Airspeed - Having the Fish with Rob Mark

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Airspeed - Having the Fish with Rob Mark

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Aug 25, 2010

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Jetwhiner and Airplane Geek Rob Mark joins me to talk through that fantasy of every non-airline pilot: Being called to the cockpit to land an airliner after the pilots are incapacitated. Could a 300-hour private pilot do it? Could you?

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Aug 25, 2010

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Aviation and aerospace podcast concentrating on general aviation flight training, music, and extraordinary experiences in the air and on the ramp.

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