In The Hangar Podcast
Dan and Chelsea talk about the issues, decisions, frustrations, and opportunities that matter to pilots and aircraft owners. From buying and owning airplanes to maintenance, safety, training, technology, costs, regulations, and the changing world of general aviation, the conversation goes wherever pilots are actually talking.
Sometimes it’s just Dan and Chelsea. Sometimes they’re joined by pilots, aircraft owners, mechanics, industry leaders, builders, and other interesting people from across aviation.
Meet Chelsea!
Has Chelsea Smith’s last name changed yet? Why did she become an aircraft mechanic? Dan introduces Chelsea to the In The Hangar audience to get to...
Air India 171 Report Deadline & Other Aviation News
India’s AAIB is supposed to release the report on the tragic Air India 171 crash by June 12. A month ago they were on schedule. Now they’re saying...
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...
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...
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...
#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...
#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.
#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...
#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...
#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...
#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.
#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...
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