Aerotime

JULY 18, 2024

The incident, which was categorized as serious by the Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) , resulted in the closure of a runway at HKG for eight hours. The Atlas Air 747-400F, registration N406KZ, departed runway 25L at HKG at 04:09 local time and was bound for Anchorage, Alaska. No injuries were reported.

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Pilot in Command Runway Cockpit Cargo 273

Aerotime

JUNE 7, 2024

In a preliminary report released on June 4, 2024, the board detailed how those factors caused the three-member flight crew of a B777 airliner to mistakenly cross a runway occupied by another airplane taking off from the airport.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Clearance Airplanes 273

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 6, 2025

Let me emphasize that NetJets operates flights with two pilots in the cockpit, and its a reputable company, with many career pilots. In this particular incident, a NetJets aircraft with the callsign Execjet 636 was on approach to runway 24 at Teterboro Airport (TEB), but the pilots couldnt seem to follow the (very basic) instructions.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Approach Clearance 117

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Just in the months leading up to the investigation being opened, we saw a scary go around in Hawaii , a dangerously low approach in Oklahoma City , an inflight Dutch roll , taking off from a closed runway , and a dangerously low approach in Tampa. What do you make of the FAA concluding its Southwest safety audit?

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Airline Airlines Approach Pilot 117

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

TSB Approach sequence Due to reported wind gusts as the CRJ900 approached Toronto Pearson following a flight from MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport (MSP) the aircraft was flown at 149 knots. The aircraft was slightly below the glide slope, but on the visual segment of the approach and tracking the runway centerline.

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Indicated Airspeed Descent Knot Horizontal Stabilizer 280

Aerotime

APRIL 29, 2024

Operated by one of the carrier’s 19-strong fleet of Boeing 747-8 widebodies as Lufthansa flight LH456, the aircraft made a standard approach to runway 24R at around midday on the day of operation. It departed LAX at 16:06 local time and landed in Frankfurt at 11:14 the following morning.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Threshold Descent 273

Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Whether or not there were issues with CRM or in the approach, there is no evidence at this time that either pilot had struggled through their training or were anything less than qualified for their positions. The wing tip struck the runway after which the wing and the tail separated and the fuel from the wing caught fire.

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Runway Tail Knot Altimeter 59

Air Facts

MARCH 5, 2025

He then returned to Vance to conduct landings from the T-38 overhead pattern on our westernmost runway (17R); thats when the wheels came off. Approximately half way down the runway, you execute a level, 60-degree bank, 180 o turn while reducing power and lowering the speed-brakes to arrive on the inside downwind. carry the three?

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Pilot Knot AGL Approach 98

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

He used the first officer’s airspeed indicator and visual cues out of the cockpit windows to determine the flight path of the plane and the need for any power changes. The approach to Sioux City With the aircraft at a range of about nine miles from touchdown at Sioux City, the crew made visual contact with the airport.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 288

Aerotime

MARCH 26, 2025

On that fateful day of March 27, 1977, there were 583 fatalities between the KLM Boeing 747 and the Pan Am Boeing 747 ‘Clipper Maid of the Seas” Only 61 survivors somehow escaped the inferno that engulfed the airport runway. The controller confirmed that he heard the message and asked the pilots to report runway clear.

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Clearance Runway Weather Pilot 288

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

Another person drove to the final approach end of Runway 27 and hiked into the woods, looking for the missing plane. It had crashed a quarter mile short of the runway. degrees left of the runway centerline. The couple knew that for Runway 25, the sun could be blinding as it set in the west. The pilot was dead.

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Runway Final Approach Pilot Firewall 52

Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The near-miss at Chicago Midway, caused by a runway incursion, is not so very rare. The FAA lists an average of 1,700 runway incursions per year from 2021-2024, the great majority of which had no immediate safety consequences or plenty of time and/or distance to avoid a collision (scroll down for runway incursion data ).

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Runway Jet Pilot Air Traffic Control 85

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

On the 25th of November 2024, a Boeing 737-400 crashed on final approach to Vilnius airport with one fatality. The airport has a single north-south asphalt runway (01/19) of 2,515 metres (8,250 feet). The runway elevation is 646 feet above mean sea level. Screenshot from ADSB Exchange; click for detail.

