Why do you want to be an Airline Pilot?

Oxygen. Airline pilot theory, physiology of hypoxia, aircraft pressurisation, slow and rapid decompression, emergency descents and emergency oxygen systems. Accident - Helios Airways Flight 522.Visit getstripes.co or email us to say hi.Episode transcript, links, reading and notes here.Episode Outline:00:00 - Intro01:18 - Physiology11:44 - Cabin Pressurisation 14:52 - Sams Experience of Slow Depressurisation19:32 - Rapid Decompression28:46 - Kalitta 6636:28 - Emergency Descent39:08 - Emergency Oxygen Systems45:48 - Helios Airways 52264:04 - Ending

30 Jan 20221h 6min

Aircraft Windshear. Windshear and microburst phenomenon. Windshear hazard to aircraft, aircraft recovery. Accident - Delta 191Visit getstripes.co or email us to say hi.Episode transcript, links, reading and notes here.Episode Outline:00:00 - Intro04:00 - Microbursts14:16 - Predictive and Reactive Windshear22:13 - Prevention28:20 - Delta 191

13 Jan 202241min

Airline Pilot Sleep and Fatigue. Sleep as a skill. Risks of fatigue. Accident - Colgan Flight 3407.Visit getstripes.co or email us to say hi.Episode transcript, links, reading and notes here.Episode Outline:00:00 - Intro00:50 - Why Sleep and Fatigue09:44 - Sleep in Society15:08 - Conditions for Sleep18:15 - Circadian Rhythm20:39 - Rules and Regulation, Rostering and Commuting25:49 - Sleep and Fatigue in Practice32:10 - Apollo 1134:14 - Colgan Flight 340746:57 - Ending

10 Jan 202248min

Airline Jet Engines. Airline pilot theory and jet engine operation. Accident - British Airways 09, Jakarta Incident, "all four engines have failed".Visit getstripes.co or email us to say hi.Episode transcript, links, reading and notes here.Episode Outline:00:00 - Introduction00:26 - Axial Flow and Bypass size01:14 - Principle of Jet Power02:25 - History, Whittle and War06:30 - Centrifugal Engine Evolution07:52 - Jet Engine Technical Description10:42 - Components10:59 - Compressors14:32 - Combustion Chamber16:20 - Turbine18:53 - Summary of Airflow and Engineering20:02 - Pilots Point of View24:56 - Jet Engines as Hazards26:19 - Systems29:15 - Engine Failure31:58 - British Airways 0950:08 - Outro

8 Dec 202151min