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Max Trescott | Aviation News Talk Network

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Helicopter Flying in New Zealand: Billy Watson on Milford Sound + Helicopter News

Max talks with New Zealand helicopter pilot Billy Watson about flying in some of the most dramatic terrain in the world, from Queenstown and...

34:21May 8, 2026

Helicopter VR Simulator: Loft Dynamics H125

Max flies the Loft Dynamics H125 VR simulator and he talks about why he believes highly realistic virtual reality may become an important pa...

48:55Apr 7, 2026

Helicopter VR Flight Simulator Training: Loft Dynamics with Fabi Riesen

Max talks with Fabi Riesen, CEO of Loft Dynamics , about virtual reality helicopter simulator training and why VR may be a practical way to...

43:53Feb 26, 2026

Mastering Auto-Rotations, Simulated Engine Failures, and Off-Airport Operations + Helicopter News

See Helicopter News headlines and link to listener survey below. In this episode, Max talks with helicopter instructor Jay Bunning to explor...

01:16:25Nov 13, 2025

CHP Pilot Jan Sears: Wildfire Rescues in Hurricane-Force Winds

In this episode of the Rotary Wing Show , Max Trescott replays a powerful conversation from Aviation News Talk Episode 37, featuring Califor...

58:35Oct 28, 2025

R66 Crash Analysis: Jay Bunning on Low-G Mast Bumping and Turbulence Traps

Max talks with Jay Bunning about the crash of a Robinson R66, VH-KFT, in Australia that claimed the life of its pilot on October 26, 2023. I...

52:40Oct 20, 2025

Helicopter Training Safety: Preventing Student Errors with Jay Bunning – Part 2

Max talks with Jay Bunning, CFI and creator of helicoptertrainingvideos.com , for Part 2 of their series on Helicopter Training Safety: Prev...

01:04:48Oct 3, 2025

Helicopter Training Safety: Preventing Student Errors with Jay Bunning – Part 1

Max welcomes Jay Bunning , flight instructor, FAA Safety Team representative, and founder of HelicopterTrainingVideos.com , for Part 1 of a...

01:06:25Sep 9, 2025

Helicopter Human Factors & Safety Lessons for All Pilots with Richard Mornington-Sanford

Helicopter Human Factors & Safety Lessons for All Pilots takes a deep dive into the psychology, stress responses, and decision-making proces...

01:02:05Aug 26, 2025

9/11 from the Air: NYPD Chief Pilot Ken Solosky Remembers

Max Trescott talks with Ken Solosky, the NYPD's Chief Pilot on 9/11, about his experiences managing helicopter operations on one of the most...

51:34Aug 7, 2025

Benadryl, Zyrtec, and Other OTC medicine Wait Time Rules for Pilots

This episode originally ran on the Aviation News Talk podcast. In it, Max Trescott interviews Dr. John Trowbridge, a physician and former se...

51:11Jul 21, 2025

Helicopter Private Pilot Mock Oral: Max Trescott’s Checkride with Matt Johnson

Max Trescott is joined by DPE Matt Johnson for a comprehensive and engaging mock oral checkride focused on the private helicopter pilot cert...

01:13:49Jul 3, 2025

Top 10 Helicopter Stories + Helicopter News

In this special episode of The Rotary Wing Show , titled Top 10 Helicopter Stories + Helicopter News , aviation podcaster Max Trescott offic...

34:06Jun 15, 2025

California Wildfire Helicopter Rescue: 400 Evacuated by National Guard

The flying you will get to hear about in this episode is a reminder about the difference your helicopter skillset can make to people that ar...

01:50:55Jul 16, 2024

What Do Army Loadmasters Do and an Amazing Story of Flood Rescue in the Town of Eugowra Nov 2022 with Kylle Fenton

Kylle Fenton is an Air Crew Officer (ACO) involved in air rescue and ambulance operations supporting NSW, Australia communities. He is more...

01:32:48Nov 26, 2022

Rescue Helicopter Crew Duties to 4300km R22 Ferry Through Remote Australia w/ James Koens

James Koens is a Check and Training Aircrew Officer on very expensive rescue/aeromedical helicopters. He also finds time to be a helicopter...

01:10:47Nov 22, 2022

Better Weather Situational Awareness with Matt Johnson

Have you applied the idea of situational awareness to weather before? Knowing what the weather was doing, what the weather is now and what i...

55:02May 10, 2022

Helicopter Accident Analysis: Pasadena PD Crash & SMS Failures with Dan Parsons

You have probably seen the video clip on social media multiple times – a OH-58 comes into land and as it touches down the blades contact ano...

58:21Apr 29, 2022

Sharing an Apache Cockpit with a Burning Flare with Clive Richardson

As aircrew we spend a huge amount of time training for different circumstances and emergencies. Dealing with a burning flare in your cockpit...

01:07:45Nov 15, 2021

ATSB Request for Information with Robert Chopin

Halfway through 2021, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) put out a call for assistance for information from the aviation communit...

39:39Oct 6, 2021