47. Covering airline close calls and building flight sim products, with Jon Ostrower
Two airliners narrowly missed each other on a foggy runway in February, the federal NOTAM system crashed in January, and Southwest Airlines suffered an operational meltdown in December. Are all these stories related, warning signs for an industry about to break, or are they just random stories that are misunderstood by the non-aviation media? Veteran aviation reporter Jon Ostrower shares his opinion about recent safety lapses and explains why changes in the media business resulted in a loss of aerospace expertise. Jon also talks about his new project to build a mobile flight sim controller and makes his predictions about many hot topics in aviation, including: electric airplanes, autonomous airliners, the 1500-hour rule, single pilot airline flights, and much more. SHOW LINKS: The Air Current: https://theaircurrent.com Yawman Arrow: https://yawmanflight.com Sporty's Pilot Training+ Membership: https://sportys.com/pilottraining