Air Traffic Out Of Control

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control, an American Airlines flight 2611 has a bird strike while taking off from ORD en route to LAX. Three ducks reportedly flew into one of the engines and caused the engine compressor to stall and hydraulic fluid to start leaking. Flight 2611 returned to the airport safely after ATC got a visual on the damage. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, a Piper PA-28-236 aircraft (N51SW) takes off from JFK and almost immediately after take off, the cabin fills with smoke and the aircraft loses all engine power. The pilot, in a panic, radios the tower and asks to return immediately. Given the urgency, he doesn't have time to go around and make a proper approach, so he requests a landing in the opposite direction on the runway. The tower has no choice but to quickly get other aircraft to vacate the runway to allow the Piper to land. You will hear how shaken the pilot is after safely executing the emergency landing. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control, we hear a twenty one year old novice pilot who lost her nose wheel on take off and must land the plane without it. This could have been a sticky situation, but thanks to the team on the ground, they coached her through the whole process. Kudos to Chris who kept the pilot calm throughout the whole ordeal and helped Taylor back to safety. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control, we listen in on some pilots experiencing multiple equipment issues at once. First, an American Airlines Airbus A321 is departing from Dallas Fort Worth International bound for Orlando International Airport and declares mayday, reporting multiple failures on the aircraft. Next, an Air India flight 101 approaching New York's JFK airport experiences multiple instrument losses and needs to rely on the tower for some navigation assistance. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, we explore another near miss which happened on April 2nd in New Orleans. In this recording, Delta Airlines Flight DL 1482 to Salt Lake City was stopped by ATC abruptly when a Learjet failed to hold short as they were instructed. This is another situation in recent months of a scary situation which could have results in disaster if not for the quick actions of the controllers and pilots. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In today's Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, we go out to Las Vegas where an emergency due to an engine failure forces an aircraft to land on the highway en route to the airport. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, we hear several situations where pilots were forced to abort and change plans at the last minute at the instruction of the tower. This request can often be due to congestion on the runways or a last minute change of plans from the controller, but as you can hear in this episode, an abort call can also be for many other reasons. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, the pilot radios the tower in Ottawa after he believes he ran over something on the runway while taxiing. Listen in to hear what kind of stinky surprise they found while investigating. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, we listen in on several situations involving crash landings. Not only are these scenarios terrifying for pilots and passengers, they can be very tense for controllers as they try to organize safety and rescue resources on the ground, while communicating with other incoming and outgoing aircraft about the disruption. First, an aircraft makes a crash landing at Trenton, New Jersey and the tower struggles to manage the fallout. Next, a Cessna pilot communicates with the tower in Chattanooga about an emergency landing he plans to undertake on the grass due to faulty landing gear. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, we go down to Miami Executive Airport where a business jet radios the tower with an emergency due to an engine loss. The plane crashes in the Florida everglades and the authorities are notified along with air rescue. Amazingly, even though the aircraft is upside down, everyone aboard survives and is okay. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In aviation, many of the issues occur during take off and landing of the aircraft. In this episode of Air Trffic Out Of Control, we hear two situations that transpired just after takeoff, resulting in a return back to the airport. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, Air Canada flight 1219 lands in Halifax but gets stuck on the runway with a flat tire. The pilot chats with maintenance to try and get them to the gate with a deflated tire and a steering problem. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By we go out to Cork, Ireland to hear what kind of disruption a flock of seagulls can wreak on airport operations. In this recording, pilots converse with the tower a large number of seagulls "loitering with intent" on the grounds, including the actions they take to move them along for the safety of pilots and passengers. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

Believe it or not, horses are transported by commercial aircraft on a daily basis. This precious cargo, often in the form of expensive performance, competition or racing equines travel all over the world in special cargo stalls and tended to by specially-trained crew. In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, we hear a DHL Cargo pilot dealing with a horse-related emergency after take-off, forcing him to return to the airport. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, UPS Cargo flight 1356 experiences some trouble taxiing on the runway at Birmingham airport when it catches a patch of grass and gets stuck. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

