APG 697 – APG Gummies Edition

APG 697 – APG Gummies Edition

Author: Capt Jeff March 2, 2026 Duration: 1:52:14

Join Captain Jeff, Captain Nick, Producer Liz, and Alpha Juliet. Enjoy!

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

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APG 412 – Clean Up That Crack! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:04:22
Photo Credit: Nick Anderson [00:03:37] NEWS [00:04:09] Accident: Pegasus B738 at Istanbul on Feb 5th 2020, Overran Runway, Impacted Wall, Broke Up [00:18:08] A350 Liquid Spills – EASA Airworthiness Directive [00:28:00] I…
APG 411 – Stirrups on a Plane? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:20:20
Photo Credit: Nick Anderson NEWS [00:03:26] A350 In Flight Engine Shutdowns Linked to Drinks Spills in Cockpit [00:14:40] UPDATE: NTSB Issues 10 Recommendations after Embraer ERJ-175 Pitch Control Incident [00:21:59] UPD…
APG 410 – Tasers Beat Lasers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:01:20
Photo Credit: Nick Anderson NEWS [3:34] Coulson C-130 Crashes Fighting Bush Fires in Australia [10:08] 4 Killed When Plane Hits Berm, Flips, Catches Fire At Corona Airport [12:43] Man Blinds Pilot While Pointing Laser at…
APG 409 – Acme Nut [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:07:13
Photo Credit: Nick Anderson NEWS [6:02] Plane Dumps Fuel On California Schoolchildren After Emergency Return To LAX [20:39] Boeing 737 Max: Negative Orders for 2019 Due to Crisis [23:03] 15-Year-Old Gets Through TSA Chec…
APG 408 – Did You Call Me a Banana? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:57:32
Photo Credit: Nick Anderson NEWS [3:48] Passengers Describe Flying Through Fire-Generated Cloud on Melbourne-to-Canberra Flight [8:40] MD-87 Firefighting Air Tankers Will Deploy to Australia [10:58] Iran Plane Crash: Ukr…
APG 407 – Frozen Toggles [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:47:52
Photo Credit: Nick Anderson NEWS [3:30] UPDATE – Accident: UAA AN12 at Lviv on Oct 4th 2019, Ran out of Fuel [13:27] AirAsia A20N near Ho Chi Minh City on Dec 25th 2019, phone battery burns passenger [18:17] United B738…
APG 406 – Pluck the Eyebrows [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:07:22
Photo Credit: Nick Anderson NEWS [3:33] Engine failure incident highlights importance of following procedures [10:11] American Airlines Mechanic Pleads Guilty in Airplane Tampering Incident [13:25] Pilot Of Doomed Amazon…
APG 405 – Christmas Fog [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:10:58
Photo Credit: Nick Anderson NEWS [4:26] Flight Attendant Prevents ‘Potential Disaster’ After Spotting Ice on Wings Seconds Before Take-Off [16:32] Qantas A332 at Sydney on Dec 15th 2019, hydraulic leak prompts evacuation…
APG 404 – Error! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:57:40
Photo Credit: Nick Anderson NEWS [3:45] All Systems Go: 1st All-Electric Seaplane Takes Flight in B.C. [10:05] Chilean Air Force C-130 Crashes Near Antarctica With 38 Aboard [13:07] Ethiopian DH8D at Dire Dawa on Oct 24t…
APG 403 – Taxiway Rage [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:03:06
Photo Credit: Nick Anderson NEWS [3:40] Chinese Surgeons use Straws to Drain Man’s Bladder in Mid-Flight Medical Emergency [10:02] Flight Returns to Airport after Woman Fakes an Illness to Get a Better Seat [13:29] FAA P…