Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The weather on that day, September 12, 2024, was rather miserable, but not atypical for Alaska with fall a few days away45 degrees F, ceiling less than 500 feet, and a cold, steady rain. In 2001, the company began year-round charter air freight cargo service to rural villages across Alaska. “We haul everything.

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Cargo Runway Ceiling Weather 116

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

While most of it tends to be hidden away either in the cabin ceiling space or under the cabin floor panels, some of it – particularly the air conditioning riser ducts – is fitted in the cabin walls at certain intervals, making the inclusion of a window at that position impossible.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 268

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

I’d yet to land on that fabled grass runway, the Augusta National of general aviation, and this would be the year. But Anderson was reporting 300-foot overcast ceilings and everywhere else was just about as bad. He also pens a weekly online column called Words Aloft and this is this week’s offering. Except it wasn’t meant to be.

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Weather Runway Ceiling Lift 98

Cranky Flier

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Hawaiian 10 September 10, 2024 From Honolulu ➤ Scheduled Departure: 755a ➤ Actual Departure: 815a, returned 838a, out again 1126a, returned 1157a, gave up ➤ From Gate: D2, returned to A12, moved to A6, returned to C3 ➤ Wheels Up: don’t care ➤ From Runway: ?? To Los Angeles ➤ Wheels Down: a couple hours after I got back ➤ On Runway: ??

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Airplanes Runway Cargo Ceiling 130

AV Web

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A Bonanza was in front of me, to the rear were a Baron, a Saratoga, Cessna 185 on floats, and another Baron, each piled almost to the ceiling with aid supplies. The line of volunteers queued up at my cargo door and a lady reached in, grabbing the first box, and handing it to the volunteer behind her.

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Airplanes Cargo Drag Payload 98

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2024

Currently the airport has 2 terminals with a 3rd starting operation in the near future, it has an impressive 5 runways (runway 17L/35R, 17R/35L, 16L/34R, 16R/34L and 15/33). Personally I don't like the "spikes" attached to the ceiling. At this point, we started rolling down the runway. One of the airline's check-in area.

Runway 59

Runway Descent Airlines Airline 59

Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

Cruising at 356 kts with a ceiling above 70,000 ft and 6000-nm-plus range, the U-2 Dragon Lady can remain aloft for more than 12 hours. Valued for its ability to operate from short runways and semi-prepared surfaces, the Draco offers flexibility unavailable to larger ISR platforms. Twenty-eight are on active duty. OA-1K Skyraider II.

Ceiling 40

Ceiling Payload Pilot Jet 40