Candid Cockpit
Candid Cockpit
Latest Episodes
Episode 12***Explosives on board***Pilot on call***Deadheading pilots***
Who would bring explosives on board an airplane and what are the consequences? What's it like being a pilot on-call? Why are those uniformed pilots sitting in a passenger seat?
EPISODE 11**Close-calls safety trend**Crew Schedule**ATC communication
Are the close-calls and other airplane events in the news reflective of a negative safety trend? What function does crew schedule have with pilots? What communication with air traffic controllers is involved on the ground?
Episode 10--Turbulence--Airline family life--Avoiding vertigo
Is turbulence dangerous and how do pilots avoid it? How is family life affected by airline pilot schedules? How do pilots deal with vertigo when flying in the clouds?
Episode 9//Ballon shoot-outs//On being a Captain//Contrails vs Chem trails
Are balloons hazardous to airplane safety? What's it like to be an airline captain? Are contrails in the sky actually chem trails?
Episode 8/Southwest Airlines Cancellations/Being a copilot/Pilots saving fuel
Can the Holiday travel disaster of flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines happen again, or can it be prevented? What is it like to be an airline copilot? How do pilots conserve fuel on their flights?