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I Learned About Flying From That

129. Stuck at Full Power

5/20/202628 min

In episode 129 of I Learned About Flying from That, host Carl Valeri sits down with pilot Christy De La Torre and flight instructor Mac Bradley to unpack a routine instructional flight that quickly escalated into a real-world emergency.

During a cross-country check ride preparation flight from Wiley Post to Wichita Falls, Texas, Christy and Mac were practicing pattern work when a critical mechanical failure occurred. After a touch-and-go landing, Christy attempted to pull the throttle back, only to discover the throttle cable had completely severed—leaving their aircraft's engine stuck operating at full power.

Clips

Cutting Mixture At 200 Knots
“Our Throttle’s Gone”
Full Power, No Control
Panic Vs. Pilot Calm

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Carl Valeri· Host0:00

    [upbeat music] [radio chatter] A cross-country instructional flight turned into an emergency landing, but not for the reason you might expect. Welcome to episode 129 of I Learned About Flying From That, sponsored by Avemco Insurance. My name is Carl Valeri, and joining me today is Christy DeLaTorre and her flight instructor, Mac Bradley. Hey, Mac and Christy. Welcome to the show. I'm excited to have both of you on.

  2. Mac Bradley· Guest0:31

    Yeah. No, it's very exciting.

  3. Christy De La Torre· Guest0:34

    Excited to be here.

  4. Carl Valeri· Host0:35

    [laughs] And, and this is a little bit different than our normal format, having, uh, both the pilots on here to talk about the same incident, or emergency we should say. [laughs] So this is gonna be really, really a lot of fun, so I'm excited about this show today. Uh, so first of all, I'd like to get started with, with Christy, 'cause that's, uh, who we were talking to first as far as the interest in aviation. It's always fun to find out, you know, why people got involved with in aviation and, and where they are in their journey. So tell us a little bit about yourself and about your flying journey.

  5. Christy De La Torre· Guest1:04

    So I've always really wanted to fly. I thought it was cool. I didn't know that you could do stuff like general aviation and get into a small plane. I thought you had to go all the way to the airlines. So I had, uh, kinda gone down a different career path and met some people who were into general aviation, who introduced me to flight instructors, and I got behind the cockpit. Yeah.

  6. Carl Valeri· Host1:23

    Wow. Well, that's cool. That's, that's great to... And you know, it's funny, it takes one person to tell you, "Hey, you can do it," right?

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