161 Kobe Bryant Crash Update and Aviation News of the Weird with Flying Magazine’s Rob Mark Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20, SR22 or SF50 Vision Jet. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary161 Max talks with Flying Mag Sr. Editor Rob Mark about the latest events related to the Kobe Bryant crash plus recent aviation stories of the weird. Island Express Helicopters has sued two SoCal air traffic controllers for wrongful death. Illusionist David Blaine plans to hold onto hydrogen balloons until reaching 29,000 feet. Customs stops a private jet in Florida that was headed to South America with 82 firearms and 63,000 rounds of ammunition on board. News Stories Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Operator Sues FAA Air Traffic Controllers Illusionist David Blaine To Ascend On Gas Cluster Balloons TSA Finding Three Times More Loaded Weapons US intercepts Venezuela-bound aircraft loaded with firearms Fighters Use Flares To Get TFR-Busting Pilot’s Attention Takeoff with inoperative magneto ends in emergency landing Sometimes we’re wrong Mentioned in the ShowFlying MagazineRob Mark's JetWhine.com blog If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month,  you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android. Check out Max's Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at: https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Get Max Trescott's G1000 and Perspective Glass Cockpit Handbook, now in its Fifth edition. Call 800-247-6553 to order. Social Media Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Aviation News Talk podcasts YouTube channel Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.