Best Trevor Barone Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 83: Stuck Controls 57:28

21d ago57:28

57:28

While departing Tampa Executive Airport in his Thorp S-18,Mujahid Abdulrahim finds himself dealing with severely limited motion in hiscontrol stick.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 82: Icing in a Baron 35:20

2M ago35:20

35:20

Scott Wright shares the story of a flight he made as a corporate pilot in a B58 Baron with five passengers, during which he had an encounter with icing.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 81: Hard Landing 38:41

3M ago38:41

38:41

Erick Mahle tells the story of a night flight in his flying club’s Bonanza with his family on board that included a memorable landing and some lessons learned.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 80: A Clever Workaround 27:59

3M ago27:59

27:59

While flying in his 1966 Cessna 150F over Arizona, Chris Smith and his father must resort to some creative thinking to breathe life into a sputtering engine.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 79: Lost Comms 33:29

5M ago33:29

33:29

As a newly minted private pilot, Sara Gagné takes her mother on a sunset flight around the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Not expecting any adverse issues during her very first flight with a passenger, Sara finds herself unable to establish radio communication. NOTE: We realized we omitted a key detail in this episode. When the guest discusses the remedy…

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Episode 78: "What's That Sound?" 52:07

6M ago52:07

52:07

Peter Danzig hears a disturbing banging sound while flying his Bonanza A36 near Paso Robles, CA, and decides to make a precautionary landing at a small private airport. After landing, he must contend with less than ideal conditions in which to depart again.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 77: Cow Pasture Landing 51:53

6M ago51:53

51:53

While flying in his Piper Saratoga over the Mark Twain National Forest en route to Northeast Arkansas, Brent Reddick notices a subtle but disturbing drop in RPM, followed by a complete engine failure.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 76: Eerie Encounter 30:33

7M ago30:33

30:33

GA pilot Claudia Gibson recalls a flight on a late October night in Indiana, during her student pilot days. While on an extensive night training flight with multiple stops, Claudia and her instructor have an eerie encounter in the form of an unwanted guest on the runway.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 75: Landing Gear Failure 47:21

9M ago47:21

47:21

While shooting an IFR practice approach in his Twin Comanche, retired Air Canada pilot Marc Arsenault loses electrical power to his landing gear system. After realizing that a manual gear extension will not work, Marc must resort to creative thinking – and the help of a Swiss Army knife – to get the gear down.…

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Episode 74: Losing Altitude 42:04

10M ago42:04

42:04

On the final leg of a cross-country flight from Mississippi to California, flight test engineer Joey Brown finds himself unable to maintain altitude in his 1967 Cessna 150G.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 73: Icing in an RV 43:19

11M ago43:19

43:19

Climbing through 6,000 feet after departing Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, pilot and aircraft builder Steve Gross encounters severe icing in his RV-9. With his indicated airspeed falling to 60 knots and his climb rate dropping to zero, Steve must take quick action.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 72: Laser Strike 40:34

12M ago40:34

40:34

GA pilot Jonathan Fay experiences a laser strike while in the traffic pattern for a night landing. He tells the story of what happened, and how he was able to track down the perpetrator afterward.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 71: Engine Failure at Night 39:50

1y ago39:50

39:50

On a night flight to Grand Strand Airport in Myrtle Beach, SC, pilot Greg Duckworth experiences an engine failure in his Rutan Long-EZ. With a sea of city lights below, Greg must resort to quick thinking and help from ATC to find a place to land.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 70: Ferry Flight 55:53

1y ago55:53

55:53

AOPA Western Pacific Regional Manager Jared Yoshiki recounts the story of purchasing his first airplane - a Cherokee 180. While ferrying it from Indiana to his home airport in California, things went awry.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 69: Unexpected Fuel Consumption 34:45

1y ago34:45

34:45

CFI Bill Tomkovic takes a Cessna 172 flight for the purpose of breaking in a new engine. In an effort to complete the break-in faster, Bill opts to fly longer than he originally intended. Unfortunately, the airplane’s fuel consumption is higher than he expects.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 68: Engine Failure in the Pattern 31:03

1+ y ago31:03

31:03

Student pilot Bradley Riedle was performing touch and goes with his instructor when they experienced an engine failure in their Cherokee 140. Bradley discusses the aftermath of the event, including a hard landing that resulted in aircraft damage and a back injury, as well as some unexpected anxiety during his first flight after the accident.…

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Episode 67: Stabilator Malfunction 59:20

1+ y ago59:20

59:20

Retired airline captain and designated pilot examiner John Blum tells the story of giving a multiengine checkride in a Piper Seneca, when a loud bang from the tail section of the aircraft derailed the flight.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 66: Trouble at Mile Hi - Part 2 33:58

