APG 702 – Your Runway is Ready

APG 702 – Your Runway is Ready

Author: Capt Jeff April 7, 2026 Duration: 2:04:32

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APG 702 SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS AND PICS

00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:41 NEWS
00:04:58 LaGuardia Crash Update
00:15:02 “Possible Hijacking”: Frontier Passenger Triggers Security Scare After Bomb And Death Threats
00:28:52 Delta A330 Engine Fire Spews Debris Over São Paulo Airport After Takeoff
00:37:00 American A320 at San Antonio, Police Helicopter Crosses Final Approach
00:41:16 Military Helicopter Crossed in Front of San Francisco United Flight Approaching John Wayne Airport
00:47:25 Woman and Young Girl Seated in Jump Seats for Six Hour Journey
00:54:32 GETTING TO KNOW US
01:18:08 PLANE TALE – Basam Aggad Interview
01:34:51 FEEDBACK
01:35:14 Hong Kong Nigel – Happiness from the Strait of Hormuz
01:41:03 Badger Pilot – Radio Frequency Broadcast Priorities
01:44:12 Andreas Moller – LGA Collision – The Big Elephant?
01:54:05 Peter Tarantelli – Writing Down Taxi Instructions?
01:59:23 WRAP UP

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