AvTalk Episode 372: Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
AvTalk - Aviation Podcast
Flightradar24
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
We review the recent incident where NTSB cockpit voice recorder data from UPS flight 2976 was used to recreate simulated audio. The NTSB removed the public docket system in order to prevent further such efforts. The preliminary investigation into the China Eastern A350 jet bridge collision in Shanghai finds a total brake failure on the aircraft. Qantas says its Project Sunrise A350-1000s are delayed again due to supply chain issues. And we recap our flights with the Flying Veterans Association this week and our plan to get on one of the rarest flights in the world.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 372 of AvTalk. |
| 0:12.0 | I am Empechnik, here as sometimes with... |
| 0:16.2 | Gabe Lee, right here for what? |
| 0:17.8 | It's my once a year appearance. |
| 0:19.4 | Your bi-yearly, semi-yearly appearance? |
| 0:23.7 | Yeah, I guess I managed twice a year. Yeah. Although you're going to be on the podcast coming up again |
| 0:28.4 | real soon. Oh yeah, it's going to be a busy summer for me. It's going to be a big for you and, yeah, |
| 0:33.5 | for all of us. A very quick reappearance. However, it'll be a very slow event. |
| 0:39.3 | Right. Very slow flight. Don't want to give too much away. We'll be bouncing around. |
| 0:44.0 | While we're going to be doing that in the U.S., Ila Berlin is taking place that same week. |
| 0:53.0 | And it's shaping up to be a pretty great air show and a fantastic place to see, let's see, |
| 0:59.5 | this year, 750 exhibitors from 37 countries between the 10th and 14th of June in Berlin. |
| 1:07.5 | So they've got Lufthansa Group is going to have their A320 Neo in the special 100th anniversary |
| 1:14.0 | livery. |
| 1:14.9 | The A350 is supposed to be part of the flying display. |
| 1:17.9 | You'll be able to go inside an A380. |
| 1:20.6 | And they're going to have the Airbus Racer, high-speed demonstrator. |
| 1:24.6 | So that'll be pretty cool. |
| 1:26.2 | And let's see what else. |
| 1:35.7 | Ooh, the Leonardo AW-249 will be shown for the first time at a trade trail flying display. |
| 1:36.7 | So that'll be really cool. |
| 1:38.4 | And they also have a drone cage. |
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