
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Tue, 25 August 2015
Hello Thanks for downloading the Plane Safety Podcast. This is a very special episode, recorded live from the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford, UK on 18/19 July 2015. I teamed up with Carlos and Matt from the Plane Talking UK Podcast to record interviews with some of the pilots and aircrew from many of the aircraft on display at the airshow. If you'd like to see some of the photos from the airshow then please go to the Plane Safety Podcast facebook page. Don't forget to follow me on twitter @psafetypodcast or if you're feeling generous you can leave a review on iTunes This is a time index list of all the interviews on this episode (though there is much more content than just the interviews). 8.35 Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) P1 Kawasaki, Commander Osawa 12.38 USAF P8 Poseidon, Lt Cmd Patrick Mitchell 18.44 RAF A330 Voyager, Flt Lt Jase Ore 27.15 British Airways Airbus 318, Captain Tony Payne 35.05 Chat with listener Matty Fab 41.30 RAF E3 Sentry AWACS, Sqn Ldr Kev Simpson 50.46 USAF CV-22 Osprey, Cpt Tony Belviso 1.04.23 US Army AH-64 Apache. Lt Hall 1.12.22 Royal Navy Sea King, Lt James Wallis 1.23.37 Royal Netherlands Air Force KDC-10, Major Andy Van Elfon 1.33.30 Royal Navy Merlin MKII, Lt Richard Knight 1.44.13 RAF A400M, Sqn Ldr Phil Cavey
Enjoy the podcast. I'll be back soon with another episode of the Plane Safety Podcast. If you like to contact the show then please go to www.planesafetypodcast.com or e-mail feedback@planesafetypodcast.com Fly safe, Pip
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Fri, 7 August 2015
Another audio diary from my latest tour, recorded from the island of Ibiza. In this installment I talk about wet runways in Ireland, Chinese people singing, drunk taxi hijackers and much more....... Enjoy
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Sun, 2 August 2015
Thanks for downloading Plane Safety Podcast - Safety from the Flightdeck with Pilot Pip. In this episode we're taking a look at SEP equipment in Topic of the week, we have plenty of great squawks and listener feedback in Squawkbox and of course the usual aviation safety related chat and news.
Squawkbox Tony Ingari in Somalia has a question regarding cockpit practices. James Plumridge has a Piper Cub. Derek Rowan has a question regarding flying in IMC. Matt Fabricius has a question on his upcoming PPL cross country flight. Milad in Libya asks a question about part time flying. Heath Gleason in the USA has a TotW suggestion - Density Altitude. David Hogan also has a TotW suggestion and some questions - Turbulence.
If you would like to contact the show, ask a question or share an opinion then please either email feedback@planesafetypodcast@gmail.com or use the feedback page on the website www.planesafetypodcast.com. We're also on Twitter @psafetypodcast and Facebook where you'll find lots more content. Please consider leaving a review on iTunes. Thanks for listening. Fly safe ! Pip
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Tue, 28 July 2015
Hi all Here's another audio diary from a recent tour. This time I'm on recurrent sim training and I chat a little about some of the issues I face and give a run down of exactly what's involved. Enjoy.
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Wed, 15 July 2015
I recently purchased a handheld audio recorder for recording interviews on the go. I took it with me on a recent tour to try it out and recorded a short audio diary of some of the things I've been up to on my travels. Enjoy.
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Wed, 8 July 2015
Hey everybody. In this episode I'm talking with my pal and fellow pilot Capt Al, an A321 skipper with a UK airline. We tak about all sorts of things including some of the aeroplanes he has flown, flight deck experience & Just Culture in airlines and other aviation safety matters. As usual we have a little look at some recent news stories, both personal and aviation related !! No Squawkbox in this episode (I'll do it next time.....promise !). If you'd like to send your squawks, questions, thoughts and ideas then the address is feedback@planesafetypodcast.com You can find more info on the show at www.planesafetypodcast.com, facebook and twitter @psafetypodcast Intro & outro music by Geoff Whitehorn Thanks for listening. Fly safe ! Pip
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Thu, 2 July 2015
Welcome to episode 14 of the Plane Safety Podcast – Safety from the flight deck. This is a shorter episode looking at just a handful of news stories from the past few weeks in aviation….so no Topic of the week or squawkbox and all that jazz. Aerotoxic syndrome story on the bbc news website Double runway incursion at Okinawa airport in Japan, including video NTSB Safety Leaflet ‘See and be seen – your life depends on it’ Air France B777 in EGPWS Pull up event near Douala, Cameroon and a picture of a typical egpws cockpit terrain display Tourist trapped on dinosaur island after airline collapse
If you would like to contact the show with your squawks, questions, thoughts ideas then please e-mail feedback@planesafetypodcast.com or via the website www.planesafetypodcast.com You can also find us on Facebook and twitter @psafetypodcast It would be great too if you could leave a review of this podcast on iTunes please. Intro & outro music by Geoff Whitehorn Thanks for listening, see you all again next time. Fly safe ! Pip
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Sun, 31 May 2015
Hi everyone. Thanks for downloading episode 13 of the Plane Safety Podcast - Safety from the Flightdeck. A podacst about aviation, flight safety and being a pilot. In this episode we're taking a look at fatigue ; what it is, what causes it and how it effects pilots and airline operations.
