mindFly Katha, From cockpit to culture — one podcast, many flight paths.

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.

mindFly Katha, From cockpit to culture — one podcast, many flight paths. is a education podcast hosted by Capt. Amit Singh, with 59 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Capt. Amit Singh hosts mindFly Katha, From cockpit to culture — one podcast, many flight paths., a education show with 59 episodes published.

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  Kegworth: The Wrong Engine

  Apr 17, 202624 minS1

  <p>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.</p>

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  Fatal Deviations: The In-Flight Breakup of Air Ambulance VT-AJV

  Apr 7, 202619 minS0

  <p>On February 23, 2026, a Redbird Airways Beechcraft King Air C-90A operating as an air ambulance from Ranchi to New Delhi crashed in Jharkhand, tragically claiming the lives of all seven people on board, including two pilots, medical personnel, and a patient. Minutes after takeoff, the aircraft encountered a severe thunderstorm and suffered a catastrophic in-flight structural breakup, scattering its engines, tail, and fuselage across a kilometer of forested terrain.In this episode, we dive into the official Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) preliminary report and independent safety analyses to understand how this tragedy unfolded. We explore:</p>The Weather...

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  Willie in Wonderland: India's Expat CEO Obsession

  Apr 1, 202622 minS0

  <p>In this episode, we dive into IndiGo’s recent decision to appoint Willie Walsh—former CEO of British Airways and IAG—as its new Chief Executive. While the market reacted with a euphoric 9% jump in share prices, veteran airline captain Amit Singh argues that this hiring pattern demands deeper scrutiny.Why does India export its finest managerial minds to lead global giants like Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank, yet consistently import Western executives to run its own airlines? We explore the deep-seated psychological mechanisms driving these boardroom decisions, including "colonial mentality," the need for "legitimacy signalling" to foreign invest...

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  LaGuardia Runway Incursion Explained | Why Red REL Lights Can Be Missed at Night

  Mar 24, 202622 minS0

  <p>Have you ever wondered why a ground vehicle at LaGuardia Airport drove right past illuminated red Runway Entrance Lights (REL)? The system didn't fail, but the driver's perception was severely compromised.In this video, we dive into the fascinating world of aviation safety, human factors, and visual physiology to explain why the color red might actually be a safety hazard at night.Due to a physiological phenomenon known as the "Purkinje Shift," our eyes use different cells in the dark, causing our sensitivity to shift away from red and toward shorter wavelengths like blue and green. This makes red...

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  LEAKED: Air India Safety Scandal – Flying Passengers with EXPIRED Certificates

  Feb 15, 202615 minS0

  <p>In this episode, we expose a serious safety violation at Air India involving the operation of an Airbus A320 (VT-TQN) without a valid Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC). Based on leaked internal investigation reports, we break down how an aircraft flew eight revenue flights carrying passengers while illegally undocumented.</p><p>In this episode:• The Incident: How VT-TQN operated a test flight and 8 passenger flights in November 2025 despite its safety certificate expiring days earlier.</p><p>• The Failure: Why the Engineering team incorrectly informed Flight Ops that the "ARC is valid" and how pilots failed to perform mandatory document checks.</p><p...

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