Thanks for downloading the Plane Safety Podcast with Pilot Pip. In this episode I'm joined by Royal Jet & Airbus pilot, Capt Al. The main topic of discussion is the German Wings accident in the French Alps in March 2015. The full BEA report in to the accident can be found here ; BEA Report. The EASA recommendations can be found here ; EASA Report   Squawkbox Shreenand Saddle says Hi and has some thoughts on the podcast. Heath Gleason has some career news and thoughts on my navigation adventures in Russia. He provides a link to Jeppesen Airway manual ; Jepps Jenny Parkinson has a question regarding METARs. An example of a full METAR/TAF decode can be found here ; METAR/TAF   End of episode skit shamelessly taken from John Finnimore's Souvenir Programme.  If you want to contact the show please email feedback@planesafetypodcast.com or visit the website www.planesafetypodcast.com  You can find the show on Facebook and Twitter (@psafetypodcast)   Thanks for listening and fly safe, Pip