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Airline Pilot Guy - Aviation Podcast

Airline Pilot Guy - Aviation Podcast

Jeff Nielsen

668 episodesEN-US

Show overview

Airline Pilot Guy - Aviation Podcast has been publishing since 2011, and across the 15 years since has built a catalogue of 668 episodes. That works out to over 1700 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 2h 13m and 3h — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Leisure show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 18 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Jeff Nielsen.

Episodes
668
Running
2011–2026 · 15y
Median length
2h 47m
Cadence
Weekly

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Aviation news and commentary, from an airline pilot's perspective. Aviation safety, accidents and incidents- we discuss it all!

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APG 707 - Breaking Bread!

May 12, 20261h 52m

APG 706 - APGLand Infection

May 5, 20262h 2m

APG 705 - We Need More Lucky Cats!

Apr 28, 20262h 17m

APG 704 - Airline Pilot Guy LIVE at Sun 'N Fun 2026

Apr 20, 20261h 25m

APG 703 - Oil Pressure Trending Up and a Blown Seal!

Apr 12, 20261h 56m

APG 702 - Your Runway is Ready

Apr 7, 20262h 4m

Ep 701APG 701 - Fly in for Lunch?

APG 701 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:12 NEWS 00:06:29 LGA Crash 00:51:17 Alaska B39M and Fedex B772 at Newark Cleared to Land on Crossing Runways at Same Time 01:08:03 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:29:57 FEEDBACK 01:30:07 Texas Anla'Shok - The Day the War Began 01:36:30 Robert Thompson - Verticon Atlanta 2026 01:41:34 Ragu Appudurai - The Moment a Hot-Air Balloon Takes Out a Kayak in Canberra 01:43:42 Matthias Graefenhan via Steffen - Question for the Crew 01:56:52 Davis Biltz - iFlyToLunch: A New Resource for the Pilot-to-Pilot Community 01:59:23 WRAP UP

Mar 30, 20262h 6m

Ep 700APG 700 - Goose has a Gander

APG 700 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:29 NEWS 00:05:45 United B38M at Newark on Mar 9th 2026, Bird Strike, Cracked Windshield, Pressurization Problems 00:15:11 Amazon Prime A333 at Cincinnati, Bird Strike Results in Engine Fire 00:22:14 Ryanair Nearly Had a Plane Seized By Debt Collectors 00:26:34 FINAL REPORT - Antilles DHC6 at Saint Barthelemy, Runway Excursion and Collision with Stationary Helicopter 00:33:43 PRELIMINARY REPORT - Arik B737-700 Near Benin City, Left Engine Cover Separated in Flight 00:41:16 FINAL REPORT - THY A321-200 and SunExpress B737-800 at Stuttgart, Loss of Separation 00:49:32 Ham Radio Enthusiasts Land U.S. Airlines With $8 Million Bill to Fix Faulty Equipment On Boeing 787s 01:03:09 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:33:12 FEEDBACK 01:33:20 David Lieb - Long Overdue Feedback Update! 01:41:57 Andrew Wright - Please Can I Pick Your Brains On Perishable Cargo? 01:50:04 Sam Dawson - Cessna Plane Crash on Hudson River Near Newburgh-Beacon Bridge 01:55:15 WRAP UP

Mar 23, 20262h 1m

Ep 699APG 699 - What the Eye Doesn't See

APG 699 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:13 NEWS 00:04:30 Plane Crash into a House 00:14:55 Prelim- SAS Airbus A320 Attempted To Take Off From Taxiway 00:25:08 Plane Crash on Golf Course Near Albuquerque After Engine Fails 00:34:20 FINAL REPORT - United B38M at KIAH, Runway Excursion 00:45:23 Garuda B738 Enroute, Radome Damage 00:49:55 Malaysia MH-370 Search Ends 00:53:30 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:32:59 FEEDBACK 01:33:08 Basem Aggad from Jordan - Barry 01:36:18 Robert Thompson - DO NOT USE This Button? 01:38:10 Carter Boswell - Solution to EN ROUTE NOTAM Issue Episode 690 01:39:46 Gus from Argentina - About the J-Number 01:50:45 WRAP UP

