Air Facts

JUNE 19, 2024

An airline pilot was incapacitated immediately upon takeoff of an airliner from the airport. As the graphs obtained directly from the watches suggest, prior to any flight, there is a rise in the heart rate above the underlying “resting” threshold. And yet it was! followed swiftly. The news was rather sad.

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Pilot Crosswind Cockpit Runway 82

NYC Aviation

JUNE 17, 2020

Abeam – Describes the positioning of an aircraft directly across from or over a navigation aid or runway. Alliance – An arrangement between a group of airlines agreeing to cooperate on a substantial level. A continuous broadcast of weather, active runways, and other important information like NOTAMs (see below).

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Runway Air Traffic Control Approach Weather 52

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Given that a single runway can only accommodate around 40 movements per hour, the designers knew they would have to build an airport with at least four runways for the anticipated growth in air traffic. The airport’s original plans called for five similar terminal buildings, all built in the central area between the runways.

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Runway Jet Crosswind Threshold 274

Air Facts

AUGUST 26, 2024

But too much airspeed can lead to bounced landings if the pilot tries to force the airplane on the runway or a runway excursion if the airplane runs out of room before it runs out of speed. The left wing dropped and the airplane descended off the side of the runway, impacted terrain, and cartwheeled before coming to rest.”

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Knot Runway Airplanes Pilot 86

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Airlines are upgrading older cockpits with newer displays, so this old indicator will soon become a relic. The speeds are based on aircraft weight and performance (affected by runway and weather). Procedures may differ on other aircraft and at other airlines. Pilots set the bugs before takeoff and prior to landing.

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Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed Knot Altimeter 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 12, 2024

Fate is STILL the hunter Air Facts Journal In 1961, veteran airline captain, Ernest K. This truism was learned one fateful day when I was employed by Skyway Airlines as a 25-year-old Beech 18 captain. Skyway’s Beech 18’s were configured for commuter airline operations with seats in the cabin for nine passengers and a crew of two.

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Airplanes Runway Lift Tail 70

Air Facts

AUGUST 28, 2024

The day I had to make a short field landing in a B757 Air Facts Journal During the winter of 2012, I was the captain on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Denver (DEN) flying a Boeing 757. There had been a significant freezing rain event prior to our arrival that left all six runways with a coating of clear ice.

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Threshold Runway Approach Pilot in Command 74

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 18, 2024

Western Airlines flying over Frankfurt International. Col Halvorsen passed in 2022, so this year his daughter flew in Western Airlines to celebrate the event. Behind Western Airlines, the new Garrison Wiesbaden control tower is dedicated to Col. Gail Halvorsen pictured with his parachute-candy in a publicity photo circa 1949.

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Air Traffic Control Cargo Threshold Approach 119

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JULY 22, 2024

Introduction What a way to celebrate my first ever Indian domestic flight experience by flying on the airline's brand new Airbus A350-900. Let's say I didn't have the best first impression of this airline and I believe some of you have read about the negative reviews of the airline in almost all aspects of air travel with this airline.

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Cabin Crew Runway Weather Airlines 59