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What was your WORST Flight ever?  What was your best?  Dan and Chelsea look through their logbooks to talk about the best and worst flight they done.

Has Chelsea Smith’s last name changed yet?  Why did she become an aircraft mechanic?  Dan introduces Chelsea to the In The Hangar audience to get to know her.

India’s AAIB is supposed to release the report on the tragic Air India 171 crash by June 12.  A month ago they were on schedule.  Now they’re saying they won’t have the final in time.  Also, a helicopter crash kills a new groom and the pilot and seriously injures the bride. A Lufthansa 787 has a nose gear collapse in Frankfurt. The NTSB still has some docket cases down.  And Dan Fordice dies in a P-51 crash.

In this weekly aviation news recap podcast, Dan discuss the fail at the Sydney drone show, the removal from the boarding area of a family with a 13 year old Tourettes son, the crash of a WWI triplane replica Fokker in Texas, the collision between the paraglider and the Cessna in Austria, the attempted hijacking of a United flight in the US, and an explanation as to why victims families would sue the estates of the UPS MD-11 pilots.

Aviation news for the week. The NTSB holds a two day hearing on the UPS MD-11 crash in Louisville– what we learned from it. A United captain was fired for allegedly whistleblowing. A Minnesota man claims that crows was what he was shooting at, not aerial firefighting airplane. A sinkhole closes a runway at LaGuardia. Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter in Air France 447 crash. And this is why the NTSB pulled down the docket system.

Weekly aviation news recap– Fedex has returned the MD-11’s to service after the tragedy in Louisville last fall. United CEO Scott Kirby in the news again, this time for flying American Airlines. Sporty’s founder Hal Shevers passes away. 11 People rescued after their KingAir 300 lost engines and avionics and ditched in the Atlantic. FAA has announced initiative to have vehicles at busy airport supplied with transponders. A lawyer is saying he’s filing a suit against the City of Denver on behalf of three passengers because of their traumatic experience watching a person hit by the engine of their Frontier flight. And a piper cherokee crashes into a house in Akron killing the two pilots. Finally, we cover some details on the prelim report from the Cessna 421C crash near Wimberley, Texas. Slips and Skids: https://youtu.be/RKfG3lWCZ80?si=GbLvb_zkENzALxmh NTSB Interview: https://youtu.be/L4xPWbpvWmM?si=IlyyAWtmA_AOhRMM Join AEROVERSE! Use our code TakingOff for 15% off!!! https://www.aeroverse.com/ TakingOff is sponsored by: FlyingEyes – Get 10% at https://flyingeyesoptics.com/pages/taking-offs-discount ColtenTakingOff.com https://www.coltenmortgage.com/takingoff – For your residential mortgage or refi needs. Run by a pilot! XeVision.com –Extreme LED Landing Lights, https://www.xevision.com the only competitor is the sun! https://www.clemensinsurance.net/ – Your broker should be advocating on your behalf—call Clemens to have someone in your corner fighting for you! Marshal Protective Services – https://mpsprotects.com/ Private Security Elevated!

Dan and Christy discuss the crash of Air Midwest 5481 that took 21 lives on January 8, 2003 at Charlotte International Airport.  And now another 1900D has crashed in South Sudan just a few weeks ago.

Dan and Christy talk about new career opportunities for her as an airline pilot, and also what the lifestyle is like working flying the big jets.

Dan and Christy pull the veil back on what it’s like to film the studio talk show “In The Hangar” and recall their favorite moments so far. Season 9 to record on March 7-8 2025.

: From the Archive, Dan and Christy, in the early months of Covid were able to meet Mike and Mark Patey for the first time and talk to them about how they got started.

FAA is implementing a couple new changes to the airman medical certificate, including different procedures for testing color blindness and classification of medicals that are deferred to the FAA for guidance.  Dan talks with Aviation medical Examiner Dr. Drew Sambell to talk about the changes and other medical questions.

Dan and Christy talk about VFR Flight Plans and why they’re hardly used for today’s General Aviation pilot in the US.

Merry Christmas from the TakingOff Team!  Bryan Turn of JustPlaneSilly joins Dan and Christy to talk about how becoming a pilot has changed no pilot things in everyday life.

Dan and Christy talk updates in their lives, including what took Christy off flight status for a month and how you can teach an old dog new tricks as Dan learns something new and challenging in aviation.

Salvador Perez of the Kansas City Royals is announced as the 3034 Roberto Clemente Award Winner. We go back to 1972 and examine the plane crash that took the life of MLB Great Roberto Clemente. The Roberto Clemente Award is given to the MLB player that best represents the game through Character, Community Involvement, and Contributions.