Mar 16, 20261h 58m

Ep 698APG 698 - Miracle on the Hoochie Coochie

APG 698 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:10 NEWS 00:06:27 Aeromexico Taking Off WITHOUT CLEARANCE 00:14:08 Balloon Crash on East Texas Cell Phone Tower 00:19:21 Military Plane Carrying Banknotes Crashes in Bolivia 00:23:44 Southwest B737 Hail Strike Causes Substantial Damage 00:30:28 Hawaiian B712 at Kahului, Premature Taxi 00:39:25 Busy JFK Controller Too Rude with Pilots? 00:49:24 Passenger Makes Bomb Threat Because... Why? 00:54:13 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:33:45 FEEDBACK 01:33:54 Airbus CJ - "Helpful" Jumpers 01:38:04 WRAP UP

Mar 9, 20261h 43m

Ep 697APG 697 - APG Gummies Edition

APG 697 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:26 NEWS 00:04:44 Near Mid-Air Collision Near Teterboro 00:14:02 FINAL REPORT - DCA Midair Collision 00:29:02 Federal Watchdog Faults FAA Oversight of United Airlines Maintenance Practices 00:33:04 Two Airline Pilots Executed After Escaping Gun Attack at Remote Airstrip in Indonesia 00:36:01 One Hospitalized After Lithium-Ion Battery Causes Small Fire Onboard Wichita-Departing Flight 00:45:29 Bullet Holes Discovered on American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 Returning from Colombia 00:48:30 LATAM Brasil B773 at Sao Paulo on Feb 15th 2026, Rejected Takeoff Past V1 00:57:27 LATAM Brasil B773 at Milan on Jul 9th 2024, Tail Strike on Departure 01:06:28 Pilot Who Safely Landed Alaska Airlines Plane After Panel Blew Out Says Boeing Unfairly Blamed Him 01:10:25 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:27:05 FEEDBACK 01:27:13 Yehuda Moskowitz - Older Episodes, APG Syndrome, etc. 01:32:51 Sam Bolog - The Airbus A340-300 Has Always Carried a Reputation: Smooth, Reliable… but Not Exactly Overpowered 01:46:10 WRAP UP

Mar 2, 20261h 52m

Ep 696APG 696 - ForeThought

APG 696 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed do not represent Jeppesen ForeFlight as a company. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:37 NEWS 00:04:53 SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200N Attempted Takeoff from Taxiway 00:15:50 Sun Express B738 at Antalya, Main Gear Collapse During Taxi 00:19:20 Toronto Pearson Plane Crash: TSB's Update on Delta Air Lines Incident 00:22:52 Lyon Loss of Separation on Runway 00:33:11 Jeppesen ForeFlight Presentation 00:56:22 Moroccan Man Sneaks In and Climbs to the Roof of a Vueling A320 Aircraft 00:59:26 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:21:33 FEEDBACK 01:21:41 Sam Bolog - Media's Misinformation 01:26:45 John Luke - How many wheels does Concorde have? 01:28:20 Peter Kent - Flying HIGH 01:30:40 Vernon Tryon - What's Doing 7kts at 64,000'? 01:32:32 Kevin Dryden - More Than One OGG? 01:35:23 Wim Soetaerts - The Belgian Dude - Taxiway? Runway? Eeeeh, Same Thing. 01:38:27 Texas Anla'Shok - The Last Test Dreamliner 01:41:15 Lindsey McNeal - Waymos Aren't All That Bad… 01:49:03 WRAP UP

Feb 24, 20261h 55m

Ep 695APG 695 - The Baguette Hunt

APG 695 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:23 NEWS 00:05:40 Beechcraft BE-36 Bonanza Lands on Busy Road in Gainesville, Georgia 00:11:46 Near Mid-Air Collision at San Francisco 00:25:38 Canada's Major Airlines Wind Down Flights to Cuba 00:30:30 US Pilots Jailed in Guinea During Fuel Stop 00:42:13 FINAL REPORT - Angara AN24 at Tynda, Aircraft Missing After Go Around, Found Crashed 00:47:46 FAA Warns on Runway Length Data and Overrun Risk – International Ops 2025 – OPSGROUP 00:53:08 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:26:58 FEEDBACK 01:27:12 Jim Fulton - Aircraft Icing, a Poignant Week This Week 01:33:34 Freddie Roll - UK Privately-Owned Jet Fighters 01:37:44 Les Yaw - Warbirds for Sale on Trade-a-Plane.com 01:41:44 Adam Springmeyer - Crossing Over The Pedestal / Jumping Over The Trash Bag 01:48:41 Pilot of Crippled Skydiving 750XL Did Not Carry Own Rescue Parachute 01:57:02 WRAP UP

