ATOOC: A Sad Day In The Sky
In this epiosde of Air Traffic Out Of Control, we hear an American Eagle Embraer E175 depart from Chicago's O'Hare Airport bound for Columbus, Ohio in November of 2022. As the aircraft takes off, the ...
1 Feb 20237min
ATOOC: Mayday
Ever wonder why aviators use the term 'Mayday'? We cover that in today's episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, and we also listen in on some pilots using it in a couple emergency situations. Follow A...
25 Jan 202315min
ATOOC Fly By: For The Birds
Bird strikes are are a common hazard for pilots as they take off from airports around the globe. In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, a Jet Blue aircraft took off from Palm Beach Airport (PBI) o...
23 Jan 20236min
ATOOC Fly By: Close Call at JFK
In today's Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By we have a recent clip from a close call at JFK. At around 8:45 p.m. last Friday evening, Delta Air Lines Flight 1943 was taking off from Runway 4L when Am...
20 Jan 20234min
ATOOC: NOTAM My Problem
On January 11th, some corrupt files in the antiquated FAA software system caused a nationwide outage across the United States which grounded flight departures across the country. The system which went...
18 Jan 202310min
ATOOC: Sully..."We can't do it"
On this day (January 15th) in 2009, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River after the Airbus A320 serving the flight struck a flock of birds shortly after take-o...
15 Jan 20236min
ATOOC Fly By: Trouble In The Tower
In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, we listen in on an air traffic controller in Las Vegas suffering a stroke while on duty. Unaware, she forges ahead trying to do her job...until she can bare...
13 Jan 202314min
ATOOC: Cool Customers
In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, we listen in on three emergency situations during which the pilots and controllers were as cool as a cucumber. In aviation, a calm demeanor can sometimes...
11 Jan 202314min
