163 How Safe is Commercial Air Travel?

163 How Safe is Commercial Air Travel?

Summary
163 Max talks about his roundtrip from SFO to Knoxville on the airlines and an MIT study that estimates the chances of catching COVID on an airline flight. While the terminals appear safe, the highest risk is in flight, as not everyone is properly masked. He shares what he learned about the mask he was wearing and has recommendations for choosing a mask. While safe, airline travel isn’t a lot of fun.

Mentioned in the Show
KN95 Masks that Max Uses – 10 pack
Powecom website to check masks; Click ANTI-FAKE CHECK below the photo
FDA.gov Appendix A for authorized masks
MIT Paper on Chances of catching COVID-19 on airline flight
Forbes article: COVID-19 can spread on long airline flights

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143 What You Need to Know about Wind Shear + GA News


143 What You Need to Know about Wind Shear + GA News

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Summary
143 Max talks about Wind Shear, which is one of the required topics for which student pilots must receive ground instruction in order to get a Private certificate. He talks about what wind shear is, and the accident that led scientists to research wind shear and how they used radar in their research. He also talks about where wind shear is found, how to avoid it, and how to report it.

News Stories

Mentioned in the Show
Wind shear article: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Wind shear escape maneuver
Harold Livingston, guest on Airplane Geeks podcast in #348
Doctor uses helicopter to call on Tangier Island
Avoid Tangier Island for Now due to COVID-19
The Happiness Lab Podcast
Jason Blair Book: Buying an Airplane
Jason Blair Book: Owning an Airplane
US Health Weather Map – smart thermometer data
Backstory on wake turbulence photo

Videos Mentioned in the Show
DVD: Above and Beyond
Wake turbulence induced crash

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140 Coronavirus Hits Airlines and General Aviation + GA News


140 Coronavirus Hits Airlines and General Aviation + GA News

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Summary
140 Max talks about how Coronavirus, COVID-19, is impacting airlines, charter flights, and flight training. Airlines are reducing schedules, grounding aircraft, and giving employees voluntary time off at reduced pay, and stepping up aircraft cleaning efforts. Oil prices have plummeted, but not enough to offset revenue decline. The charter flight industry is seeing some short term increase in demand.

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Southwest Airlines Aircraft Cleaning Video

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54 Air Traffic Control (ATC) Government Privatization Update for General Aviation Private and Instrument Pilots and People Planning to Learn to Fly – Interview with Rob Mark


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