Flying Pilot Podcast #8 John Denver, Wake Turbulence and Glenn H. Curtiss

Episode 8 includes news items about the Grand Canyon, Lasers, Shooting down hijackers in Germany, and Flying Cars. In the Accident Report, we explore John Denver’s Long-EZ accident. The Science section deals with wake turbulence. The History section covers the life of Glenn H. Curtiss. The Podsafe Music is “Magic Carpet” by Newleaf.

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News

• Grand Canyon Overflights
• Lasers in the Cockpit
• Germany not Shooting Down Hijackers
• MIT’s Flying Car

Accident Report

• CNN 1998
• NTSB Report
• LA Times Article
• Long EZ on Wikipedia

Science

• FAA Wake Turbulence Brochure
• Wake Turbulence - An Invisible Enemy
• Airman’s Information Manual Section 3. Wake Turbulence

History

• Glenn Hammond Curtiss
• The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum
• Glenn Curtiss Memorial Park Fund

Podsafe Music

Magic Carpet by Newleaf