There's also a good number of squawks in squawkbox ; Capt Jeff has some thoughts regarding the Kegworth Air Disaster Tony also has a question following the Kegworth discussion Anthony is thinking about leaving Australia for pastures new Ray Williams has some thoughts on engine failure management using socks ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcj1zereprc Controller Vlad says hello from Moscow Erica Siwo suggests the American Airlines crash of AA1420 as a topic for future discussion Andrew Barber has some thoughts regarding the different types of flying and the MPL (multi pilot license) Adam Knight from the 'Go Flying Australia' podcast says g'day. You can find his great podcast at Go Flying Australia If you have a question or something you'd like to share you can send your squawks to the show at feedback@planesafetypodcast.com or via the 'squawkbox' page on the new website I'm also now on twitter #psafetypodcast and of vourse on Facebook Until the next episode, take care & fly safe ! Pip
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Thu, 30 April 2015
I had a little bit of storage left over so I thought Id use it and make a quick round up of some of the latest news stories. Unfortunately I had to compress the file down to quite a low bit rate to make it fit, so the sound quality may not be great Sorry. Anyway, there is a catch up with the latest for the search of MH370. FAA cuts the Indians some slack. Turkish A320 in hard landing incident. http://youtu.be/j9D-X918I8c http://youtu.be/Sy-UtJG3uLU Aerotoxic syndrome is back in the news And American Airlines has some ipad problems.
Enjoy and fly safe, Pip planesafetypodcast@gmail.com
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Sat, 25 April 2015
In this episode of Plane Safety Podcast we look at the Kegworth Air Disaster of 1989. We have some great Squawks in Squawkbox and the usual scattering of chat, poor comedy and musical tomfoolery.
Intro & outro music by the legendary Geoff Whitehorn.
The AAIB full accident report following the Kegworth crash can be found at https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/4-1990-boeing-737-400-g-obme-8-january-1989
Squawks Mat Guest sent some information on Toncontin airport in Honduras David Abbey says hi and it reminds me of my time travelling the USA Ryan Harper has a great question about runway lengths.
You can send your squawks to planesafetypodcast@gmail.com or via www.planesafetypodcast.com Remember to like the show on Facebook, I leave regular updates and photo competions on the Plane Safety Pocast facebook page. It would also be great if you could leave a review of the show on iTunes. Thanks for listening and fly safe !
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Sun, 5 April 2015
Join me, Pilot Pip, for this special Bonus Easter episode as I talk about some of the great aircraft at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, UK. No Squawks, no topic of the week, no news, just awesome aircraft from one of Europes biggest aviation musuem.
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Mon, 30 March 2015
In this episode of Plane Safety Podcast we discuss briefly the tragic Germanwings A320 crash last week, in Topic of the Week we're taking a look at braking action and of course your thoughts and questions in Squawkbox. Intro and Outro music by Geoff Whitehorn. Thanks to weird guy on Royal Air Morroc flight for keeping me entertained. Squawks from : Ryan in Australia, Capt Alun Evans in an A321, Del Harley in Kentucky, Dennis Harris in Texas and Heath Gleason over Montanna in a Cessna 402 (awesome). Many thanks guys for your input. You can send your squawks to planesafetypodcast@gmail.com or via www.planesafetypodcast.com Remember to like the show on Facebook, I leave regular updates and photo competions on the Plane Safety Podcast facebook page. If you're feeling really generous or maybe very bored, I'd love it if you can put a review of the show on iTunes. Thanks for listening and fly safe, Pip
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Mon, 23 February 2015
In this episode we talk about engine failures, I chat to a friend about his time as an F-18 pilot in the Spanish Air Force and of course listener squawks. I've discovered these great new podcasts : The Maiden Flight Podcast www.maidenflightpodcast.com Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase www.bettyinthesky.net Xtended Podcast aviation-xtended.co.uk
Pablo has written and published a book on the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. The book is called Barbarossa 0300 (or Barbaroja 0300) by Pablo Vallecillo. It will be availble soon in hardback in Spanish and English and as an e-book.
Squawkbox Antoine provided feedback with a link to this BEA report http://www.bea.aero/etudes/ and this video http://video.lefigaro.fr/ Tim sent a link to this video entitled 'Dangerous Landing https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=662561757203045 Thanks also to Heath Gleason and Tim Flood for their squawks.
Enjoy, Pip
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Wed, 14 January 2015
In this episode I chat to Carlos Stebbings from www.planetalkinguk.com about his PPL training. I have a rant and moan about the world of aviation and aeroplanes in general and of course, your feedbacks. So join me, Pilot Pip, for Plane Safety Podcast Episode 9.
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