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Asiana A350 Has (Dangerously?) Low Approach To SFO

One Mile at a Time

Specifically, as the aircraft was still around three miles from the intended landing runway (28L), it descended all the way down to 275 feet, according to flight tracking software Flightradar24. With at least three pilots in the cockpit, youd think that someone wouldve picked up on something not being quite right.

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CRJ900 Overturns on Canada’s Busiest Runway

Fear of Landing

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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Teaching International Student Pilots

Air Facts

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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Voices from Combat: The Consolidated PB2Y Coronado Becomes a Bomber

Vintage Aviation News

“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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DHL 737 crashes short of Vilnius runway

Fear of Landing

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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Top 10 Mistakes Student Pilots Make (And How to Avoid Them)

Inflight Pilot Training

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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Heads-up, hands-free: How to use iPad audio alerts for safer flights

iPad Pilot News

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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