APG 698 - Miracle on the Hoochie Coochie

About this episode

The episode discusses various aviation incidents and news, including unauthorized takeoffs and aircraft crashes.

APG 698 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:10 NEWS 00:06:27 Aeromexico Taking Off WITHOUT CLEARANCE 00:14:08 Balloon Crash on East Texas Cell Phone Tower 00:19:21 Military Plane Carrying Banknotes Crashes in Bolivia 00:23:44 Southwest B737 Hail Strike Causes Substantial Damage 00:30:28 Hawaiian B712 at Kahului, Premature Taxi 00:39:25 Busy JFK Controller Too Rude with Pilots? 00:49:24 Passenger Makes Bomb Threat Because... Why? 00:54:13 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:33:45 FEEDBACK 01:33:54 Airbus CJ - "Helpful" Jumpers 01:38:04 WRAP UP

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Nielsen

Topics covered

• aviation news
• airline incidents
• pilot communication
• aircraft safety
• passenger behavior

Keywords

• Aeromexico
• balloon crash
• military plane crash
• Southwest B737
• JFK controller

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aeromexico, Southwest

Places: East Texas, Bolivia, Kahului, JFK

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