Feb 16, 20262h 1m

Ep 694APG 694 - The APG Air Force

APG 694 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:15 NEWS 00:05:31 Runway Incursion Event at SAT 00:13:49 NTSB Release Preliminary Report on Fatal Greg Biffle Aviation Incident 00:30:36 Another Air India Incident in a 787-8 - Fuel Control Switches 00:38:06 Atlanta Icelandic B744 Tail Strike on Departure, Flew Across Atlantic 00:52:40 Safety Group Calls for Boeing 787 Dreamliner Fleet Grounding 01:02:40 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:14:54 Plane Tale - RAF Form 414, Volume 37 01:35:22 FEEDBACK 01:35:31 Martin Kemp - NOTAMs Visible Enroute 01:38:13 Sam Bolog - Funyuns are Awesome 01:40:38 Les Yaw - Famous Folk Who Are Pilots 01:44:58 Mistress Aaliyah - Well, We All Thought Chem Trails Would NEVER Happen 01:54:05 WRAP UP

Feb 10, 20261h 59m

Ep 693APG 693 - Wow, What's His Jeff Number?

APG 693 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:03 NEWS 00:05:20 Bangor, Maine Bombardier Challenger 600 Crash 00:29:44 PSA CRJ7 at Washington on Jan 29th 2025, midair collision with helicopter on final - Hearing 00:38:00 UPS Retires MD-11 Freighter Fleet in Aftermath of Louisville Crash 00:41:56 Laptop Fell Through Gap Into Cargo Hold 00:45:47 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:11:03 FEEDBACK 01:11:12 Massachusetts Startup Developing AI Copilots for Military Aircraft to Go Public 01:23:15 Sam Bolog - Notams Question 01:25:55 Carter Boswell - Solution to EN ROUTE NOTAM Issue Episode 690 01:35:59 Peter Tarantelli - Another TriStar Moment 01:39:22 Texas Anla'Shok - Makes Things That Spin 01:42:08 Erbium - The Jeff Number 01:50:42 WRAP UP

Feb 2, 20261h 56m

Ep 692APG 692 - Wheel of Misfortune

APG 692 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:52 NEWS 00:05:10 NTSB UPDATE - UPS MD-11 Crash - Louisville, KY 00:18:00 United Airlines Airbus A321 Sends Tire Flying Across The Tarmac In Hair-Raising Landing At Orlando Airport 00:27:30 GETTING TO KNOW US - Part 1 00:44:37 FEEDBACK - Part 1 00:45:32 Sam Dawson - Skydiving in Australia 00:49:32 United B38M at Houston on Mar 8th 2024, Runway Excursion and Main Gear Collapse 01:05:24 GETTING TO KNOW US - Part 2 01:22:02 FEEDBACK - Part 2 01:22:11 Andy Harris - iPad or Paper? 01:27:41 Phil Caruso - Wet/Dry Motor Saga 01:34:33 John Mcbeath - 'We Did What We Had To Do' 01:38:20 WRAP UP

Jan 26, 20261h 44m

Ep 691APG 691 - Dress to Egress

APG 691 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:58 NEWS 00:06:17 British Airways - A388 Over Atlantic Ocean on Dec 6th 2024, Turbulence Injures 2 00:16:27 Ariana Afghan A313 at Delhi on Nov 23rd 2025, Landed on Wrong Runway 00:23:29 India Express B738 at Ras al-Khaimah on Apr 22nd 2025, Tail Strike on Landing 00:30:01 Saudia B773 at Islamabad on Oct 14th 2024, Landed on Wrong Runway 00:37:59 Star E170 at Chennai on Feb 25th 2025, Lined up With Edge Lights for Departure 00:42:45 Woman Arrested For Impersonating a Flight Attendant After Airline Refused To Hire Her 00:47:12 Ground Crew Member Trapped in Air Canada Flight Cargo Hold Before Takeoff 00:52:42 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:22:26 FEEDBACK 01:22:35 Bill in YYZ - Angry Puppy Bites 01:30:19 Steve Allen - Airplane Dress Code 01:39:15 Les Yaw - Biffle Accident - YouTube Video Theory 01:40:57 Erol Yurtkuran - Books for the APG Library 01:44:53 Grant McHerron - Cigarettes (& Other Things) Via Gas Balloons 01:48:12 Mike Deaver - Dad Joke! 01:49:46 Adrian YYZ - Cool New Aviation Podcast 01:53:14 Freddie Roll - APG690 01:55:35 Dave Hammer - Thank You 02:00:39 WRAP UP

