ATIS with Tower - Radio Hangar
Tower 1 031 episodes Nov 9, 2026
Aviation news with context for pilots. The show covers industry moves, regulatory changes, and headlines, explaining what they mean for flying. It comes from Radio Hangar, a 24/7 aviation talk radio outlet.
Episodes
United Airlines Flight Two Thirty-Two, the Sioux City Cornfield, and the Subsurface Crack That Changed Engine Inspection Forever
United Airlines Flight Two Thirty-Two, the Sioux City Cornfield, and the Subsurface Crack That Changed Engine Inspection Forever. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Upset Prevention and Recovery Training, the Loss-of-Control Accident Chain That Kills More General Aviation Pilots Than Anything Else, and the Curriculum Airlines Are Required to Have That Most Private Pilots Have Never Heard Of
Upset Prevention and Recovery Training, the Loss-of-Control Accident Chain That Kills More General Aviation Pilots Than Anything Else, and the Curriculum Airlines Are Required to Have That Most Private Pilots Have Never Heard Of. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Alaska Airlines Flight Twelve Eighty-Two, the Four Missing Bolts, and What Boeing's Quality Failure Tells Every Pilot Who Has Ever Signed a Maintenance Logbook
Alaska Airlines Flight Twelve Eighty-Two, the Four Missing Bolts, and What Boeing's Quality Failure Tells Every Pilot Who Has Ever Signed a Maintenance Logbook. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Part One Thirty-Five SMS Mandate, the Two Thousand and Twenty-Four FAA Reauthorization, and What a Safety Management System Actually Requires from Every Charter Operator in America
The Part One Thirty-Five SMS Mandate, the Two Thousand and Twenty-Four FAA Reauthorization, and What a Safety Management System Actually Requires from Every Charter Operator in America. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
GPS to LOC, When to Make the Switch on an Instrument Approach and Why It Actually Matters
GPS to LOC, When to Make the Switch on an Instrument Approach and Why It Actually Matters. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Air France A350 Deviation at LAX and What a Near-Miss at One of the World's Busiest Airports Tells Every Pilot About Departure Compliance
The Air France A350 Deviation at LAX and What a Near-Miss at One of the World's Busiest Airports Tells Every Pilot About Departure Compliance. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Israir and Arkia, Two Israeli Carriers Considering a Merger and What It Tells Us About Surviving in a Geographically Landlocked Aviation Market
Israir and Arkia, Two Israeli Carriers Considering a Merger and What It Tells Us About Surviving in a Geographically Landlocked Aviation Market. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
China Eastern's One Hundred and One A320neos and Why CFM Won the Engine Fight
China Eastern's One Hundred and One A320neos and Why CFM Won the Engine Fight. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Mosul Airport and the Security Stakes of Who Controls the Ground
Mosul Airport and the Security Stakes of Who Controls the Ground. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The A320 ATRA testbed now carries the Eurofighter's ECRS Mk1 AESA radar
The A320 ATRA testbed now carries the Eurofighter's ECRS Mk1 AESA radar. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The MOSAIC Final Rule, the New Light Sport Aircraft Boundaries, and What the FAA's Biggest Rewrite of Sport Pilot Authority in Twenty Years Actually Changes
The MOSAIC Final Rule, the New Light Sport Aircraft Boundaries, and What the FAA's Biggest Rewrite of Sport Pilot Authority in Twenty Years Actually Changes. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Eastern Airlines Flight Four Oh One, the Everglades, and the Light Bulb That Built Crew Resource Management
Eastern Airlines Flight Four Oh One, the Everglades, and the Light Bulb That Built Crew Resource Management. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The FAA Controller Shortage, Rising Category A Runway Incursions, and the Cold-Weather Safety Advisory Every Piston Pilot Needs Before Winter Sets In
The FAA Controller Shortage, Rising Category A Runway Incursions, and the Cold-Weather Safety Advisory Every Piston Pilot Needs Before Winter Sets In. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The EAGLE Initiative, the Race to Replace One Hundred Low Lead, and the Fuel Decision Every Piston Pilot Will Face at the Pump
