All Episodes
The Black Box Aviation Podcast — 105 episodes
Lithium Battery Fires in Flight, Summer Delays & Airline Ground Stops
NetJets Laredo Crash Preliminary Report & 737 MAX Spoiler Wire Malfunctions
The Tragedy of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash: Fuel Exhaustion & Pilot Reserve Realities
An Air Traffic Controller Tells All: Overtime Rules, Flight Delays, and the Beijing Skyscraper Crash
Commuter Nightmares, Reserve Chaos & Recent Military/Private Jet Crashes
The Crash That Changed the Airline Industry Forever: Colgan Air 3407
Miracle in Toronto: The Fireball Crash of Air France Flight 358
Air France 447 Manslaughter Verdict & Southwest 1248: The Truth About Runway Braking Action
B777 Training, FAA Medical Realities, Wind Shear Departures, and R-ATP Hiring Hurdles
How Airline Pilot Scheduling Works: Seniority, Bidding, & Cockpit Secrets
Frontier Flight 4345 Runway Collision: The Denver Incident & Pilot Stories from the Road
Spirit Airlines Collapse, A Near-Miss at United, & Handling Departure Weather Delays
Gamers to Air Traffic Control & The Hidden Truth of Aviation Insider Threats
Sky King: The 2018 Sea-Tac Stolen Q400 Incident | The Untold Story of Richard Russell
MEOW! Chaos on Guard & The Airline Merger Madness
Doors Open & Close Calls: Surviving Unexpected In-Flight Emergencies
Iran Rescue Ops: F-15E Down, Artemis Moon Mission & Pilot Radio Skills
NTSB Warnings: LaGuardia Crash Investigation, ATC Staffing Crisis & TSA Funding Chaos
F-35 Missile Strike, TSA Shutdown Chaos & The $27K Tarmac Rule
LGA Runway Collision: The Air Canada CRJ-900 & Fire Truck ATC Analysis
Pilot Hiring 2026: Southwest Apps, Checkride Failures, and Legacy Forecast
Aviation Crisis: KC-135 Crash, Oil Volatility, and P-3 Orion Missions
Incoming: Iranian Intercepts, Jet Fuel Jolts, and the Evacuation Dilemma
The Fireball Over Paris: The Tragic End of the Concorde (Air France 4590)
Is Your Flight Path Giving You Radiation?
The Ghost Plane: Payne Stewart and the Silent Killer at 39,000 Feet
Flight Sim Mastery, Navy Checkrides, and the Pilot Stripe Mystery
Air France 447: The Pilot Errors that Caused a High-Altitude Stall
ExecJet 901: Citation Latitude vs. 4 Deer (ATC Breakdown)
Pilot Career Tips & Flight Training with Ava Almquist
DCA Mid-Air Collision: The 2025 Potomac River Tragedy & NTSB Report
The MD-11 Mystery & Winter Ops Chaos: Pilot Stories from the Blizzard
The Mount Erebus Disaster: A Fatal Error in the Flight Plan
From Audio to Video: Black Box Aviation’s First Studio Episode
Airline Hiring Changes, Challenger Crash, and Aviation Security Concerns
One Year In: MD-11 Lessons, Career Flow Paths, and the Passion That Keeps Aviation Alive
Airline Mergers & WWII Bombers: From Allegiant–Sun Country to the Bloody 100th
Standby Nightmares, Caribbean Chaos & Travel Mishaps
Holiday Flying, Aviation Corrections & Business Jet Crashes | Christmas Travel, Training, and the Greg Biffle Citation Crash
🎄Christmas in the Skies: Holiday Travel Stories, Aviation Movies, Elvis, and Flying Home
MD-11 Update, 777 Training, Near-Midair JetBlue Incident & Life on the Road
FedEx Christmas Surprise, MD-11 Crisis & Thunderbirds Crash | Aviation News, Airlines & Flying Stories
Aviation Chaos Week — Airbus Recall, UPS MD-11 Grounding & Winter Runway Scares
Thanksgiving in the Sky — Pilot Holiday Stories, Wild Weather & Life on the Road
Swissair Flight 111 — Smoke in the Cockpit: The MD-11 Disaster That Changed Aviation Forever
The 707 That Lost Two Engines in Flight — and Still Landed | Trans-Air-Service Flight 671
MD-11 Grounding, ETOPS Reality, Skylab 4, U-2 “Dragon Lady” Stories & Taxiing Giant Jets
❄️ Tragedy on the Potomac: Air Florida Flight 90 and the Deadly Dangers of Winter Ops
UPS MD-11 Grounded! | Government Shutdown Wreaks Havoc on Travel + Heather’s Stressful Vacation Planning
🚨 Breaking News: UPS Flight 2976 MD-11 Crash — Early Details & Expert Analysis
Winter Weather Ops: De-Icing, Delays, and the Science of Staying Airborn
The Black Box Aviation Podcast HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR! 🎃
Halloween Mayday, Pan-Pan & the Haunting of Flight 401 | Ghosts in the Cockpit & TSA Confessions
Nate Ehlers, founder of The Backseat Pilot (thebackseatpilot.com)
Surviving the Southwest Wing Strike: Special Guest Heather’s Horror Flight & CRJs collide at LGA Airport!
