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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know:   Part two   

Aerotime

Flaps, which help to lower an aircrafts speed while providing additional lift at those lower airspeeds, are lowered in stages, as adding too much flaps at once can upset the aerodynamics and thus stability of the aircraft. This is when passengers may notice what seems to be the sound of a barking dog emanating from the cargo hold.

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Night Flight from Catalina: Beechcraft Baron Incident

Fear of Landing

Aircraft departing runway 22 have a take-off run towards a ravine, with no lights or landmarks ahead, only cargo ships and the horizon of the Pacific Ocean. When I saw the altimeter start to climb I raised the landing gear and let out the breath I’d apparently been holding. But I had it. Dinner was excellent.”

Runway 52