A Boeing 767 lands more than 3,700 feet down a Miami runway and overruns the pavement, killing five people on the ground. A Cirrus SR22 crashes during a second go-around, killing all five aboard. And a Cessna 421 loses both engines after being fueled with Jet A instead of avgas. In Episode 41 of NTSB News Talk, aviation safety experts Max Trescott and Rob Mark examine the critical decisions behind these accidents and the lessons pilots can take away. The newly released Miami Boeing 767 prelimi

This week on UAV News Talk, Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof explore a spectacular record-breaking drone show, DoorDash's new autonomous delivery aircraft, Skydio's unconventional fixed-wing drone, a significant legal victory involving local drone regulations, and major developments in electric aviation—including a $116.9 million verdict against Joby Aviation. An 11,000-Drone Show Sets a Stunning Record The episode begins with what Max calls the most impressive drone show he's ever seen, whi

Episode 40 covers a broad mix of recent accidents, preliminary reports, and final NTSB findings, but the episode’s strongest theme is one that many pilots may underestimate: medications and drugs that can impair performance even when they are legal, common, or available over the counter. Max Trescott and Rob Mark begin with a fatal nighttime crash of C-GPTO, a Cessna 172 in Saskatchewan. The airplane, was on a VFR night cross-country flight that departed around 2:30 a.m. The airplane had been

The U.S. Army is opening the door to as much as $7 billion in counter-drone spending through a massive IDIQ contract covering a wide range of detection and defeat technologies. We look at why the Pentagon is spreading the work among numerous companies and how the program could support both military operations and the Domestic Drone Shield. Video of the Week: SF startup develops terrifying drone that stalks people. We also discuss plans to protect Cape Canaveral with laser-based counter-drone sy