Jan 31, 2025
Max discusses the tragic midair collision at Reagan National Airport between a PSA Airlines CRJ700 regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The midair crash over the Potomac River was captured by a Kennedy Center webcam.
ATC instructed the Army helicopter to follow the airliner to Runway 33, but it...
Jan 24, 2025
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Max Trescott talks with Patrick Lienhart about FlySto.net, a
platform bringing Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) to
general aviation (GA). FOQA, widely used by...
Jan 17, 2025
Max talks with Jim Goldfuss about his journey from a career in logistics and retail to fulfilling his dream of flying professionally with PlaneSense, a fractional aircraft ownership company. Growing up around aviation, Jim earned his private pilot’s license in 1989 but paused his flying ambitions due to...
Jan 10, 2025
Max talks with Dr. Mark Alford, who shares his journey transitioning to the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet. He completed a nine-day type rating course in Knoxville, preparing through extensive study and simulator sessions to master the jet’s systems and emergency procedures.
Mark highlights the challenges and rewards of...
Jan 3, 2025
In this Aviation News Talk episode, Max Trescott analyzes the recent crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216, a Boeing 737-800, in South Korea. The aircraft landed gear-up on runway 19 at Muan International Airport, slid down the runway, hit a concrete berm, and burst into flames, leaving only two survivors among the crew. He...