Hot prop dangers, how Magnetos Work, and Best Way to do a Mag check + GA News - EP 13
Aviation News Talk podcast
Glass Cockpit Publishing
4.8 • 730 Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2017
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Please take the Aviation News Talk podcast 2017 Listener survey! Click here for the survey. In this podcast, we talk about hot props, magnetos, and how moving a propeller can result in your death. I had never seen a video of a propeller starting accidentally, but while researching this episode I found one, and I’ve included a link to it here. You’ll see that pilot was shocked when the engine started and that he barely escaped serious injury. We also talk about magnetos, which are the culprits that can lead to a hot prop. We’ll discuss the mag check that most pilots do during their runup before takeoff, and how to use it to make sure you don’t have a hot prop. I wanted to talk about this because I run into many experienced pilots who are not aware of how to determine whether they have a hot prop, or of safe ways to move a propeller by hand. 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
- NTSB: Jet made late approach maneuver before deadly crash
- High-tech airship is under construction in a Silicon Valley hangar
- Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Parts From Marine One Squadron
- Travolta Gives 707 To Museum
- Jet owned by Elvis auctioned after sitting 35 years
- Top Gun Sequel Coming 'Soon' To A Theater Near You Plus listener email: A Private pilot asks how much flight instruction he can legally and safely give to his wife who is a student pilot.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you for joining me. Coming up on the show, lots of news and safety tips, including |
| 0:06.5 | a deadly crash in Titoboro, New Jersey, and what we know about it so far. A huge high-tech |
| 0:12.2 | airship that's under development in Silicon Valley. And one celebrity is donating his jet, another |
| 0:18.3 | his selling his jet that's set unused use for 35 years, and the third |
| 0:21.7 | one announces he'll be filming a sequel to everyone's favorite jet movie, plus what you should |
| 0:27.5 | know about Magneto's, how they work, and how they can save your life if you know what to look for |
| 0:32.6 | when you're doing a mag check, plus lots of listener mail. Welcome to Aviation News Talk, where we talk about general aviation. |
| 0:41.3 | I'm Max Truscott. |
| 0:42.4 | I'm here to share my over 40 years of experience as a licensed pilot, author, and 2008 |
| 0:47.4 | National Flight Instructor of the Year to bring you news and safety tips to help you fly |
| 0:51.4 | safely. |
| 0:52.2 | Now, just a quick reminder, the 2017 listener survey is live, and I'd love to hear from you |
| 0:57.2 | about what you like about the podcast and how we might be able to improve it. |
| 1:00.7 | I want to thank those who have already taken it, but if you haven't filled it in, please go |
| 1:04.7 | to AviationNewsTalk.com slash survey, or you can get to it by clicking a link in the |
| 1:10.5 | show notes. I'll plan to keep by clicking a link in the show notes. |
| 1:11.3 | I'll plan to keep the survey open through the end of June. |
| 1:13.8 | Remember, AviationNewstalk.com slash survey. |
| 1:17.3 | Oh, and here's how you can help right now. |
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| 1:22.6 | All this and more, and the news starts now. |
| 1:40.5 | Thank you. and more, and the news starts now. We're going to start off with a sad story about a crash. |
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