FAA Pilot Mental Health Bill, Delta Passenger Rights & Airline Fume Events
🎙️ FedEx Flight 705: The Hijacking That Nearly Brought Down a DC-10
9/11 Timeline, Hijacking Lessons & The Day Aviation Changed Forever
Inside the Tower: A Live Chat with Air Traffic Controller
Lady Gaga, Jumpseat Drama & West Jet St. Maarten Evacuation
Flying the Family, ETOPS Explained & Fuel Dump Fallout
Forgetting Underwear & Fuel Dumping Disasters | Black Box Aviation Podcast
Drones in Aviation: From War Machines to Everyday Flyers | Hot Topic Briefing
Hurricanes, Hawaiian Getaways & a JetBridge DUI: Pilot Stories You Won’t Believe
☕ Lounge Drama, Boston Vibes & Delta Turbulence Scare
Layover Fatigue, Near Misses, and Wild Street Fights!
Hot Topic #10: Germanwings 9525, Pilot Mental Health & The Future of Aviation Safety
GPS Jamming, Air Rage Gone Wild & Pilot Alcohol Scare: Inside Aviation’s Latest Headlines
Free Bacon, Hotel Layovers & Shutdowns in the Sky: Airline Pilot Life Unplugged
Hot Topic #9 – The Vanishing of Northwest Flight 2501: Aviation Mystery Over Lake Michigan
Fuel Cutoff Confusion: The Air India 171 Report, TSA Tales & Hotel Life
Hot Dogs, Shoe Bombs & Southwest's Identity Crisis: 4th of July & Industry Buzz
Holiday Pay, Conspiracies & The National Airlines Flight 967 Mystery — Plus Travel Gear Talk!
Hot Topic #8: Air India 787 Crash — Unpacking the Tragedy, Theories & Safety Concerns
Thunderbirds, Airshows & Almost Hitting a Windsock — Movie Review & C-5 Tales
Air India Crash, JetBlue Runway incident, and Brake Temp Mysteries — plus Rolex Stories, Rocky, and Airshow Tales
Hot Topic #7:Working on the Basics: Your First Flight Toward a Private Pilot License
Weather Briefings, Tokyo Pools, and Neck Pillow Wars
Hot Topic #7 – Greener Skies & Chemtrail Conspiracies
Customs Kiosks, Fake Markets, the Dunkin’ Jet, & a Human Traffic Cone
Hot Topic #6 – AA Flight 191: The DC-10 Disaster That Changed Everything
Hot Topic #5 – DB Cooper: Skyjacker, Smoke Breaks, and the Jump That Sparked a Legend
Layovers, Fake Rolexes, and Rowdy Rows
Hot Topic Briefing #4: The Tragic Legacy of ValuJet 592 & the Everglades – 29 Years Later
Newark Chaos, Missed Flights, and Visual Approaches: A Pilot’s Wild Week
Hot Cabin, Cold Contracts & Air Traffic Chaos
Hot Topic Briefing #3: Aerobatic Legend Rob Holland, Experimental Aircraft, and the Risk-Reward of Aviation
Flight School Paths: Part 61 vs 141, Wild Weather Flights, and Statue of Liberty Trouble
Hot Topic Briefing #2 – Delta Flight 2276 Tailpipe Fire in Orlando: What Happened and Why It Matters
TSA Takedowns, Volcano Warnings & the VFR Maze: Spring Break in the Sky
Hot Topic Briefing #1: The Mitsubishi MU-2 Crash in Upstate New York
Red Flag Captains, Go-Arounds & Dog Barf: Regional Turbulence in the Skies | BlackBox Aviation Podcast
Special Guest! From P-3 Sensor Operator to Major Airline Captain and Airline Interviewer. Including Funny Crashpad Stories and Interview Fails
🚨 Mistaken Runways & Pilot Interview Prep: Lessons from Southwest 3278 & Comair 5191
Delta 4814’s Close Call & Landing Your Pilot Interview
How to become an Airline Pilot + Door Emergencies, Jumpseating, and… McDonald's or Mac Donald’s?
Cleared for the Go-Around: Airline Close Calls & Pilot Life
Turbulence, Chaos, and a CRJ Upside Down: A Pilot’s Perspective
Volcanic Eruption? Flipped in Toronto, Helicopter Collision at DCA, and Alaska’s Wild Skies
Day In The Life Part 4 - What do Pilots do in Cruise? Have we seen UFOs?
AA5342 Crash at Washington National Discussion DCA
Day In the Life part 3 - Let's Go Fly!
A Day In The Life Part 2
A Day In The Life Part 1
Intro With Mike and Tom