Aviation News Recap

Aviation News Recap

Dan Millican & Christy Wong

Episodes 79
Avg. Duration 28m
Activity Highly Active
Since Mar 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Consistency
63%
Hosting
takingoffpodcast.net

About This Podcast

Dan Millican recaps the week’s biggest aviation news stories in this podcast.

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Air India 171 Report Deadline & Other Aviation News

Jun 08, 2026 23m

India’s AAIB is supposed to release the report on the tragic Air India 171 crash by June 12.  A month ago they were on schedule.  Now they’re saying they won’t have the final in time.  Also, a…

Why Are the Victims Suing the UPS MD-11 Pilots? & More Aviation News

May 31, 2026 24m

In this weekly aviation news recap podcast, Dan discuss the fail at the Sydney drone show, the removal from the boarding area of a family with a 13 year old Tourettes son, the crash of a WWI triplane…

United Whistleblower Fired? Why the NTSB Docket System Disappeared & More

May 24, 2026 28m

Aviation news for the week. The NTSB holds a two day hearing on the UPS MD-11 crash in Louisville– what we learned from it. A United captain was fired for allegedly whistleblowing. A Minnesota man…

Dramatic Sea Rescue! Passengers to Sue Denver Airport & MoreDramatic Sea Rescue! Passengers to Sue Denver Airport & More

May 22, 2026

Weekly aviation news recap– Fedex has returned the MD-11’s to service after the tragedy in Louisville last fall. United CEO Scott Kirby in the news again, this time for flying American Airlines.…

#74 Nothing the Pilots Could Do

Feb 19, 2025 26m

Dan and Christy discuss the crash of Air Midwest 5481 that took 21 lives on January 8, 2003 at Charlotte International Airport.  And now another 1900D has crashed in South Sudan just a few weeks ago.

#73 Christy Changes Jobs?

Feb 12, 2025 41m

Dan and Christy talk about new career opportunities for her as an airline pilot, and also what the lifestyle is like working flying the big jets.

#72 Talking Behind the Scenes of In The Hangar

Feb 05, 2025 25m

Dan and Christy pull the veil back on what it’s like to film the studio talk show “In The Hangar” and recall their favorite moments so far. Season 9 to record on March 7-8 2025.

#71 Mike and Mark Patey – Origin Story

Jan 29, 2025 24m

: From the Archive, Dan and Christy, in the early months of Covid were able to meet Mike and Mark Patey for the first time and talk to them about how they got started.

#70 Will FAA Medical Changes Impact You?

Jan 08, 2025 18m

FAA is implementing a couple new changes to the airman medical certificate, including different procedures for testing color blindness and classification of medicals that are deferred to the FAA for…

#69 VFR Flight Plans

Jan 01, 2025 15m

Dan and Christy talk about VFR Flight Plans and why they’re hardly used for today’s General Aviation pilot in the US.

#68 How Being a Pilot Impacts Daily Life

Dec 30, 2024 23m

Merry Christmas from the TakingOff Team!  Bryan Turn of JustPlaneSilly joins Dan and Christy to talk about how becoming a pilot has changed no pilot things in everyday life.

#67 Christy Can’t Fly

Dec 12, 2024 36m

Dan and Christy talk updates in their lives, including what took Christy off flight status for a month and how you can teach an old dog new tricks as Dan learns something new and challenging in…

#66 Clemente

Oct 30, 2024 20m

Salvador Perez of the Kansas City Royals is announced as the 3034 Roberto Clemente Award Winner. We go back to 1972 and examine the plane crash that took the life of MLB Great Roberto Clemente. The…

#65 Did You Know THIS Person Is A Pilot

Oct 23, 2024 23m

Dan and Christy talk about the list of celebrity pilots, beyond the very commonly known ones, there are quite a few you might be surprised to learn are pilots.  How many did you know?  And yes, we…

#64 These Pilots Died UPSIDE DOWN

Oct 16, 2024 29m

From the In The Hangar archives, Dan and Christy interview DPE Joe Casey about the physiology of Spatial Disorientation and how easy it is for a person to get upside down and never realize it.  The…

#63 Safe to Drive Than Fly?

Oct 09, 2024 29m

Dan and Christy sort through the data to determine if it is indeed safer to fly versus drive.  To come to the correct conclusion, you must separate commercial airline travel from General Aviation. …

#62 Garmin vs Everyone Else

Oct 02, 2024 31m

Garmin or Aspen/Genesys? Dan and Christy talk about whats new, including upgrades to avionics in both of their planes and Dan’s upcoming helicopter training.

#61 Tribe STOLE His Plane

Sep 25, 2024 1h 10m

William LeBaron recounts his story of landing on an airstrip owned by a Tribe in Arizona. LONG: Dan talks with William LeBaron about his experience landing at a private airtrip on a Reservation in…

#60 The Most AMAZING Plane Crash Survival Story

Sep 18, 2024 58m

Dan Bass, a single pilot on a small plane, passed out because of carbon monoxide poisoning while flying.  He awoke crashed in a snowy field.  His story is riveting.  Dan and Christy talked to him…

#59 Why Did This ATR Crash?

Sep 11, 2024 30m

With the recent Brazil crash of an ATR-72, Dan and Christy look back to 1994 and discuss the American Eagle Flight 4184 that crashed near Chicago on Halloween. The plane had been put into a hold in…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Aviation News Recap have?

Aviation News Recap has published 79 episodes since March 2023, covering topics in Aviation, Education.

Is Aviation News Recap still active?

Aviation News Recap is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 28m.

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