‘I Learned About Flying From That’ Podcast: When the Second Engine Fails

FLYING is counting down to its 100th ILAFFT podcast episode. This week we revisit listener's No. 1 favorite episode: ‘A Worst-Case Scenario.’'

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM ET

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Following an engine failure in his Cessna 421 (similar to the aircraft here) in icing conditions, pilot Brett Godfrey faces a turn for the worse—failure of the second engine. [FLYING file photo]

Key Takeaways:

FLYING magazine's "I Learned About Flying From That" (ILAFFT) series, initially a column and now a podcast, shares pilots' real-life harrowing experiences to educate others and enhance aviation safety.
The ILAFFT podcast, hosted by Rob Reider, features pilots recounting their incidents and discussing lessons learned, offering actionable advice for listeners.
The podcast is nearing its 100th episode, and FLYING is celebrating this milestone by counting down listener-favorite episodes.
The No. 1 listener-favorite episode, "A Worst-Case Scenario," details pilot Brett Godfrey's experience surviving a double engine failure in icing conditions.

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Nearly nine decades ago, FLYING launched its “I Learned About Flying From That” column— known as ILAFFT—to provide GA pilots firsthand accounts of harrowing aviation experiences. Sharing the lesson learned helps other pilots avoid the same fate and become better, safer pilots in the process.

In recent years, the ILAFFT journey evolved to include a podcast adding an extra dimension to the experience through exclusive interviews with pilots sharing their stories.