Runway 23

Hoffers and Brady further discuss the much-discussed Flydubai axe incident. Plus, is the famed SR-71 Blackbird making a comeback?
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Wikipedia article on the Flydubai axe attack - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flydubai_Flight_1073
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird
Aviation Week’s SR-71 scoop - https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/nasa-asked-several-former-sr-71a-staffers-help-secret-restart
Brady’s book cover memory and Hoffers’ personal pictures here - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/171588045
More chat about the rumour - https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/blackbirds-take-these-broken-wings-and-learn-to-fly-says-nasa/
A-12 at San Diego - https://sandiegoairandspace.org/collection/item/lockheed-a-12-blackbird
Flying a Cargo Plane out of Hong Kong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocTKTk7oExk

Hoffers and Brady discuss watches, another risky fly-over, the Amazon plane coming off the Miami runway, a terrible ground crew incident in Toronto, Lockerbie tourism, and the infamous crash of Air France Flight 447.
Support our new project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23
Bremont’s ejection seat watch: https://martin-baker.com/watches/mb-i/
The super low South Africa Stadium fly-over: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rew8jqny5o
The 1995 World Cup final Jumbo fly-over: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_7QjbNxdqc
The Flappy Bird-style game over the stadium: https://www.flappylink.com/
More details about the Amazon plane incident have emerged since we recorded: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_Air_Flight_7598
Korean 737 hits barrier (warning, tough to see): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNuANEriHlU
Trolley Problems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem
The Gimli Glider we previously discussed in episode 2: https://www.runway23.fm/episodes/002
Ground crew incident in Montreal: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/airport-montreal-accident-9.7319215
See Hoffers own picture of the headphone socket on his plane’s fuselage - plus the pitot tubes from the same walk-around: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169239259
Bali Birdstrike picture also via Hoffers - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169239259
The Lockerbie disaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103
The recommended Lockerbie series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bombing_of_Pan_Am_103
Pictures from Hoffers’ visit to Lockerbie: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169239259
Aberfan landslide disaster in Wales: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disaster
The 9/11 Memorial in New York City: https://www.911memorial.org/
The Air France Flight 447 disaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447
The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertropical_Convergence_Zone
Hoffers’ own video of St Elmo’s Fire on the windshield: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169240103
Pitot Tubes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitot_tube
Air France crash transcript: https://bea.aero/uploads/tx_elyextendttnews/annexe.01.en.pdf
Air France tail in the sea: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8089917.stm
Lockerbie Cemetery picture: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/NINTCHDBPICT000454081547-e1544012205198.jpg
The Flight 447 second interim report (with images of tail in storage): https://bea.aero/fileadmin/documents/docspa/2009/f-cp090601e2.en/pdf/f-cp090601e2.en_03.pdf
The Flight 447 third report (after discovery of wreckage on sea floor): https://bea.aero/fileadmin/documents/docspa/2009/f-cp090601e3.en/pdf/f-cp090601e3.en.pdf
Hoffers and Brady discuss watches, another risky fly-over, the Amazon plane coming off the Miami runway, a terrible ground crew incident in Toronto, Lockerbie tourism, and the infamous crash of Air France Flight 447.
Support our new project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23
Bremont’s ejection seat watch: https://martin-baker.com/watches/mb-i/
The super low South Africa Stadium fly-over: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rew8jqny5o
The 1995 World Cup final Jumbo fly-over: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_7QjbNxdqc
The Flappy Bird-style game over the stadium: https://www.flappylink.com/
More details about the Amazon plane incident have emerged since we recorded: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_Air_Flight_7598
Korean 737 hits barrier (warning, tough to see): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNuANEriHlU
Trolley Problems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem
The Gimli Glider we previously discussed in episode 2: https://www.runway23.fm/episodes/002
Ground crew incident in Montreal: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/airport-montreal-accident-9.7319215
See Hoffers own picture of the headphone socket on his plane’s fuselage - plus the pitot tubes from the same walk-around: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169239259
Bali Birdstrike picture also via Hoffers - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169239259
The Lockerbie disaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103
The recommended Lockerbie series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bombing_of_Pan_Am_103
Pictures from Hoffers’ visit to Lockerbie: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169239259
Aberfan landslide disaster in Wales: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disaster
The 9/11 Memorial in New York City: https://www.911memorial.org/
The Air France Flight 447 disaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447
The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertropical_Convergence_Zone
Hoffers’ own video of St Elmo’s Fire on the windshield: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/169240103
Pitot Tubes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitot_tube
Air France crash transcript: https://bea.aero/uploads/tx_elyextendttnews/annexe.01.en.pdf
Air France tail in the sea: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8089917.stm
Lockerbie Cemetery picture: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/NINTCHDBPICT000454081547-e1544012205198.jpg
The Flight 447 second interim report (with images of tail in storage): https://bea.aero/fileadmin/documents/docspa/2009/f-cp090601e2.en/pdf/f-cp090601e2.en_03.pdf
The Flight 447 third report (after discovery of recorders on sea floor): https://bea.aero/fileadmin/documents/docspa/2009/f-cp090601e3.en/pdf/f-cp090601e3.en.pdf

Hoffers and Brady discuss the roundness of Earth, a bakery van crash, allegations of drug smuggling, and the miracle of Aloha Airlines Flight 243.
Support our new project on Patreon (and get bonus stuff): https://www.patreon.com/cw/Runway23
The Great Australian Bight - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Australian_Bight
Patrons only: Picture of Hoffers’ coincidental T-Shirt - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/167311763
Sydney to Johannesburg flightpaths - https://www.flightpaths.com/SYD-JNB
The Bristol Balloon Fiesta - https://www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk/
Aeroflot Flight 1661 hits weather balloon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_1661
Patrons only: Brady’s article on Ansett Flight (including reference to water cannons) - https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/new-episode-plus-165755645
Lloyd Bridges wrong weeks to quit (from Airplane) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeI5ke0BENw
Malaysia Airline pilot taken into custody - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQSA-gf6_fM
Plane vs Bakery Truck video - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EkdpfmscPw8
Plane vs Bakery Truck NTSB Preliminary Report - https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Documents/DCA26FA194%20Preliminary%20Report.pdf
PAPI (Precision approach path indicator) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_approach_path_indicator
Aloha Airlines Flight 243 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243
CB Lansing - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10129560/clarabelle_leiming-lansing
Hanging By A Thread - Mayday: Air Disaster - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hq54gxyi8M
Flap Track Farings (or canoes?) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_fairing

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

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