“Ask Me Anything” Pilot Safety Series
June 4, 2026
“What survival or emergency gear do you always carry, regardless of flight length or weather, and why those specific items?” Welcome to the Lightspeed Aviation “Ask Me…
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Aviation No Tie Downs: The pilots who walked away from the Miracle on Mt. St. Helens
November 9, 2021
Episode 4 If you’ve watched the previous Aviation No Tie Down stories about the two pilots who crashed in the Pacific Northwest and…
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Aviation No Tie Downs: The rescue, community support and lessons learned
October 28, 2021
Episode 3 In this third episode about Truman and Craig’s crash, join Executive Vice President and Aviation No Tie Downs host, Teresa De…
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Aviation No Tie Downs: Fly it through the crash and survival lessons
October 25, 2021
Episode 2 We pick up our story as the pilots’ plane rests right above the forest floor and learn what steps they took…
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Aviation No Tie Downs: We’re going to put it in the trees
October 18, 2021
Episode 1 In the Spring of 2021, Truman O’Brien and Craig Beles, two pilots from Vashon Island, WA experienced what pilots prepare for…
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