The EAGLE Initiative, the Race to Replace One Hundred Low Lead, and the Fuel Decision Every Piston Pilot Will Face at the Pump. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Colgan Air Three Four Oh Seven, the Stick Shaker That Fired Over Buffalo, and the Wrong Response That Changed How America Trains Airline Pilots
Colgan Air Three Four Oh Seven, the Stick Shaker That Fired Over Buffalo, and the Wrong Response That Changed How America Trains Airline Pilots. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Crosswind Flare, the Control Inputs That Make It Work, and Why Sequence Matters More Than Most Pilots Realize
The Crosswind Flare, the Control Inputs That Make It Work, and Why Sequence Matters More Than Most Pilots Realize. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Seven Strategies for Finding an Airport Hidden by Nighttime Darkness
Seven Strategies for Finding an Airport Hidden by Nighttime Darkness. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Two Rules of Thumb Every Pilot Should Know for the Three-Degree Glide Path
Two Rules of Thumb Every Pilot Should Know for the Three-Degree Glide Path. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Blue Angels Remove No. 6 Opposing Solo Before Pensacola Homecoming
Blue Angels Remove No. 6 Opposing Solo Before Pensacola Homecoming. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Nation's First Digital ATC Towers Go Operational in Florida and Alaska
Nation's First Digital ATC Towers Go Operational in Florida and Alaska. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Bell Delivers 2,000th Model 407 Helicopter
Bell Delivers 2,000th Model 407 Helicopter. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
CapeWeek, Kennedy Space Center, and America's First Real Challenger to the Paris Air Show
CapeWeek, Kennedy Space Center, and America's First Real Challenger to the Paris Air Show. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Learjet Sixty Debris Field, the Engine Section on the Ground, and What NTSB Investigators Read from Wreckage That Lands on Somebody's Roof
The Learjet Sixty Debris Field, the Engine Section on the Ground, and What NTSB Investigators Read from Wreckage That Lands on Somebody's Roof. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The November First Learjet Accident, the Attorney the Pilot's Family Just Retained, and What Federal Investigators Are Actually Looking For
The November First Learjet Accident, the Attorney the Pilot's Family Just Retained, and What Federal Investigators Are Actually Looking For. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
NASA MAX POWER Air Show, the X-Planes Program, and Why the Space Agency Has Always Been an Aviation Story
NASA MAX POWER Air Show, the X-Planes Program, and Why the Space Agency Has Always Been an Aviation Story. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Ed Bolen, Twenty-Two Years at the Helm of NBAA, and What Happens When Business Aviation's Loudest Advocate Steps Down
Ed Bolen, Twenty-Two Years at the Helm of NBAA, and What Happens When Business Aviation's Loudest Advocate Steps Down. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Bell Four-Oh-Seven, Two Thousand Deliveries, and What Three Decades of a Light Single Tell Us About Rotorcraft Design That Works
The Bell Four-Oh-Seven, Two Thousand Deliveries, and What Three Decades of a Light Single Tell Us About Rotorcraft Design That Works. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
T Thirty-Eight Charlie, the Flutter That Tore an Empennage Apart, and What a Maintenance Signature Is Actually Worth
T Thirty-Eight Charlie, the Flutter That Tore an Empennage Apart, and What a Maintenance Signature Is Actually Worth. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Digital Towers Come Online, the FAA Remote Tower Program, and What It Means When the Person Watching You Land Is Not in the Building
Digital Towers Come Online, the FAA Remote Tower Program, and What It Means When the Person Watching You Land Is Not in the Building. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Ghost on the Radar: Aircraft Identity Deception and the Rome to Tehran Mystery Flight
Ghost on the Radar: Aircraft Identity Deception and the Rome to Tehran Mystery Flight. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Gulfstream, the G300 Certification Push, and the Production Ramp That Could Reshape Business Aviation by the End of the Decade
