Summary:
Cockpits are busy places. Fortunately, aviation technology has advanced to support flight crews and make the tasks related to flying streamlined—and certainly easier than ever before. In this episode of Take to the Sky: The Air Disaster Podcast, Stephanie shares a look into how aviation technology impacted American Airlines Flight 965, a shocking disaster that questioned the role technology plays in cockpit management and slight safety for passengers around the world.Listen, Review, and Subscribe on:
Sources consulted for this story:
- Aeronautica Civil of the Republic of Colombia - Aircraft Accident Report
- The Seattle Times: Did Mistakes By Crew Doom Flight To Cali? -- Debate Surrounds Training, Pilots' Reliance On Computers
- The New York Times: The List of the 164 People on Flight 965
- The New York Times: American Airlines Ruled Guilty Of Misconduct in '95 Cali Crash
- Los Angeles Times: Cali Crash Questions Safety of Automated Flight
- Tailstrike.com: Cockpit Voice Recorder Database, American 965
- AP: Four Survive American Airlines Crash in Colombia
- AP: Survivor of Cali Plane Crash Tells of Flight's Final Moments
- The Guardian: The People Who Fell to Earth
- Mercedes Ramirez Johnson Website
- AP: Helicopters Ferry Rescuers to Crash Site, Families Await
Show Notes:
At the end of this episode, Shelly and Stephanie talk about favorite hoiiday traditions, and Stephanie shares one of her favorites: the story of Iceland's Yule Lads, who live with an evil mother and a cat that eats children. Learn more about the Yule Lads in an article Stephanie wrote a few years ago, and do your best to be good this holiday season- there could be a fate worse than coal in your stocking if you're bad!Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editing by: Stephanie Hubka
Graphic design and website by: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn
Investigators at the American Airlines Flight 965 crash site. Source: Imgur
The American Airlines Flight 965 crash site. Source: Imgur
The American Airlines Flight 965 crash site. Source: Imgur
The American Airlines Flight 965 crash site. Source: Wikipedia
