Air Canada News Near Miss at SFO, Private Pilot Tips on Squelch and Audio Panels, ATC Privatization + GA News
Aviation News Talk podcast
Glass Cockpit Publishing
4.8 • 730 Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2017
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Air Canada flight 759 had a near miss last week, when it inadvertently lined up to land on a taxiway instead of on the runway. The FlightAware online tracking service showed the Air Canada Airbus 320 dropping to as low as 175 feet before increasing altitude above Taxiway C, flying over three fully loaded United Airlines and one Philippine Airlines airliners. At 11:55 p.m., the time of the incident, Runway 28L was closed with its lights dark, according to the FAA. It’s possible that shifted the Air Canada pilot’s orientation to the right, leading him to think that Taxiway C was actually runway 28R. We talk about the key reason that a disaster was narrowly averted, and how that applies to pilots flying general aviation aircraft. We also talk about the poorly understood squelch controls on radios and intercoms and how to set them properly. And about how to operate the switches on older audio panels found in 1960s through 1980s Cessnas and Pipers. Plus listener questions: Should you Dive and Drive on an instrument approach? How should a future CFI learn to land from the right seat? What should you do if you violate the minimum altitudes over a wildlife or marine sanctuary? Click here for the survey. Tell us which plane you fly most often. Please visit my new Patreon page and help me with my goal of funding the creation of two apps for my show, one for Apple and one for Google Play, so that non-techie pilots can find the show in the app store. You can Dictate a listener question from your phone and I’ll try to answer it on a future show, or send an email. News Stories
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | And, uh, Tau, I just want to confirm this, I count of 759. |
| 0:05.9 | We see some lights on the runway there. |
| 0:08.0 | A close the runway can confirm the mid-land. |
| 0:10.0 | Okay, I can to 759 confirm clear to land runway 2-A-right there is no one on 2A right flight view. |
| 0:16.0 | Okay, I count of 759. |
| 0:18.0 | Where this guy going? |
| 0:19.0 | He's on the taxiway. |
| 0:22.2 | Air Canada, go around. |
| 0:23.6 | In the go-round. |
| 0:24.1 | They count 759. |
| 0:25.4 | Hello, and thank you for joining me today. |
| 0:27.2 | Coming up in the news, an Air Canada flight has a near miss with four fully loaded airliners on the ground at SFO last week. |
| 0:34.4 | We'll talk about what saved the day and how that could apply to your flying. |
| 0:38.4 | And the FAA has just announced they'll be hiring 1,400 new air traffic controllers, |
| 0:43.3 | but you're going to have to act fast to apply for these jobs. |
| 0:46.5 | And a man attempts to steal a helicopter at gunpoint from a general aviation airport in Oregon. |
| 0:52.7 | Plus an update on ATC privatization, including another airline who has emailed their customers asking them to support privatization, |
| 1:00.4 | and about a government study going on in Canada that would privatize even more aviation assets. |
| 1:06.3 | Plus, we're going to talk about using the squelch on radios and intercoms and understanding older audio panels, plus listener questions and email. |
| 1:15.6 | Welcome to Aviation News Talk, where we talk about general aviation. I'm Max Truscott, and I'm here to share my over 40 years of experience as a licensed pilot author in 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year to bring you relevant news |
| 1:27.8 | and safety tips to help you fly safely. |
| 1:29.9 | And if you haven't heard our recent two-hour documentary on ATC privatization, please check |
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