Aerotime

JULY 9, 2024

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 en route from New York to Paris was forced to make an emergency descent following cabin pressurization issues. The aircraft managed to land safely in Paris despite its rapid descent from 34,000 ft to just 10,000ft in eleven minutes.

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Descent Air Traffic Control Transponder Clearance 278

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

According to Aviation Herald, the aircraft’s journey had been uneventful until it was on its descent towards Guarulhos Airport when the crew reported a fire in the cargo hold and declared an emergency. The aircraft was directed towards runway 28L at Guarulhos for a priority landing.

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Air Traffic Control Cargo Runway Transponder 294

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

However, as the aircraft crossed the border between France and Belgium, the crew set 7700 on the aircraft’s transponder (indicating an inflight emergency) and requested an immediate descent and diversion to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) in the Netherlands, some 90 miles (144km) off the aircraft’s nose.

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Air Traffic Control Transponder Payload Descent 286

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

ATC announced loss of transponder data. The roll was not checked by the pilot and continued past 60 degrees of bank and the descent rate increased. Extreme aerodynamic stresses of the out-of-control descent eventually caused the tail to separate. There was a pause on frequency. Then the pilot said: Hang on. There was no answer.

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Clearance Pilot Cockpit Descent 96

Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

Aircraft have a transponder on board, a piece of equipment that identifies the aircraft and specific details to radar installations. 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.

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Turbulence UTC Weather Airline 94

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

As the sun began its descent, we began the final leg of what would end up being a four-hour trek. Our plan was to fly to the eastern edge of the restricted airspace surrounding the airshow center and hold until contacted by the tower.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I had an easy out available to me: a descent of 1000 feet would bring me out of the clouds with plenty of altitude to spare above the terrain. Flying within the SFRA, whether it is within the FRZ or not, requires all aircraft to broadcast an assigned transponder code. A good pilot always leaves himself an out.

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Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52