About this episode

Ed Helms and Adam Scott discuss a remarkable aviation incident involving Air Transat Flight 236.

Adam Scott is fearless. Ed and Adam explore a high-flying SNAFU that showcased just how valiant pilots must be when the engines run dry...literally. This is the tale of the Azores Glider; a complimentary mid-flight snack of FEAR at 30,000 feet. Subscribe to the SNAFU YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@SNAFUPod Buy the SNAFU book: www.snafu-book.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Ed Helms

Guest: Adam Scott

Topics covered

• aviation
• pilot stories
• emergency landings
• fear
• heroism
• SNAFU

Keywords

• Air Transat
• Flight 236
• aviation
• pilots
• emergency landing
• Azores Glider
• fear
• SNAFU

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Air Transat

Places: Azores

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