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by Dan Millican & Christy Wong
Dan and Chelsea talk about the issues, decisions, frustrations, and opportunities that matter to pilots and aircraft owners. From buying and owning airplanes to maintenance, safety, training, technology, costs, regulations, and the changing world of general aviation, the conversation goes wherever pilots are actually talking. Sometimes it’s just Dan and Chelsea. Sometimes they’re joined by pilots, aircraft owners, mechanics, industry leaders, builders, and other interesting people from across aviation.
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As a pilot gains experience, they are faced with choices. They can keep thinking they’re invulnerable, super pilots who can do no wrong, or they begin to have a better view of the reality. If you don’t adapt, you can easily die in this high risk industry. Dan and Chelsea talk about the ways they’ve changed as pilots as they’ve gained more experience.
Flutter is one of aviation’s most dangerous aerodynamic problems—and in the early days of flight, pilots and engineers learned about it the hard way. In this episode of In The Hangar, Dan Millican sits down with A&P/IA Chelsea Smith to talk about control surface flutter: what causes it, why it can become destructive so quickly, and how decades of engineering and hard-earned lessons have helped make modern aircraft safer. In this episode: • What control surface flutter actually is• Why excessive airspeed can trigger flutter• The importance of properly balanced ailerons, elevators, and rudders• Why trim tabs and worn hinges deserve attention• How painting or repairing a control surface can change its balance• Why drain holes matter more than you might think• Flutter considerations in experimental aircraft• What pilots should know about VNE and aircraft modifications• Chelsea’s firsthand experience with questionable maintenance practices• How manufacturers test aircraft for flutter
In this episode of the In The Hanger Podcast Dan and Chelsea discuss is Rotax is better than a Turbine .
What was your WORST Flight ever? What was your best? Dan and Chelsea look through their logbooks to talk about the best and worst flight they done.
Has Chelsea Smith’s last name changed yet? Why did she become an aircraft mechanic? Dan introduces Chelsea to the In The Hangar audience to get to know her.
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 helicopter crash kills a new groom and the pilot and seriously injures the bride. A Lufthansa 787 has […]
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 replica Fokker in Texas, the collision between the paraglider and the Cessna in Austria, the attempted hijacking […]
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 claims that crows was what he was shooting at, not aerial firefighting airplane. A sinkhole closes a runway at LaGuardia. […]
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Dan and Chelsea talk about the issues, decisions, frustrations, and opportunities that matter to pilots and aircraft owners. From buying and owning airplanes to maintenance, safety, training, technology, costs, regulations, and the changing world of general aviation, the conversation goes wherever pilots are actually talking. Sometimes it’s just Dan and Chelsea. Sometimes they’re joined by pilots, aircraft owners, mechanics, industry leaders, builders, and other interesting people from across aviation.
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