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Aviation News Recap

Dan Millican recaps the week’s biggest aviation news stories in this podcast.

About the creator

Dan Millican

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Owner of a film/tv/video production company Serendipitous Films located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. When the drone craze hit the industry, Dan took advantage of the FAA’s 333 Exemption rule on commercial aerial work by getting his private pilot certificate and was hooked on aviation ever since. He has climbed the rating ladder and now holds his Certified Flight Instructor ticket. He purchased a Cessna 210 and uses it to carry crew and equipment to shoots all over the United States. In 2018, he created the YouTube channel “TakingOff” and like its name, it certainly has! The channel has experienced phenomenal growth and provides content that leaves the viewer a better person and pilot for watching.

Why Are the Victims Suing the UPS MD-11 Pilots? & More Aviation News

In this weekly aviation news recap podcast, Dan discuss the fail at the Sydney drone show, the removal from the boarding area of a family with a 13...

May 31, 2026

United Whistleblower Fired? Why the NTSB Docket System Disappeared & More

Aviation news for the week. The NTSB holds a two day hearing on the UPS MD-11 crash in Louisville-- what we learned from it. A United captain was...

May 24, 2026

Dramatic Sea Rescue! Passengers to Sue Denver Airport & MoreDramatic Sea Rescue! Passengers to Sue Denver Airport & More

Weekly aviation news recap-- Fedex has returned the MD-11's to service after the tragedy in Louisville last fall. United CEO Scott Kirby in the news...

May 22, 2026

#74 Nothing the Pilots Could Do

Dan and Christy discuss the crash of Air Midwest 5481 that took 21 lives on January 8, 2003 at Charlotte International Airport. And now another...

Feb 19, 2025

#73 Christy Changes Jobs?

Dan and Christy talk about new career opportunities for her as an airline pilot, and also what the lifestyle is like working flying the big jets.

Feb 12, 2025

#72 Talking Behind the Scenes of In The Hangar

Dan and Christy pull the veil back on what it’s like to film the studio talk show “In The Hangar” and recall their favorite moments so far. Season 9...

Feb 05, 2025

#71 Mike and Mark Patey – Origin Story

: From the Archive, Dan and Christy, in the early months of Covid were able to meet Mike and Mark Patey for the first time and talk to them about...

Jan 29, 2025

#70 Will FAA Medical Changes Impact You?

FAA is implementing a couple new changes to the airman medical certificate, including different procedures for testing color blindness and...

Jan 08, 2025

#69 VFR Flight Plans

Dan and Christy talk about VFR Flight Plans and why they’re hardly used for today’s General Aviation pilot in the US.

Jan 01, 2025

#68 How Being a Pilot Impacts Daily Life

Merry Christmas from the TakingOff Team! Bryan Turn of JustPlaneSilly joins Dan and Christy to talk about how becoming a pilot has changed no pilot...

Dec 30, 2024

#67 Christy Can’t Fly

Dan and Christy talk updates in their lives, including what took Christy off flight status for a month and how you can teach an old dog new tricks...

Dec 12, 2024

#66 Clemente

Salvador Perez of the Kansas City Royals is announced as the 3034 Roberto Clemente Award Winner. We go back to 1972 and examine the plane crash that...

Oct 30, 2024

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