The fear of flying can be devastating.  It prevents aviophobes from being able to visit family and friends. It can have negative impacts on the sufferer's career but it could also cost them their lives.


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The fear of flying

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

Who were 'the Few'?



Website: http://theflightstuffcast.com/



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Why did the Royal Air Force win the Battle of Britain?

The crash of the Flying Fortress at a tender competition nearly ruined Boeing, however they managed to turn the accident into a decisive advantage.
Includes and interview with Dan Boorman, Production Test Pilot at Boeing and checklist expert.


What did Boeing invent that changed aviation forever?

They wouldn't let anyone stop them from pursuing their dream of flying.

 

Website: http://www.theflightstuffcast.com/

Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

What did the Wright brothers and Besie Coleman have in commom?

Why does more automation lead to more aviation accidents?





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News report by Al Jazeera

Emirates 521: The automation paradox

Concorde retired in 2003.  

It seems that with so much innovation, we are actually going slower now than ever before. People will tell you that supersonic commercial flight is uneconomical. It’s not necessarily true. A supersonic transport is within the state of the art, but attempts to build one have been misdirected by politics and entrenched business interests, with a splash of class rivalry. 

Please take a look at the website www.theflightstuffcast.com


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Nic MacPhail