Season 1, Episode 16 · Captains Speaking - An Aviation Podcast
Lightning Strike INSIDE the Cabin?! (Audio-Only Version)
9 Oct 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode notes
In today’s episode of Captains Speaking Ben tells an unbelievable story of a time when the aircraft was low on fuel, flying through a storm. As lightning struck the aircraft a ball of light passed through a passenger jet! ----------------------------------------------------- If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👉🏻 / mentourpilot For more content about aviation incidents, find Mentour Pilot on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MentourNow For more analysis of the aviation industry, find…
Captains Speaking - An Aviation Podcast
by Mentour Pilot · English · Leisure & Travel
Welcome Aboard to Captains Speaking - The Mentour Pilot Podcast. Captains Speaking is hosted by professional working pilots Petter Hörnfeldt and Ben Watts. Petter is the man behind Mentour Pilot, the No.1 channel for aviation incidents on YouTube. Meanwhile, Ben is a long-time collaborator and th
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