AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits

Tim Morgan

AvFacts is a podcast by Tim Morgan that introduces you to a new aviation topic with each episode. I’ll walk you through interesting topics covering aircraft big and small, civilian and military, airplanes and helicopters, and everything in between. As long as it’s interesting and has to do with aviation, I’ll talk about it on AvFacts.

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#34: Transoceanic crossings, part 5

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04/06/19 • 16 min

This is part 5 of a 6-part series on transoceanic flights. Transoceanic flights date back to Charles Lindbergh’s famous Spirit of St. Louis flight in 1927, but today the world is quite different, with numerous procedures and rules to keep us safe as we fly across the ocean. In part 5, I cover performance-based requirements, including required navigation, communication, and surveillance performance; and some of the technologies we use to achieve those requirements.

#37: Airspeed, airspeed, airspeed

AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits

06/20/19 • 13 min

In aviation, airspeed is life. But it’s also not simple — there are lots of different kinds of airspeed, from indicated airspeed to calibrated airspeed to true airspeed and more. In this episode, I cover the different types of airspeeds, what they all mean, and why they’re important.

#31: Transoceanic crossings, part 2

AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits

04/06/19 • 10 min

This is part 2 of a 6-part series on transoceanic flights. Transoceanic flights date back to Charles Lindbergh’s famous Spirit of St. Louis flight in 1927, but today the world is quite different, with numerous procedures and rules to keep us safe as we fly across the ocean. In part 2, I cover high-frequency radio, and how it’s used to send messages over the horizon, and selective calling, or SELCAL.

#32: Transoceanic crossings, part 3

AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits

04/06/19 • 13 min

This is part 3 of a 6-part series on transoceanic flights. Transoceanic flights date back to Charles Lindbergh’s famous Spirit of St. Louis flight in 1927, but today the world is quite different, with numerous procedures and rules to keep us safe as we fly across the ocean. In part 3, I cover organized track systems, including the busiest oceanic airspace in the world, the North Atlantic, and its North Atlantic Tracks (NATs).

#33: Transoceanic crossings, part 4

AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits

04/06/19 • 12 min

This is part 4 of a 6-part series on transoceanic flights. Transoceanic flights date back to Charles Lindbergh’s famous Spirit of St. Louis flight in 1927, but today the world is quite different, with numerous procedures and rules to keep us safe as we fly across the ocean. In part 4, I cover extended operations, or ETOPS, and how pilots plan flights with the ability to divert to airports halfway across the ocean.

#25: Missile defense, part I: Geometry and radar

AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits

10/05/18 • 8 min

This is the first of a series covering how pilots defend against incoming missiles. In this episode, I will discuss how pilots use geometry and the limitations of radar to defend against radar-guided missiles. In the next part, we’ll look at countermeasures (chaff and flares).

#26: Hypoxia and oxygen delivery systems

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12/13/18 • 16 min

One of the symptoms of hypoxia is decreased judgment and decision-making ability — not good for pilots. It can sneak up on you slowly, and by the time you realize it’s happening, you're too impaired to do anything about it. So pilots have a lot of different ways to ensure their brain is getting the oxygen it needs, even at high altitudes. Today I talk about hypoxia, the different types of hypoxia and its signs and symptoms, and the different ways pilots have of receiving supplemental oxygen.

#27: The national airspace redesign

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01/11/19 • 10 min

The US airspace system is undergoing massive changes in the wake of RNAV and GPS. Learn about the high-altitude redesign (HAR), non-restrictive routing (NRR), RNAV routes, and other projects underway to redesign the highways in the sky.

#23: Air Traffic Control Technology: Past, Present, and Future

AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits

08/17/18 • 12 min

There are many technologies pilots and ATC use to locate aircraft and avoid mid-air collisions. The most important is the pilot’s own eyeballs. But beyond that, many other technologies work together to keep aircraft separated. Today I’m going to be discussing primary and secondary radar, traffic collision avoidance systems (TCAS), and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B).

#40: Types and hazards of icing

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10/13/19 • 10 min

Ice is nice in cold drinks but can be a real hazard to airplanes. When supercooled water droplets freeze and create ice on the wings, an aircraft can suffer loss of lift and control. Learn about where and why ice forms, and why it’s such a big deal to the pilots who fly through it (and try to avoid it).

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How many episodes does AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits have?

AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits currently has 44 episodes available.

What topics does AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits cover?

The podcast is about Leisure, Aviation and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits?

The episode title '#43: Carburetors' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits?

The average episode length on AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits is 13 minutes.

How often are episodes of AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits released?

Episodes of AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits are typically released every 17 days, 6 hours.

When was the first episode of AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits?

The first episode of AvFacts - Aviation knowledge without limits was released on Aug 14, 2017.

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