227 My Near-Fatal Icing Incident + GA News
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🗓️ 4 April 2022
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227 Max talks about a near-fatal icing incident he had 30 years ago in a C182, while flying his first long trip from Scottsdale, AZ to Palo Alto, CA. He flew into a strong storm he wasn't expecting and encountered icing. He describes three pieces of luck that saved him. He also talks about two fatal accidents involving pilots who failed to get weather briefings before launching on long trips.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk General Aviation with relevant news |
| 0:06.3 | and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe. |
| 0:09.7 | I'm Max Truscott. |
| 0:10.7 | I'm the author of several books on the Garmin G-1000, G-1,000, G-3,000, G-5,000 and perspective, |
| 0:16.5 | and the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year. |
| 0:19.6 | Today we're talking about a near-fatal icing incident I had 30 years ago in a Cessna 182 when I was a relatively low-time pilot. |
| 0:27.1 | I'll also be talking about two fatal accidents involving pilots who fail to get weather briefings before launching on long trips. |
| 0:34.3 | Last week in episode 226, we talked with Jason Blair about the flight portion of the |
| 0:39.3 | CFI check ride. So if you didn't hear that episode, you may want to check it out at |
| 0:43.3 | AviationNewstalk.com slash 226. And this is the fifth anniversary of Aviation News Talk. |
| 0:50.6 | Now, the first episode was released in April of 2017. There are over 200 aviation |
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| 1:00.9 | you that we're consistently ranked among the top couple of aviation podcasts and are often ranked |
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| 1:27.9 | at AviationNewsTalk.com slash awesome. And when you do, I'll read your name on the show. |
| 1:34.1 | This week in the news, a pilot on trial for fraud in the 737 Max crashes was acquitted. |
| 1:40.5 | Antonov launches a fundraiser for a revival of the world's largest cargo airplane. |
| 1:45.5 | We have a number of aviation-related crime stories. |
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