Gulfstream, the G300 Certification Push, and the Production Ramp That Could Reshape Business Aviation by the End of the Decade. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
GE Aerospace and BETA Technologies, the Saab Three Forty B Testbed, and What Hybrid-Electric Assisted Takeoff Actually Means for the Future of Regional Aviation
GE Aerospace and BETA Technologies, the Saab Three Forty B Testbed, and What Hybrid-Electric Assisted Takeoff Actually Means for the Future of Regional Aviation. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The FAA Space Licensing Overhaul, the Push to One Thousand Launches a Year, and What Every Pilot Near a Spaceport Needs to Understand
The FAA Space Licensing Overhaul, the Push to One Thousand Launches a Year, and What Every Pilot Near a Spaceport Needs to Understand. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The F-35B Meteor BVRAAM First Drop, Safe Separation Testing, and What Internal Weapons Carriage Demands Before a Missile Can Go Live
The F-35B Meteor BVRAAM First Drop, Safe Separation Testing, and What Internal Weapons Carriage Demands Before a Missile Can Go Live. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Paul Vickers, Sixteen Years Building an Amphibian, and the Four-Seat Speedster That Came Next
Paul Vickers, Sixteen Years Building an Amphibian, and the Four-Seat Speedster That Came Next. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Horizon Air Pilots Take Their Carrier to Court Over Fatigue Protections
Horizon Air Pilots Take Their Carrier to Court Over Fatigue Protections. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
FAA Proposes Tecnam P2006T Engine Mount Inspections and What Engine Separation Actually Means for a Twin
FAA Proposes Tecnam P2006T Engine Mount Inspections and What Engine Separation Actually Means for a Twin. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Florida Mechanic Jailed Over an Annual Inspection That Never Happened
Florida Mechanic Jailed Over an Annual Inspection That Never Happened. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
HMS Queen Elizabeth Tests Recoverable Drones and Loitering Munitions in North Atlantic Carrier Trials
HMS Queen Elizabeth Tests Recoverable Drones and Loitering Munitions in North Atlantic Carrier Trials. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Electra's Goldfinch lands fixed-wing at Manhattan heliport, a first in seventy years of operations
Electra's Goldfinch lands fixed-wing at Manhattan heliport, a first in seventy years of operations. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford's Forty-Year Farewell, and What the Move to MOD Boscombe Down Means for the World's Largest Military Airshow
The Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford's Forty-Year Farewell, and What the Move to MOD Boscombe Down Means for the World's Largest Military Airshow. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Helicopter Crash Near Miami Executive, the Coast Guard Response, and What Rotorcraft Accident Patterns Tell Every Pilot About Low-Altitude Risk
The Helicopter Crash Near Miami Executive, the Coast Guard Response, and What Rotorcraft Accident Patterns Tell Every Pilot About Low-Altitude Risk. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
SNC Withdraws From the Navy T-45 Replacement Competition, and What One Contractor's Exit Signals About the Program
SNC Withdraws From the Navy T-45 Replacement Competition, and What One Contractor's Exit Signals About the Program. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Clearwater Hangar Records Theft, the Piaggio Avanti at the Center of It, and What Every Aircraft Owner Should Know About Protecting Their Logbooks
The Clearwater Hangar Records Theft, the Piaggio Avanti at the Center of It, and What Every Aircraft Owner Should Know About Protecting Their Logbooks. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Piper Seneca Gear Warning, a Rainy Night Training Flight, and the Decision-Making That Mattered Most
The Piper Seneca Gear Warning, a Rainy Night Training Flight, and the Decision-Making That Mattered Most. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Fifty-Mile Indiana Drone Corridor and What BVLOS Cargo Operations Mean for the Airspace You Fly In
