APG podcast, playing on the old Ipad.
There is nothing more enjoyable than learning about the world of aviation straight from the horse’s mouth. That is exactly what you get with each podcast from Captain Jeff (The Airline Pilot Guy). The Captain is a real world pilot for a US legacy airline. For obvious reasons, Captain Jeff does not disclose his employer.
But we do know that he is currently employed as a captain and he flies the Mad Dog MD82. His motto is "The view from my side of the cockpit door".
The typical Airline Pilot Guy podcast is about 2 hours
long. Each podcast is filled with many tidbits
of information. From Captain Jeff, we
get a feel for what it really is like on the other side of the door. We get
the inside scope on the latest aviation news from accidents to changes in the
airlines. Captain Jeff regularly chats
about everything from his latest flights, to his views on the airline
industry, and aviation as a career. He speaks many times about his
concerns regarding the use of automation and safety in general. Not to mention we also get a glimpse into
his old days flying for the Air Force and flying the Tristar L1011.
Captain Jeff's website
There are three requirements that I have for subscribing to
a podcast. The podcast
must be produced on a regular basis, well produced, and well organized! The Airline Pilot Guy’s podcast fulfills each
of these requirements and then some.
Each week a new show is produced and ready to download and the sound
quality is always good! Captain Jeff
rarely drones on about any topic. His
show is well organized with a news section, updates, and listener questions and
feedback. The fact that some shows are
almost 2 hours long is an added bonus.
While Captain Jeff is not a flight sim enthusiast, he fields many questions from flight sim fans on his show.
Flight simulation has been discussed numerous times on his podcast and
Captain Jeff has shown his admiration for it. On a personal level, flight
simulation for the good Captain consist of being tested in a large metal box on what
he might or might not, do wrong. Simming, is not a fun part of his job, as he would
probably say.
As aviation enthusiast, we almost owe it to ourselves to subscribe to Captain Jeff’s podcast. For
aviation enthusiast such as myself and others, the PC flight simulator opens the door to the
world of airline aviation. We love to
pretend we are captains of airliners like the MD82, 737 and 777. But Captain Jeff’s podcast slams the door
open with a lot of firsthand knowledge about what it is really like to be and
airline pilot. We also learn about all
the real world responsibilities he has to shoulder.
Personally, I really enjoy when Captain Jeff discusses the
recent aviation accidents and events. His discussions about the Malaysian Air and the Air Asiana accidents have been very insightful.
For example, he was the first person I know of to point out that a
lot of the CNN reporting related to the disappearance of MH370 was full of a
lot of BS.
Aviation related links on the APG website.
A good point that Captain Jeff made was that many of their so called “Aviation”
experts had no real background in aviation at all! Some of us flight simmers probably had more
qualifications.
I would bet that few of the PMDG T7 flyers know more about the 777 systems than some of those CNN jokers!
Captain Jeff has been quite vocal about the dangers of automation. As he would say, "disconnecting the auto-pilot at 500 feet AGL before landing, is not flying" (Heavily paraphrased).
While he might laugh, (because I am not a real pilot), I have tried to follow Captain Jeff's advise in the simulator by disconnecting the autopilot in the Majestic Dash 8 in FSX, when ever possible. My landings in the Q 400 might not be greasers, but many of them have been hand flown, greatly increasing my ability and confidence.
I would bet that few of the PMDG T7 flyers know more about the 777 systems than some of those CNN jokers!
Captain Jeff has been quite vocal about the dangers of automation. As he would say, "disconnecting the auto-pilot at 500 feet AGL before landing, is not flying" (Heavily paraphrased).
While he might laugh, (because I am not a real pilot), I have tried to follow Captain Jeff's advise in the simulator by disconnecting the autopilot in the Majestic Dash 8 in FSX, when ever possible. My landings in the Q 400 might not be greasers, but many of them have been hand flown, greatly increasing my ability and confidence.
Hand flying the Q into EGBB
The Airline Pilot Guy show can be downloaded from ITunes and Stitcher. Episodes can also be found on Youtube.
Links:
www.airlinepilotguy.com
Airline Pilot Guy on Itunes
Airline Pilot Guy on Stitcher.com
Airline Pilot Guy on Youtube
Airline Pilot Guy on Facebook.
