Runway 23

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  4: Do Pilots Adopt the Brace Position? 05.08.2026 48min

  Hoffers and Brady discuss scenery from the cockpit, a Blue Angel beat-up, a flying lesson tragedy, an aircraft under the sea, the Kegworth Disaster, a little bit of Lego, and some ancient artefacts. The little cabin bongs during our podcast denote a link or piece of information here in the notes. Support our new project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23 Re-Live Brady’s Aerobatics Flight (Patron Bonus) - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/bradys-full-all-163348746 Brady’s Ansett Article including Captain Kirk (Patron Bonus) - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/165755645 Views of Ayers Rock (Uluru) from the air (on Google Earth) - https://shorturl.at/onvYY Blue Angels - https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/ Blue Angels Beat-Up - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WlCtxNJtGqg The Apache Low Pass - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qucd_530Rlc The 777 Low Pass (from our last episode) - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uNDRJOgmGvM Flight Instructor Tragedy in Argentina - https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/08/americas/argentina-pilot-death-scli-intl Pan Am 526A - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_526A Pan Am 526A discovered underwater - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKdoOlImIng MH370 a needle in a haystack - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370 ETOPS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETOPS The Kegworth Disaster - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegworth_air_disaster BBC breaking news for Kegworth disaster - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26HSluxDsuY The M1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1_motorway Lego - Jabba’s Barge - https://amzn.to/4wE6MP3 The Australian Baggy Green - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baggy_green
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  3: Unusual Attitudes 09.07.2026 1t 15min

  Hoffers and Brady discuss runway names, making up time, Brady’s aerobatic flight, an apology to the Pope, a 777 dangerously low fly-by, an Airbus hitting an aerobridge, and the notorious crash of Aeroflot Flight 593. The cabin chimes during our podcast denote accompanying links or info here in the show notes. Support our new endeavour on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23 A special video of the flight just for Runway23 patrons - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/bradys-full-all-163348746 Sywell Aerodrome - https://www.sywellaerodrome.co.uk/ Watch real-time Flight Radar info of the flight (also a patron special) - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/163360212 Shout-out to Mark Hooton and Caber Aviation for Brady’s flight - https://cabaeroaviation.com/ Brady also discusses this aerobatic flight on The Unmade Podcast - https://www.unmade.fm/episodes/unmade-episode181 Melbourne, Sydney and LA control towers - https://www.runway23.fm/pictures-003 The 777 low fly-by - https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/777-makes-extremely-low-pass-at-horseshoe-bay/ Icelandic home town fly-by - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN_z14TFAao Ground effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_(aerodynamics) Aerobridge smash-up derby - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LMSxxl-vFZY The Chinese Eastern Airlines version of the story - https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/569864 Aeroflot Flight 593 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_593 Pics from Brady’s flight on Aeroflot (white gloves) - https://www.runway23.fm/pictures-003 Air Crash Investigation/Mayday episode about this crash - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSpVJ1VxOKc
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  2: Pope on a Plane and the Gimli Glider 26.06.2026 53min

  Hoffers and Brady discuss checking pilots, water salutes. celebrity passengers (including the Pope), Lego sets, and the famous Gimli Glider incident. Support our new project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23 Best Pilot I Ever Saw clip from The Right Stuff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqPkIgBqMCY The Right Stuff (book) - https://amzn.to/4w67wf5

The Right Stuff (movie) - https://amzn.to/4uW5wVW Episode 1 including our discussion of water salutes - https://www.runway23.fm/episodes/001 Water Cannon mishap - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Gs62siHe0XA The Pope in the jumpseat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWREXpXY8XY The Pope’s plane won’t fly - https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/12/europe/pope-leo-plane-grounded-spain-rome-intl Hoffers pictures with celebrity passengers (Patreon) - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/162145907 Neil Armstrong ejects from the flying bedstead - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUJDbj9Vp5w List of lunar modules (including Snoopy for Apollo 10) - https://historicspacecraft.com/Lunar_Module.html ENGAGE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yBoY1SQA5A Brady in the Space Shuttle 747 carrier - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI45Vdyth8g Hoffers chosen Lego sets (Amazon affiliate links where possible)
 Lunar Module - https://amzn.to/4gHd1fQ
 Enterprise - https://amzn.to/4oP7ohy Shuttle and 747 - https://amzn.to/4aGXb1d Space Shuttle - https://amzn.to/3QlbUIc Concorde - https://amzn.to/4be151x Hoffers Lego video will be on Patreon shortly - https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23 Air Crash episode about the Gimli Glider - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216433/ (have also seen it uploaded to YouTube) Wikipedia about Gimli Glider - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
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  1: Inverted Flying and Changing Lightbulbs 09.06.2026

  Hoffers and Brady discuss passenger plane landings, inverted selfies in military planes, barrel rolls, and the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401. Support our new project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23 Korean fighter jets collide: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjwz8we1zzo

1983 Negev mid-air collision: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Negev_mid-air_collision Boeing 707 barrel roll by Tex Johnston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra_khhzuFlE Denzel Washington flies upside down in Flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQDKufQdkus NTSB report on the Eastern Air Lines 401 crash: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7314.pdf Wikipedia article on the Eastern Air Lines crash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_401