On this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, American Airlines flight 1240 gets diverted back to Dallas due to a dust storm over Lubbock, Texas. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, we have another close call situation for you. Yesterday, the pilot of a LearJet 60 took off without clearance at Boston Logan Airport as a JetBlue Embraer 190 was preparing to land on an intersecting runway. You will hear in the recording, the controller instructed the LearJet to line up and wait on the runway. For some reason, the pilot ignored the instructions and took off, putting JetBlue flight 206 in danger. Luckily, the JetBlue pilot takes last second evasive action to avoid tragedy. Read more here: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/boston-logan-airport-runway-close-call/index.html Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

As a pilot, one of the scariest things that can occur mid flight is an onboard fire. You are tens of thousands of feet above the earth and potentially have hundreds of lives at stake. In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, we hear how pilots handle these difficult scenarios. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, we are talking runway problems At LAX, a bus collides with an aircraft on the tarmac and confusion and chaos ensues. In Toronto, a pilot spots an issue with another plane in the Air Canada fleet. A Jet Blue flight is stranded for over 7 hours and the pilot is getting very concerned. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

We are trying something new in today's episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control - we call it "ATC and Chill". Sit back, relax, and enjoy the sweet sounds of tower at Chicago Midway Airport. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

Earlier this month, at Austin International airport, a FedEx aircraft narrowly avoided a Southwest plane as it attempted to land. Controllers had cleared the arriving FedEx seven sixty seven and a departing Southwest Airlines seven thirty seven jet to use the same runway, and the FedEx crew realized the issue before it became a disaster. The FedEx pilot then told the Southwest crew to abort taking off, then climbed as its crew aborted their landing to help avoid a collision. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, we listen in on British Airways flight 216 from Washington to Heathrow make an emergency landing in Halifax, once the captain reports fumes aboard the aircraft. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

Last week, a mysterious balloon was spotted over Kansas which was suspected to be a mechanism of Chinese espionage capturing footage of the United States. Today, we listen into some ATC chatter from the ground in Kansas City as pilots were warned about the balloon and they report spotting it. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this epiosde of Air Traffic Out Of Control, we hear an American Eagle Embraer E175 depart from Chicago's O'Hare Airport bound for Columbus, Ohio in November of 2022. As the aircraft takes off, the captain in training loses consciousness, forcing the check airman in the right seat to assume control and return to the airport. You can hear him audibly shaken in this clip as he tries to navigate the plane back to safety in order to get help for his colleague. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

Ever wonder why aviators use the term 'Mayday'? We cover that in today's episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, and we also listen in on some pilots using it in a couple emergency situations. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

Bird strikes are are a common hazard for pilots as they take off from airports around the globe. In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, a Jet Blue aircraft took off from Palm Beach Airport (PBI) on January 15, 2023 but soon had to declare an emergency and return to the airport after a bird strike. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In today's Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By we have a recent clip from a close call at JFK. At around 8:45 p.m. last Friday evening, Delta Air Lines Flight 1943 was taking off from Runway 4L when American Airlines flight 106 crossed the same runway. In this recording, you will hear the moment an air traffic controller noticed the incident and a potential collision was avoided. The Delta aircraft rejected its takeoff run and stopped approximately 1,000 feet from where the American Airlines wide body jet had crossed. Investigations are being conducted by the NTSB to get to the bottom of why this occurred. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

On January 11th, some corrupt files in the antiquated FAA software system caused a nationwide outage across the United States which grounded flight departures across the country. The system which went down (NOTAM) provides advisories to pilots on safety-critical conditions at airports and other areas aircraft may traverse, including everything from warnings about bird activity to runway construction. So, as you can imagine, it's a critical system for pilots in ensuring safety. In this recording, you can hear the confused team at JFK grappling with the situation. After investigation into the problem, the issue seems to be rooted in a software developer error and the inclusion of a corrupt file in the fragile, outdated software. The issue was resolved by the following day, but not before over 1 million people had their flight plans disrupted. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

