"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast
AOPA Air Safety Institute
4.8from 426 ratings
- 100
- Episodes
- 25
- Transcribed
- 426
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
About "There I was..." An Aviation Podcast
There I was…, presented by the AOPA Air Safety Institute, invites you into the cockpit with pilots across the aviation community. We fly with them as they encounter unpredictable scenarios and we learn from the knowledge and skills they utilize to fly safely out of them. This podcast honors the tradition and heritage in aviation to leverage “hangar flying” as an avenue to pass along knowledge and experience. Subscribe to Safety Insider, the Air Safety Institute's monthly newsletter - https://www.aopa.org/newsletters
- Publisher
- AOPA Air Safety Institute
- Category
- leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 May 2017
- Latest episode
- 15 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
25 of 100 episodes have a transcript.
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 99: Trapped in the Wreckage
19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 98: Prop Separation
14 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 97: Avionics Failure in Heavy Rain
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Episode 99: Trapped in the Wreckage
Published 15 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They cut that thing open like a can opener. They cut the fuselage open, basically. And they pulled me out of the cockpit. And then from there, they got me onto a backboard and had to haul me out another 300 feet or more. And then they bear plighted me out of there on a helicopter life flight to Elvis Presley Trauma Center in Memphis. Wow. Well, to close the loop on your condition, how is your health now as a result of the accident? What were the injuries and what was your recovery like? Well, broken ribs are just standard broken ribs. I mean, it's just the way they are. That was fine. And the shoulder is fine. […]
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- Dennis Steinbock
- Ken Luna
- Toto Marchand
- Michael Russo
- Ethan Russo
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 295 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 131 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100
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- Quality
- 28
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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