The Fifty-Mile Indiana Drone Corridor and What BVLOS Cargo Operations Mean for the Airspace You Fly In. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Maxwell's M1 Hybrid Amphibious Cargo Concept and the Case for Water as Aviation Infrastructure
Maxwell's M1 Hybrid Amphibious Cargo Concept and the Case for Water as Aviation Infrastructure. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Gulfstream's Q3 Surge, General Dynamics' Nineteen Percent Profit Climb, and What the Business Jet Market Tells Us About Where Aviation Is Headed
Gulfstream's Q3 Surge, General Dynamics' Nineteen Percent Profit Climb, and What the Business Jet Market Tells Us About Where Aviation Is Headed. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Retired Narrowbody Engines Finding Second Life in AI Data Centers, and What It Means for the Used Parts Market
Retired Narrowbody Engines Finding Second Life in AI Data Centers, and What It Means for the Used Parts Market. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Approach Chart Symbols You Think You Know But Might Not
Approach Chart Symbols You Think You Know But Might Not. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Eight Lives Lost in Florida Learjet Crash, and What the Investigation Ahead Means for Everyone Flying
Eight Lives Lost in Florida Learjet Crash, and What the Investigation Ahead Means for Everyone Flying. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Air India, the Tata Turnaround, and What a New CEO's Widebody Bet Means for the World's Fastest-Growing Aviation Market
Air India, the Tata Turnaround, and What a New CEO's Widebody Bet Means for the World's Fastest-Growing Aviation Market. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Hamburg Flying Club, the Diesel Cessna Running on Used Cooking Oil, and What It Means for the Future of GA Fuel
The Hamburg Flying Club, the Diesel Cessna Running on Used Cooking Oil, and What It Means for the Future of GA Fuel. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Why Calling Clear Prop in a Simulator Is Exactly What Good Training Looks Like
Why Calling Clear Prop in a Simulator Is Exactly What Good Training Looks Like. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The MOSAIC Rule, the Three-Thousand-Pound Weight Limit, and What the FAA Just Changed About Light Sport Aviation
The MOSAIC Rule, the Three-Thousand-Pound Weight Limit, and What the FAA Just Changed About Light Sport Aviation. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
One Hundred LL at a Six-Month High: The October Fuel Spike, What It Costs Per Hobbs Hour, and What Comes Next
One Hundred LL at a Six-Month High: The October Fuel Spike, What It Costs Per Hobbs Hour, and What Comes Next. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Real Math of Aircraft Ownership and What It Actually Takes to Get Your Name on a Registration
The Real Math of Aircraft Ownership and What It Actually Takes to Get Your Name on a Registration. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The NTSB Learjet Elevator Recovery and Why Parts That Separated Before Impact Change Everything
The NTSB Learjet Elevator Recovery and Why Parts That Separated Before Impact Change Everything. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Where Your Engine Oil Goes and When Excessive Consumption Becomes a Red Flag
Where Your Engine Oil Goes and When Excessive Consumption Becomes a Red Flag. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Pilot vision care as a long-term flight plan
Pilot vision care as a long-term flight plan. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Murphy Aircraft, the Chilliwack Kitbuilder, the Chinese Acquisition That Preceded the Closure, and What Three Decades of Canadian Homebuilts Leave Behind
Murphy Aircraft, the Chilliwack Kitbuilder, the Chinese Acquisition That Preceded the Closure, and What Three Decades of Canadian Homebuilts Leave Behind. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
NTSB: Possible In-Flight Breakup in Learjet Accident
NTSB: Possible In-Flight Breakup in Learjet Accident. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
NTSB finds evidence of in-flight breakup before Florida Learjet crash
NTSB finds evidence of in-flight breakup before Florida Learjet crash. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
NetJets, the Columbus Expansion, and What Eight Hundred New Jobs Say About the State of Business Aviation