On this day (January 15th) in 2009, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River after the Airbus A320 serving the flight struck a flock of birds shortly after take-off from New York, losing all engine power. Unable to reach any airport for an emergency landing due to their low altitude, Sully and co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles glided the plane to a ditching in the Hudson River off Midtown Manhattan. All 155 people on board were rescued by nearby boats, with only a few serious injuries. What an incredilbe aviation story. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, we listen in on an air traffic controller in Las Vegas suffering a stroke while on duty. Unaware, she forges ahead trying to do her job...until she can barely speak and her pilots become concerned. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, we listen in on three emergency situations during which the pilots and controllers were as cool as a cucumber. In aviation, a calm demeanor can sometimes be the difference between life and death. These clips are great examples of how to handle difficult situations well. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, we listen in on an Aer Lingus plane bound for Dublin that experiences an engine fire upon taking off from JFK. The pilot calmly deals with the situation as he brings all 300+ passengers back to safety. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

Ever wonder how excited people might get if you were to fly a plane in presidential restricted airspace? Just listen in on this clip if you'd like to find out! Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By our pilots deal with some icy issues! Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

This friendly air traffic controller at Toronto Pearson International Airport always tries to bring a smile to the faces of the pilots he works with on a daily basis. Are all Canadians as friendly as this guy?! Enjoy! Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control, we listen in on some pilots having oil issues which lead to all sorts of problems from emergency landings to an oily mess on the tarmac. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

We have a great Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By for you today. An air traffic controller in Canada took a risk and shocked the whole plane with this romantic gesture. Have a listen and see if his risk paid off! Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

Listen in as a jolly air traffic controller spreads holiday cheer as his last shift before Christmas comes to a close! Happy holidays from your friends at Air Traffic Out Of Control! Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this episode of Air Traffic Out of Control, we listen in on a couple naughty Cessna pilots flying where they aren't supposed to. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

Listen in to today's episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control as our pilots experience some maintenance and equipment issues which derail their plans for a safe, uneventful trip. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, a controller in the tower is most unhelpful as this pilot attempts to safely land in an emergency. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this Air Traffic Out of Control Fly By we hear a great clip of a passenger who needs to take the controls after his pilot becomes incapacitated mid flight. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

Welcome to this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By - a quick bite of great ATC content outside of our regular schedule. This aircraft gets pushed backwards into a lightpole at Burlington, Vermont Airport. Big oops for the ground crew! Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

Sometimes tensions rise between pilots and air traffic control and air to ground communications get heated. In this episode, we listen in on some of these arguments. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

This week is Air Traffic Out Of Control, Earthquake Edition. Ever wonder how disruptive earthquakes can be at the airport? You're about to find out! Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

This is a special episode of Air Traffic Out of Control, featuring one of the craziest ATC recordings ever captured. In 2018, a man named Richard Russell who was a ground service agent for Horizon Airlines working at Seattle Tacoma Airport figured out how to operate a plane, with no known aviation experience, and stole one of the Horizon aircraft for a joy ride as it sat on the runway in maintenance position. Listen in on the (barely believable) ATC recording. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control we listen in on your favorite air traffic controllers dealing with some troublemakers of the sky. From helicopters entering restricted airspace to pesky tarmac streakers, they deal with the craziest situations! Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

On today's episode our fearful air traffic controllers handle various aviation emergencies...not all of them of the life-threatening type. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

Come fly the unfriendly skies with Air Traffic Out Of Control. Listen in on these nasty interactions between pilots and the control tower...someone's having a bad day! Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

On this epsidoe we hear from two of our favorite vocies in the sky! Settle in for some highly entertaining controllers! Follow Amy Tango Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast