Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk, a weekly show with relevant news and flying

tips for pilots and student pilots like you to help keep you safe when you fly.

I'm Max Trouscott.

For our main topic today, we're going to be talking about getting pilots to speak up when

they see something wrong or when they spot a pilot about to engage in some risky behavior.

And I'm going to tell you a couple stories about pilots who didn't speak up when they saw something.

While I'm telling those stories, I want you to think about whether you would have spoken up if you'd been present.

By the way, if you've thought about maybe someday buying, yes, a Cirrus SRSR 20, SR-22, or SF-50 vision jet, or you'd like flight turning in one.

There's a lot I can do to help.

I usually talk to several listeners a week about these kinds of things.

So feel free to call me today at 650-967-2500 for a free consultation and possibly a free demo flight.

Now, last week in episode 122, we talked about seven different air traffic controllers who saved

pilots who were in tough situations, and we played the ATC audio from those saves.

So if you miss that episode, you may want to check it out.

This week in the news, a pilot has flown a gyrocopter around the world.

An ATC privatization reared its ugly head again and was the focus of a recent Senate

hearing. Plus, we'll tell you about the high school where over 550 students will be getting

a free flight lesson. All this and more, and the news starts now.

From flyer.com.uk, that's Flyer magazine. James Ketchell has completed his round-the-world flight in a Magny M16C open cockpit gyrocopter.

The 37-year-old adventurer landed at Popham Airfield in the UK after covering 24,000 nautical miles over 175 days. He said,

it's all a massive blur, to be honest. The fact that I've literally flown around the world,

but it hasn't sunk in. It's probably going to take a while too. It feels really good. It's been

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