NetJets, the Columbus Expansion, and What Eight Hundred New Jobs Say About the State of Business Aviation. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Iowa Regional Airport, the Fourteen-Year Land Dispute, and the Millions in Federal Dollars That Never Built a Runway
The Iowa Regional Airport, the Fourteen-Year Land Dispute, and the Millions in Federal Dollars That Never Built a Runway. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Scott Kirby, Boom Supersonic's Overture, and the 2029 Entry-into-Service Target That Won't Be Met
Scott Kirby, Boom Supersonic's Overture, and the 2029 Entry-into-Service Target That Won't Be Met. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The FAA Airworthiness Directive, the Diamond DA Forty, and the Door That Should Never Leave the Aircraft
The FAA Airworthiness Directive, the Diamond DA Forty, and the Door That Should Never Leave the Aircraft. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Cassandre Roos, SpaceX Structures Engineer, Student Pilot, and the Paranoia Review That Makes Every Preflight Mean Something More
Cassandre Roos, SpaceX Structures Engineer, Student Pilot, and the Paranoia Review That Makes Every Preflight Mean Something More. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Gary Palmer, Juliet, and the Cessna 172 That Carries a Flying Life Forward
Gary Palmer, Juliet, and the Cessna 172 That Carries a Flying Life Forward. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Florida Learjet Crash: What We Know and Don't Know So Far
Florida Learjet Crash: What We Know and Don't Know So Far. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Alaska Airlines Flight One Two Eight Two, the Door Plug at Sixteen Thousand Feet, and the Missing Bolts That Grounded the Seven Thirty-Seven MAX Nine Fleet
Alaska Airlines Flight One Two Eight Two, the Door Plug at Sixteen Thousand Feet, and the Missing Bolts That Grounded the Seven Thirty-Seven MAX Nine Fleet. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The MOSAIC Rule, the FAA's Light Sport Rewrite, and What Thirty-Six Hundred Pounds Changes for the Sport Pilot Certificate
The MOSAIC Rule, the FAA's Light Sport Rewrite, and What Thirty-Six Hundred Pounds Changes for the Sport Pilot Certificate. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
REIL and RAIL: the Two Sets of Flashing White Lights That Are Not the Same Thing, and Why the Distinction Matters on Every Night Approach
REIL and RAIL: the Two Sets of Flashing White Lights That Are Not the Same Thing, and Why the Distinction Matters on Every Night Approach. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Patriot PAC Three Sale, What Five Hundred Interceptors Say About the State of Ukrainian Airspace, and the Flight Paths That Will Not Reopen Until the War Does
The Patriot PAC Three Sale, What Five Hundred Interceptors Say About the State of Ukrainian Airspace, and the Flight Paths That Will Not Reopen Until the War Does. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
FlyErbil, the Iraqi Carrier That Flew Without Its Own Certificate, and What an AOC Actually Costs to Earn
FlyErbil, the Iraqi Carrier That Flew Without Its Own Certificate, and What an AOC Actually Costs to Earn. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Kolkata Tail Strike, the Go-Around That Went Wrong, and Why Pitch and Pavement Are a Dangerous Combination on Any Aircraft
The Kolkata Tail Strike, the Go-Around That Went Wrong, and Why Pitch and Pavement Are a Dangerous Combination on Any Aircraft. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Jersey Airport Grounded Two Nights Running - The Drone Incursion Problem Airports Cannot Seem to Solve
Jersey Airport Grounded Two Nights Running - The Drone Incursion Problem Airports Cannot Seem to Solve. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
The Black Nose Problem, and Why Early Radar Radomes Could Not Match the Rest of the Aircraft
The Black Nose Problem, and Why Early Radar Radomes Could Not Match the Rest of the Aircraft. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Nine Killed in Florida Learjet Accident
Nine Killed in Florida Learjet Accident. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
Nine Dead in Palm Beach County: The Learjet 60 Icing Crash and What Every Pilot Needs to Know
Nine Dead in Palm Beach County: The Learjet 60 Icing Crash and What Every Pilot Needs to Know. With Tower on Radio Hangar.
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