Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk General Aviation with relevant news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe.

I'm Max Truscott.

Today we'll be answering a listener question.

Patreon supporter Andrew Sinclair suggested a show topic which was, can I fly through that cloud?

He said as an instrument pilot, he felt that he got very little training on cloud types

and which ones are safe to fly through.

So to answer his question, Dr. Scott Denstead will join us today to talk about different

cloud types and turbulence.

Last week in episode 217, we talked about the accident chain that led to the crash of an F-22

Raptor fighter.

I also played audio from a seat rail incident that occurred during takeoff at a Cirrus SR-22 in which I was teaching.

And we talked with Jason Blair about the light gun test that colorblind pilots can take to restore their night privileges.

So if you didn't hear that episode, you may want to check it out.

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This week in the news, a 747 was damaged this weekend in Chicago after plowing through cargo

pallets. A new flight training program uses virtual reality to cut time to solo by 30%.

And it would be helicopter thief in Australia, chose a rather unusual getaway vehicle.

All this and more, and the news starts now.

From Aveweb.com, a China Airlines cargo Boeing 747-400F was heavily damaged after it plowed through a row of pallets and containers on a snowy ramp at O'Hare Airport early Saturday morning. According to one mile at a time, the 18-year-old freighter arrived from Anchorage just before 6 a.m. and was taxing to its offloading

stand when the mishap occurred. Video shows the plane moving at a pretty good clip before its left

engines contact about a half dozen stationary cargo platforms. The engine cowls were dinged by the

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