1+ y ago33:58

33:58

In part 2 of this 2-part episode, we hear the continuation of a story from a backcountry pilot who was involved in an aircraft accident at Mile Hi airstrip in Idaho. The pilot explains the aftermath of the accident in dealing with the NTSB, the FAA, and his insurance company.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 65: Trouble at Mile Hi - Part 1 46:24

1+ y ago46:24

46:24

In part 1 of this 2-part episode, we hear from a backcountry pilot who flew his Carbon Cub into Mile Hi airstrip in Idaho, and upon touchdown realized he was not decelerating as planned.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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A Tribute to Richard McSpadden 4:39

1+ y ago4:39

4:39

A message to our listeners regarding the tragic loss of our host, Richard McSpadden, and an update on the future of the "There I was..." podcast.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 64: Chris and Michael Easton 29:20

1+ y ago29:20

29:20

Father and son duo Chris and Michael Easton experience a bird strike while flying a Cirrus SR22 from Bedford, MA to New Garden Airport in PA.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 63: Carl Hancock 39:16

2y ago39:16

39:16

Cherokee 140 pilot Carl Hancock recalls a go-around near disaster when trying to climb in high density altitude with full flaps.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 62: Lee Trotter 43:49

2y ago43:49

43:49

Utah GA pilot Lee Trotter tells a story from early in his flying experience, when he got mixed up in a thunderstorm.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 61: Bill Fredericks 36:57

2y ago36:57

36:57

While flying in instrument conditions at night, Mooney pilot Bill Fredericks wrestles with a faulty autopilot.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 60: Eric Hinson 42:55

2y ago42:55

42:55

Eric Hinson, CEO of SIMCOM and former Navy pilot, experienced an engine failure immediately after takeoff in his Bonanza A36, while departing Orlando Sanford International Airport.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 59: Chris Yates and Taylor Hash 47:00

2y ago47:00

47:00

When Taylor Hash, a 21-year-old student pilot flying solo, lost her nosewheel on takeoff in a Diamond DA20, an experienced pilot, Chris Yates, witnessed the event and got on the radio to coach Taylor through a safe landing.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 58: Ben Zwebner 27:03

2y ago27:03

27:03

737 First Officer Ben Zwebner tells the story of a tense flight early in his aviation career, while he was working as a flight instructor out of Montgomery County Airpark in Maryland. While flying a photographer over Washington, D.C. in the Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ), Ben experienced an electrical fire in the cockpit of his Cessna 182.…

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Episode 57: Kerry McCauley - Part 2 20:45

2+ y ago20:45

20:45

This episode features part two of our interview with ferry pilot Kerry McCauley. In this story, Kerry flies across Africa near the equator at night, facing thunderstorms, no navaids, and dead-reckoning his way across political boundaries.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 56: John Berman 38:36

2+ y ago38:36

38:36

On a cold January evening, pilot John Berman was flying his Velocity XL aircraft from Liberal, KS to Santa Fe, NM when he encountered severe icing.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 55: Bruce Landsberg 45:22

2+ y ago45:22

45:22

NTSB Vice Chairman (and former senior leader of the AOPA Air Safety Institute) Bruce Landsberg comments on the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash findings by Ethiopian authorities who downplayed training and other human factors.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 54: Kerry McCauley 27:46

2+ y ago27:46

27:46

Ferry pilot Kerry McCauley recounts a night flight in a Cessna 210 over the Sahara Desert, en route from Morocco to Ivory Coast, when he lost his alternator.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 53: Ken Urban 25:39

2+ y ago25:39

25:39

After a November afternoon flight with his father in the Boston area, GA pilot Ken Urban has an unwelcome encounter with a deer on short final.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 52: Derick Jones 38:42

2+ y ago38:42

38:42

New Hampshire-based pilot Derick Jones was flying his Cessna 172 to Lawrence Municipal Airport in Massachusetts, in IMC conditions, when he experienced a complete electrical failure.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 51: Devin Miller 59:22

2+ y ago59:22

59:22

GA pilot Devin Miller, first featured on the podcast in 2019, joins us again to talk about a more recent incident – an engine failure while flying a PA-34 Seneca III.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 50: Cody Goodan 38:16

3y ago38:16

38:16

Regional airline pilot Cody Goodan tells the story of an incident he experienced shortly after earning his private pilot’s license as a senior in high school. During a series of touch-and-go’s in a Cessna 172 carrying 3 friends, the combination of weight and density altitude resulted in disaster.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 49: Michael Koury 47:36

3y ago47:36

47:36

Michael Koury tells the story of flying his Cherokee 160, VFR from Sun Valley Airport in Arizona to St. George Regional Airport in Utah. With only 15 miles remaining in his trip, Michael suddenly found himself in blizzard conditions and zero visibility.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 48: Paul Loewenstein and Larry Suter 33:27

