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Trivia: where "Mayday" and "Pan-Pan" come from

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All 15 chapters in this program

  1. 0:00 Avemco intro and welcome 3 min
  2. 3:20 WINGS credit, chat and course resources 3 min
  3. 6:00 Tonight's topic: staying calm when the unexpected hits 4 min
  4. 10:20 Brian's story: smoke in the cockpit 6 min
  5. 16:20 Oxygen masks, smoke goggles and trusting the autopilot 4 min
  6. 20:40 Skyhawk checklist: electrical fire in flight 3 min
  7. 23:20 Conditional checklist steps and landing ASAP 4 min
  8. 27:40 Distress vs urgency: Mayday and Pan-Pan in the AIM 3 min
  9. 31:00 Don't wait to declare: a fatal example 4 min
  10. 35:00 After landing: ELT, evacuation and rescue 3 min
  11. 38:20 Training: rough engines and resisting rationalization 7 min
  12. 45:20 Tech tips: know your avionics' emergency features 4 min
  13. 49:40 Trivia: where "Mayday" and "Pan-Pan" come from 3 min
  14. 52:20 Trivia: careless or reckless operation? 5 min
  15. 57:00 Final thoughts and next month with Jason Miller 4 min