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Nov. 17, 2025
Trim Runaways, CAPS Saves, and Why IFR Pilots Still Lose Control: Lessons from This Week’s NTSB Reports
Episode 17 of NTSB News Talk brings together an unusually rich set of accidents and safety insights, all centered on pilot decision-making, trim system failures, swept-wing stall risks, and the ongoing challenge of hand-flyin...
Nov. 13, 2025
Mastering Auto-Rotations, Simulated Engine Failures, and Off-Airport Operations + Helicopter News
See Helicopter News headlines and link to listener survey below. In this episode, Max talks with helicopter instructor Jay Bunning to explore the maneuvers that most frequently injure or kill helicopter instructors—auto-rotat...
Nov. 5, 2025
Fatal Pilot Errors: How Common Medications Led to Deadly Crashes
Max Trescott and Rob Mark explore one of the most overlooked killers in aviation: common medications that quietly impair pilots and contribute to fatal crashes. While many aviators think over-the-counter or prescription drugs...
Oct. 29, 2025
Ukraine to Build Drones for the U.S., and Hobby Drone Bans Threaten STEM Education
Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof tackle an unexpected reversal in global drone production and a growing crisis for the hobbyist drone community. The show opens with a headline few would have predicted a decade ago: Ukraine n...