Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. Mario Hagen / Shutterstock The announcement will also be one of the first items on the pilots before-descent checklist.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 269

Cranky Flier

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It’s very nice with high ceilings, good lighting, and all that. Our captain came on and told us they were all ready up front but they were just waiting for cargo to finish up. This was around 11 when she said it, but I didn’t realize that cargo hadn’t even really started. Why did this take so long to start?

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Airplanes Runway Cargo Ceiling 130

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2024

Currently this airport is a hub for Air China, China Cargo Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, DHL Aviation, FedEx, Juneyao Air, Shanghai Airlines, Spring Airlines, Suparna Airlines and UPS Airlines. Personally I don't like the "spikes" attached to the ceiling. This is the arrival hall The departure hall.

Runway 59

Runway Descent Airlines Airline 59

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

From Saigon, my crew and I routinely hauled critical cargo all over South Vietnam. Photo via USAF Archives During preflight, I noticed the ground crew spreading hay and straw on the cargo bay’s floor. Our massive passenger was bellowing loudly, accompanied by a cacophony of hooves stomping on the cargo bay’s metal floor.

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Cargo Airplanes 52

Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

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. Weather reports from the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field on the island warned of a low cloud ceiling, overcast at 700-800 feet.

Runway 52

Runway Altimeter Pilot Lift 52

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 26, 2024

When he attempted to contact the tower again, he discovered that the antenna on his primary radio was gone, having iced over during his descent through the overcast and snapped off. The weather along the flight path was poor, described by Pruett as consisting of “…low clouds and heavy fog, a ceiling of only a couple hundred feet.”

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Weather Tail Drag Ceiling 124