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Runway Approach UTC Knot 96

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

The Cessna was loud, and this was before intercoms made cockpits a quieter place to be. The 152 rocked and bounced in the air currents as we approached the runway. The airplane was pushed up and down in tight, quick movements as we came in over the pavement, and then the tires squealed as we hit the runway hard.

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Airplanes Threshold Runway Knot 100

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

“When I heard we were in the first wave of six planes going down the runway at 200 feet, I elected to sit on mine,” he said. After the 8 1/2 hour, 1,182-mile flight from Midway, Connolly led the first six planes down the runway at Wake in a stepped-up V-formation. Note the radome above the cockpit. Photo via U.S.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Final Approach Tail Runway 111

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Michael Derrer Fuchs / Shutterstock Once the pushback is complete and the engines are running, the crew will contact ATC again for taxi clearance, effectively asking the tower for the route they are required to follow and which taxiways to use to reach the active runway.

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Cabin Crew Runway Knot Clearance 265

Air Facts

MARCH 14, 2025

Call it a bucket list if you want, but I consider it a flight plan for a fulfilling life in the cockpit: 1. Even if you don’t earn an instrument rating, you owe it to yourself to fly a real approach in IMC (with a pilot who has the rating). You owe it to yourself to fly a real approach in IMC. 100 hamburger flight.

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Airplanes Pilot Pilot in Command Approach 98

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

On my relatively high powered Vans RV-9A , flaps are not a critical item, unless the runway is short. Taking off with full flaps makes the plane levitate off the runway at lower speed but does not create a hazard to flight. With a do list, if it gets lost in the cockpit or is missing from the airplane, you cant fly.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Aileron 96

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 13, 2025

Not Studying Enough Outside of Flight Lessons The Mistake: Many student pilots believe that learning to fly is all about time in the cockpit, neglecting the equally important ground school and self-study. Example of a Proper Radio Call: Minneapolis Ground, Cessna 172, N12345 at Inflight Aviation, ready to taxi to Runway 12 for departure.

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Pilot Crosswind Final Approach Cockpit 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Keep reading, and you’ll start to recognize the subtle tricks your body can play on you when you’re in the cockpit. Your instincts might say one thing, but in the cockpit, it’s vital to trust your instruments over your gut. When the runway looks different, it can lead to dangerous illusions.

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Runway Instrument Meteorological Conditions Approach Airplanes 52

One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

While we had a pretty short taxi to the runway, there was then a queue for takeoff. We were cleared for takeoff on runway 8R at 9:25PM. LATAM 787 business class lavatories LATAM’s Boeing 787-9s have two business class lavatories at the front of the cabin — there’s one right in front of the cabin on the right, and one by the cockpit.

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Approach Descent Runway Airplanes 113

One Mile at a Time

JULY 20, 2024

We can now add yet another near catastrophe to the list, and this might just be the scariest one we’ve seen so far… Southwest 737 MAX has near disaster on approach to Tampa This incident happened on Sunday, July 14, 2024, and involves Southwest Airlines flight WN425 , scheduled to fly from Columbus (CMH) to Tampa (TPA).

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Air Traffic Control Altimeter Runway Weather 141

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

These alerts include runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, airspace and TFRs, carbon monoxide and more. RUNWAY ALERTS Runways – Alerts when nearing or entering a runway. An audible alert plays the message Traffic on Runway and specifies the runway number and airport.

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AGL Runway Groundspeed Descent 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Pilots must adapt their approach and landing technique during flap failure. The flaps on an aircraft are used for controlled descents with slower airspeed during the approach and landing. Certain Conditions Certain conditions, such as severe icing or busy airspace (request for faster approach), may require a no-flaps landing.

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Pilot Drag Descent Approach 52

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

American 777 taxiing London Heathrow We had a short taxi out to runway 9R, where we just had a United 787 ahead of us for takeoff. American 777 waiting for takeoff London Heathrow By 11:55AM we were cleared for takeoff, rocketed down the runway, and had a smooth climb out. What an absolutely stunning day it was!

