Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

A few seconds later, at 07:49 UTC, “all hell broke loose” as passenger Andrew Davies said to CNN. The pilots enter a four-digit code into the transponder, which might be assigned by air traffic control to identify that particular aircraft or might be a general code showing what type of flight it is. Stay safe folks.

Turbulence 98

Turbulence UTC Weather Airlines 98

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The flight departed normally from Leipzig Halle Airport at 02:08 UTC (03:08 local), operating as flight QY5690/BCS18D. At 03:28 UTC, ninety minutes into the flight and on final approach to Vilnius, the aircraft crashed near Liepkalnis Hill. One pilot was killed in the crash, the other three suffered serious injuries. instead.

Runway 103

Runway Approach UTC Knot 103

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 25, 2024

J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny. In video footage, the plane can be seen entering a steep descent toward Aktau and even banking to the right. Obviously no pilot would intentionally descend an aircraft so steeply while so close to the ground, so what was going on?

Jet 127

Jet Descent Airlines Airline 127

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 26, 2024

J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny. In video footage, the plane can be seen entering a steep descent toward Aktau and even banking to the right. Below is a video from an experienced pilot, providing an analysis of all of this. That crew did an amazing job under the circumstances.

Jet 62

Jet Airlines Airline Descent 62