3y ago33:27

33:27

On a November afternoon, pilots Paul Loewenstein and Larry Suter, both members of the Northern California Soaring Association at Byron Airport, took off just a short time apart from each other in separate gliders. While both heading toward nearby Mt. Diablo, the two gliders experienced a mid-air collision.…

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Episode 47: Trevor Peterson 38:13

3y ago38:13

38:13

During a training flight from Camarillo to John Wayne Airport in southern California, CFI Trevor Peterson and his student found themselves dealing with a rough running engine and loss of oil pressure in their 172.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 46: Andrew Edgerton 35:02

3y ago35:02

35:02

As part of the AOPA Air Safety Institute’s 2022 campaign to eliminate VFR into IMC accidents, this episode features a discussion with helicopter pilot Andrew Edgerton, who inadvertently found himself in instrument conditions while flying an R44 Raven II from Quebec City to Baie-Comeau in Canada.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 45: Drew Ryan and Potomac TRACON 58:10

3y ago58:10

58:10

GA pilot Drew Ryan, along with brothers Eric and David Lomascolo (both air traffic controllers from Potomac TRACON), join us to recount the story of Drew’s flight in a snowstorm while flying from Albany, NY, to Manassas, VA, and the brothers’ help to bring him to safety.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 44: Brian Lenzmeier 37:59

3+ y ago37:59

37:59

Having purchased a Cirrus SR22 just a couple of days prior, pilot Brian Lenzmeier departed on a flight from Addison to Waco, TX with an instructor pilot on board. What followed was an engine and avionics failure that resulted in a CAPS (Cirrus Airframe Parachute System) pull over the busy Dallas area.…

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Episode 43: Russ Jeter 32:34

3+ y ago32:34

32:34

Living with the consequences of an aircraft accident is hard. Living with the loss of a son is excruciating. In this episode we take a sobering look at one pilot's personal tragedy, the devastation it wrought, and the lessons all of us can take from it. Warning: This episode involves a fatality. Listener discretion is advised. You can find a video …

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Episode 42: Genesah Duffy and Lynn McNorton 55:13

3+ y ago55:13

55:13

In this episode, we talk to pilots Lynn McNorton and Genesah Duffy, who had a chance encounter in Tampa Bay just south of Peter O. Knight Airport. After experiencing engine trouble in his Mooney M20M, McNorton was forced to ditch the airplane in the bay just short of Runway 4. Duffy was nearby in an Icon A5 and was able to land in the water to rend…

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Episode 41: Dario Costa 40:55

3+ y ago40:55

40:55

In this special edition of “There I was…”, host Richard McSpadden and AOPA’s Cayla McLeod interview Red Bull Air Race competitor Dario Costa, who debriefs his 44-second flight inside two Turkish highway tunnels, and the painstaking planning and preparation that got him safely through.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 40: Henry Coffeen 29:43

3+ y ago29:43

29:43

On a November afternoon a few days before Thanksgiving, GA pilot Henry Coffeen was practicing aerobatic maneuvers when he experienced a fire in the cockpit of his Edge 540.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 39: David Bradley 42:21

3+ y ago42:21

42:21

David Bradley joins us to talk about ferrying a flight of UH-1 “Huey” helicopters from Jefferson City, Missouri down to Ellington Air Force Base during Operation Desert Storm.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 38: Jon Humberd 30:31

3+ y ago30:31

30:31

While flying his experimental Zenith 701 out of his grass airstrip in Tennessee, pilot Jon Humberd has a close call with a quickly approaching storm. To see Jon’s YouTube video of the incident, click here.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 37: Brian Lloyd 1:01:00

4y ago1:01:00

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In the summer of 2017, aviator Brian Lloyd began a solo round-the-world flight in his Mooney to commemorate Amelia Earhart’s famous equatorial route 80 years prior. While on a flight leg from New Zealand to American Samoa, Brian experienced an engine failure over the Pacific Ocean.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 36: Thomas Marrow 30:17

4y ago30:17

30:17

While flying out of a backcountry airstrip near Johannesburg in South Africa, pilot and YouTube personality Thomas Marrow experienced a prop strike in his Safari Kitplane.By AOPA Air Safety Institute

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Episode 35: John Lancaster 42:57

4y ago42:57

42:57

Former Washington Post reporter John Lancaster shares the story of flying across the U.S. in his Flight Design CTLSi light-sport aircraft, for a book he is writing about the 1919 Transcontinental Air Race. While tracing the route flown by pilots in the Air Race 100 years ago, John faced challenges with weather, congested airspace, mountainous terra…

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