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Airlines Airline Approach Runway 97

Aerotime

MAY 6, 2024

One of those early pioneers is Lilium, a Germany-based startup, which, almost a decade after it was founded in 2015, is approaching the last key stages before launching its electrically powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. However, some of these ventures appear to be ahead of the pack.

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Jet Approach Cockpit Pilot 283

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Andrews eyes and smile were growing big as we approached the plane in silence. The ramp is empty, so I ask if hed like to taxi us to the departure end of the runway. The main road between the houses is the old runway. We hop out of the cockpit, and Andrew ties the ship to the tarmac for the night. That sound is the same.

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Airplanes Hangar Runway Tarmac 98

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

On board in a cockpit observer seat was a well known FAA air carrier inspector who oversaw the L-1011 operations at TWA. If the glide slope failed, the Policy Manual permitted crews to revert to the Localizer Approach minimus. The weather at O’Hare was IFR and the airport was using the ILS to runway 14L. Well guess what?

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Approach Checkride Descent Cockpit 98

Fear of Landing

AUGUST 9, 2024

The FFZ airfield has a 900-foot grass runway (18/36) and a low-altitude traffic pattern, allowing for spectators to watch the demonstrations of the slower aircraft. An airfield traffic pattern, also known as a circuit, is a standard path used by air traffic approaching the runway.

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Runway Cockpit Pilot Final Approach 103

Aeroclass Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

Nowadays, it is impossible to imagine a modern airport without one of its most notable attributes: the runway lights. As well as that the runway lights are an indispensable help for anyone in charge of an aircraft in low visibility conditions. What are approach lights? Let’s overview them in more detail.

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Runway Threshold Approach Air Traffic Control 52

AV Web

JULY 5, 2024

The pilots were on approach to pick up another group of skydivers with SIC Crooks flying. According to the report, the approach was stable until the aircraft descended below the tree line and encountered windshear. He proceeded to open his side cockpit window and lower the ramp in the back of the aircraft, indicating he needed air.

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Air Traffic Control Airplanes Approach Cockpit 116

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Just to be clear, although I avoid flying in “hard” IFR, all of my IFR practice includes approaches to minimums, go-arounds, and holding patterns—just in case. The glass cockpit overshadows the cooperative, complacent RV-9A’s character. Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 80

Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

While it may be common to find some very spartan instrumentation on an open cockpit biplane at the local fly-in, the level of complexity increases exponentially in turboprops and jet cockpits. Technically, even a cockpit lighting rheostat qualifies as avionics, but pilots typically associate the term with advanced technology.

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Cockpit Weight-Shift-Control Flight Deck Instrument Meteorological Conditions 40

One Mile at a Time

JULY 23, 2024

Just in recent months, we’ve seen a scary go around in Hawaii , a dangerously low approach in Oklahoma City , an inflight Dutch roll , taking off from a closed runway , and a dangerously low approach in Tampa. This comes after a shocking number of recent close calls at Southwest.

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Airline Airlines Approach Cockpit 119

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 17, 2025

On the 29th of December 2024, a Boeing 737-800 operated by a low-cost South Korean airline crashed after an emergency landing and overshooting the runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea. On approach, the captain made a mayday alert, declaring bird strike, bird strike. The flight crew announced that they were going around.

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Thrust Altimeter Cabin Crew Instrument Landing System 59

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 30, 2025

Youll learn how to navigate, communicate with Air Traffic Control, interpret weather, and conduct instrument approaches to airports, all without relying on whats outside your window. An instrument rating unlocks access to: Airports with IFR approaches (ILS, RNAV, VOR, etc.) A busy Class B airport?

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Pilot Weather Approach Visual Flight Rules 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In the United States, an average of 1,600 runway incursions occur annually. Yet, despite the FAA citing runway incursion reduction as one of their top priorities, we have not seen a sustained or substantial reduction in occurrences. Key Takeaways Definition: Unauthorized presence on active runways or taxiways.

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Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control Pilot 52