Hello, and thank you for joining us for episode 68 of the Aviation News Talk podcast, where we bring you general aviation news and helpful information that you might be able to put to you someday.

Today, we're talking about the impossible turn, and that refers to trying to turn back to the runway if you have an engine failure shortly after takeoff.

That's mostly a bad idea that could kill you and will tell you why.

It will also be sharing listener feedback and answering listener questions.

Plus, coming up on the news, two flight school employees in Reading, California, were

charged last week with kidnapping and a variety of other charges.

And a jet blue crew made a mistake that you'll want to

avoid, and it led to them being surrounded by police cars and boarded by well-armed officers.

And the FAA has just made it a little easier for instrument pilots to maintain their IFR currency.

And finally, a student pilot in Southern California faces criminal charges after his recent solo flight and will tell you why.

Welcome to Aviation News Talk, where we talk about general aviation.

I'm Max Truscott.

I'm here to educate and inform you as a pilot or student pilot.

And of course, to have some fun along the way.

I've been licensed for over 40 years.

I'm author of the G-1000 Glass Cockpit Handbook, the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year,

and these days I specialize in serious aircraft like the SR22 and SR20.

If you're thinking about buying one of those or interested in learning to fly one, let me know.

Hey, if you're new to this show, well, last week in episode 67, we talked about what pilots could learn from a bizarre incident that occurred at the Atlanta airport when a Delta pilot reported that a stranger had climbed up on the wing of their plane shortly after it landed and was banging on the window. So if you miss that episode, you may want to check it out. All this and more, and the news starts now.

From Reading.com comes an update to a story we first talked about in episode 63, and then again in episode 66, we gave an update from the defendant's lawyers who said that this wasn't as bad as it all sounded, it was more of a misunderstanding, and I noted at that time that charges had not been filed against the pair. Well, until now, the general manager of the IASCO Flight School in Reading and his co-defendant were arraigned Friday, kidnapping and other felony charges. Jonathan McConkey, the general manager, and Kelsey

Hoser, the director of administration and secretary, quickly left the courtroom after their

arraignment, which did not see them enter pleas. The pair are out on bail of $100,000 each

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