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Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 makes heavy landing in Los Angeles: video 

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However, as the aircraft crossed the runway threshold, the footage appears to show the aircraft making little attempt to arrest its rate of descent or initiate a flare by raising its nose to bleed off any excess airspeed before it touches down. It departed LAX at 16:06 local time and landed in Frankfurt at 11:14 the following morning.

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The Meaning of Airport Runway Lights

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Yet, it is obvious that such a purpose is related to air traffic control. Image source: [link] What color are airport threshold lights? Green is the color for the runway threshold lights, which function as touchdown zone lights. Completely another lighting system, on its part, is called Threshold End Lights.

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35 years ago: How a United Airlines crew landed an ‘unflyable’ DC-10

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Haynes took the controls and, noting the same control issues, reduced thrust on the number one engine, which resulted in the aircraft rolling out in a wings-level attitude, giving the crew critical time to evaluate the dire situation Flight 232 was facing. “I was 46 years old the day I walked into that cockpit,” he said. “I

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A Tale of Three Engine Failures

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The airplane initially climbed straight out, reaching 1,200 feet, then the pilot declared an emergency to air traffic control (ATC), stating something about a fire, and turned back to the airport. miles short of the runway threshold, it crashed into trees. Approximately 1.7 The pilot and a passenger were killed.

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Adventures in the Mitten | Part 1, Up North to Mackinac

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A multi-state cross country trip like the one we were taking means a lot of time together in the close confines of an airplane cockpit. This inspired a long discussion with Alyssa about the value of flight following and why we use the optional service from air traffic control.

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D-Day Squadron and U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Commemorated 75th Anniversary of The Berlin Airlift

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photo via Wikipedia) A C-54 dropping candy from the cockpit on tiny parachutes as the aircraft lands in West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift circa 1949. today and has helped to keep the memory alive by taking part in Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation activities at air shows.