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mindFly Katha, the aviation podcastAuthor: Capt. Amit Singh
mindFly Katha, From cockpit to culture one podcast, many flight paths, is a podcast by Capt. Amit Singh on aviation safety, human factors, pilot decision-making, fatigue, accident analysis, aviation culture, and forgotten history. Each episode connects cockpit lessons, safety insights, and human performance with wider questions of leadership, resilience, and society. Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Kegworth: The Wrong Engine
Episode 1
Friday, 17 April, 2026
On the evening of 8 January 1989, British Midland Flight 092 fell out of the sky onto the M1 motorway near Kegworth, Leicestershire. Forty-seven people died. The crew had shut down the wrong engine. In this episode, Capt. Amit Singh FRAeS examines the cognitive mechanism that made a skilled, experienced flight crew certain of the wrong answer — and stay certain until it was too late. Premature cognitive closure, satisficing, and the authority gradient that silenced everyone who knew the truth.
