Today’s podcast, which comes with a shoutout to Gabe for the awesome email and getting me back to work here, is about Eastwind Airlines flight 517.  And while this flight may not sound familiar to many people, the simple fact is that it had profound results that reverberated throughout the aviation world.

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Sources for the podcast include:

• Wikipedia: Boeing 737 Rudder Issues, Eastwind Flight 517, United Airlines Flight 585, and USAir Flight 417
• FAA.gov: Airworthiness Directive; Boeing model 737 Series Airplanes
• The Seattle Times: 737 – The Crash in Colorado Springs (Boeing 737, Part II)
• AirlineSafety.com: What is the status of the solution to the B-737 rudder design defect?
• International Aviation Safety Association: The Crash that eventually made air travel safer for millions
• Wall Street Journal: Boeing 737s Must Get Rudder-Control Fix Under Formal proposal Issued by the FAA