Airline Pilot Guy - Aviation Podcast

FAA launches safety review of Boeing Dreamliner; more snakes on a plane; lithium-ion batteries: Are they safe? Window shades, over-served passengers' disruptive behavior: Can airlines sue the passenger for divert costs?

Recording from rain-soaked New Orleans, Louisiana. Boeing B-787 Dreamliner woes; regional jet pilot arrested for failing breathalyzer test in MSP; seniority, aircraft communications, and meteor showers are just some of the topics covered. LINKS

Passenger flying from Reykjavík to New York gets a little "tied up;" when wearing 60 shirts and 9 pairs of jeans gets the TSA's attention; Red Wings TU-204 crash, Southwest excursion; and Spirit meets a Cactus. Your feedback, and more! LINKS

With just a few days left before Christmas, we look at some of the news in aviation, and answer more of your great feedback. LINKS AVweb Podcast: ELTs Examined Sukhoi SU95 Crash in Indonesia Final Report The Untold Story of the Concorde Disaster

Part two of two. Feedback from Evan, Mark, John, David, Matt, Mike, Kyle, Joe, Daniel, Peter, and Brian. Marsha the flight Attendant answers some feedback, too! LINKS Joe Masiclat's paper: Pilot Certification and Qualification Requirements for Air Car...

United 787 Dreamliner diverts to MSY with electrical issues, snake on a plane, more news, but mostly your questions, my answers! I had to break this up into two episodes. Sorry! LINKS Flight Radio Geek of the North Robert Piché's Wikipedia Info

Do lightning strikes affect airplanes? Fortified cockpit doors, seniority numbers, DME arcs, taxi speeds, and more. Give me your review in iTunes! I'm "Capt. Jeff" on Facebook, and "airlinepilotguy" on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com

Plans to use domesticated animals to replace pilots, pilot shortages, VORs and TACANs, iPad Mini heist, lots of your feedback, and so much more! Based on an abundance of feedback in favor of the longer format, I hereby declare the experiment over.

Part 3 of 3. Nose strakes, A319 loses nose wheel ‘somewhere’ during flight, Southwest Airlines plane slides off runway, lots of your feedback, and more! LINKS Brian T. Coleman's article: A frequent flyer’s perspective on United’s new 787 service

Part 2 of 3. Chasing the 'Dragon Lady," the aircraft carrier made from ice, code-named Habakkuk, lots of your feedback, and more! LINKS Chasing the Dragon Lady Project Habakkuk Give me your review in iTunes! I'm "Capt. Jeff" on Facebook,