Jan 20, 20262h 6m

Ep 690APG 690 - The Atari Ferrari

APG 690 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:26 NEWS 00:08:03 Two Pilots Are Dead After Helicopters Crash in New Jersey 00:11:50 Five Killed in Helicopter Crash on Kilimanjaro, Africa's Highest Peak 00:14:31 Helicopter Crash Kills 4 on Pilot's Wedding Day in Arizona Canyon 00:30:10 Greg Biffle Jet Crash Update 00:39:40 FINAL REPORT - India A320 Landed with 464 kg of Fuel Remaining 00:46:12 First Garmin "Save" 00:57:43 Emirates Pilots Ask JFK Controller to be MORE PROFESSIONAL 01:08:25 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:47:49 FEEDBACK 01:47:58 Maine Marin (Steve) - Flight Deck Wings - New England IPA 01:49:40 Ed Cough (like Loaf) - Merry Christmas to APG Family! Be Sure to Use Your Anti-Ice! 01:51:15 Logan Lynch - Update on My Life 01:56:23 Tanya - Captain Ian Palmer's New Album Out! 01:58:16 WRAP UP

Jan 12, 20262h 4m

Ep 689APG 689 - Talons Douglas!

APG 689 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:51 NEWS 00:05:08 Greg Biffle Plane Crash: NASCAR driver and Family Killed in N.C. 00:17:34 FINAL REPORT - Southwest 737 - Commenced Takeoff Roll on Taxiway at Orlando 00:31:12 Balloons from Belarus: Smugglers or a Hybrid Attack? 00:37:13 Aerosucre B722 at Barranquilla on Dec 12th 2025, Left Main Gear Up Landing 00:42:10 An-22 Military Transport Plane Crashes in Russia After Repairs 00:47:37 Cathay Pacific Plane Enters Manila Runway Without Clearance 00:51:26 Western New York Man Pleads Guilty to Aiming Laser at Delta Flight Near Buffalo Airport 00:56:44 GETTING TO KNOW US 01:08:10 FEEDBACK 01:08:19 John Gallagher - Windshear Right Before Touchdown 01:22:59 Phil Caruso - Engine Washing and Detached Pod Mounted Engines 01:32:11 Captain Jur - Audio Feedback 01:34:17 Ant Pruitt - Insufficient Takeoff Distance Question 01:43:59 Roberta Westwood - Talons Douglas! ? 01:49:09 JJ Pittsburgh/Pilot Dan Nashville Meetup 01:53:09 Erol Yurtkuran - Pilots vs Engineers 01:58:14 WRAP UP

Dec 22, 20252h 5m

Ep 688APG 688 - Bye Bye Bonanza

APG 688 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:41 NEWS 00:05:50 Textron Ends Beechcraft Bonanza, Baron Production 00:17:14 Premature Parachute Opening 00:31:32 GETTING TO KNOW US 00:40:15 FEEDBACK 00:40:25 Tom Tordel Follow the Bouncing...Errr... Cessna...?? 00:50:05 Westjet B738 at Sint Maarten, Main Gear Collapse on Landing - Now Back in Service 00:52:18 Arabia Maroc A320 at Catania, GPWS Pull Up After Departure 01:12:11 Fatal Ejection Incident on Russian Airbase Leaves Two Dead 01:16:21 Passenger Faces Prison After Calling in Bomb Threat When He Couldn't Pay Airport Parking 01:33:51 Metro Doc - Waiver be Damned! 01:45:25 Grant McHerron - The Dreaded ATSB Report Showing "10% More Likely" for Balloons 01:49:22 WRAP UP

Dec 15, 20251h 55m
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