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A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet, operating Flight 5342 under American Airlines regional brand American Airlines, collided with a US Army Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on its finalapproach to Runway 33 at DCA.
A United Airlines Boeing 737 had a lucky escape after it struck a kite on its finalapproach to Washington-Reagan Airport (DCA) in the US capital. According to eyewitness reports, the kite struck the plane between its fuselage and an engine during the aircrafts final stage of flight. As can be seen from the map.
There are runways 7L and 7R (which are parallel, at a heading of 70 degrees), and then theres runway 8 (which is nearly parallel, as its at a heading of 80 degrees). The runway layout at Phoenix Airport The United 737 was coming straight in to land on runway 7R. Meanwhile the Delta A330 was on a base leg for runway 8.
Two seconds after the controllers cut out instruction about passing behind the jet, Warrant Officer Eaves replied, affirming for the second time that the Black Hawk saw the traffic. The Black Hawk was 15 seconds away from crossing paths with the jet. This is where the details are really concerning. Request visual separation, he said.
The following is CCTV video of the crash as posted on X : New surveillance video captures the moment a Delta Airlines jet crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport, with 75 passengers on board leaving 18 injured. The wing tip struck the runway after which the wing and the tail separated and the fuel from the wing caught fire.
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. The plane was on a visual approach, and the autopilot was turned off several miles out, so the pilots were hand flying.
At the same time, they released an an urgent recommendation report calling for the FAA to close the helicopter route that the military helicopter was following whenever runway 33 is in use. This report shows that the separation between the aviation traffic for runway 33 and helicopters on route 4 was dangerously tight.
It was go-home day and launching with our back to the storm seemed appropriate as we headed to Detroit, where we were scheduled to step onto another jet and catch a ride home to finish our trip. We were tasked with ferrying an empty jet to LaGuardia Airport (KLGA), then we’d catch a ride home in the back of a different jet.
Jet (and turboprop) turbine engines work more efficiently, and burn less fuel, at higher altitudes where the air is less dense. The touchdown speed will have already been calculated using a combination of aircraft weight, length of runway in use, and prevailing conditions. Hence, the flight will use less fuel at higher altitudes.
Getting a couple of hundred thousand pounds of swept-wing jet down to sea level from 40,000 feet takes a bit of forethought and no shortage of technology. Most of the big jets, when faced with Newtons laws of motion, need a little assistance when going downhill. First, how much avgas is enough? When to Start Down? Image: Shutterstock.
In the late 1940s, surplus unlimited class World War II fighters, and for a while military jets, soon pushed 400 mph air race speeds out of reach. He flies downwind leg at 150 mph, finalapproach at 130, and touchdown at 110the NXT stalls at 90 mph. However, the technical advances during World War II changed all that.
Back in the early days of jet airliners, pilots long experienced in more forgiving two- and four-engine, piston-powered prop planes found themselves running out of airspeed, altitude, and ideas on the finalapproach to landing. Several of these unstabilized approaches resulted in major aircraft damage or worse.
They are the Visual Approach Slope Indicator and Precision Approach Path Indicator. These systems are designed to help you stay on the correct glide path as you approach the runway. VASI and PAPI each have their own approach. nautical miles from the runway threshold.
The CRJ is interesting to fly with a lot of trimming required as it’s a long-bodied jet with a large swing either side of the CG. I mean, all jets I have flown are like that, but this is fairly sensitive to pitch, power, and flap configuration—all requiring lots of trimming. With a lighter corporate jet, that is powerful.
This airport has two terminals, operating international and domestic flights respectively and has only a single runway (16/34) in operation. At this point of time, we were on finalapproach. About Fukuoka Airport Fukuoka Airport was formerly known as Itazuke Air Base, is an international airport for the city, Fukuoka.
After arrival, we landed and parked at the terminal where we disembarked through the jet bridge. At this point, we were on finalapproach to Okinawa. My ride: JA820A (Photo: K.H Photos of the cabin This is pretty much a basic economy class cabin without any USB charging ports or IFE seatback system.
It was go-home day and launching with our back to the storm seemed appropriate as we headed to Detroit, where we were scheduled to step onto another jet and catch a ride home to finish our trip. We were tasked with ferrying an empty jet to LaGuardia Airport (KLGA), then we’d catch a ride home in the back of a different jet.
We overflew the airport at 1,000 feet above the pattern from north to south, then made an arcing, descending turn to the 45° entry for the downwind leg to runway 28. The runway is 108 feet above sea level. Finalapproach, runway 28, Block Island State Airport. Photo by Alicia. The man clearly has a way with words.
A Learjet 35A business jet has suffered a runway excursion while landing at Scottsdale Airport (SDL) close to Phoenix, Arizona. According to reports, the aircraft experienced a main landing gear failure on touch-down, leading to the aircraft departing the paved runway surface and colliding with a parked Gulfstream G200 aircraft.
Window view photos (Take Off to Landing) (Sorry for the poor quality) At the gate before departure During take off On finalapproach to Tokyo Haneda On arrival in rainy Tokyo My flight summary Thanks for the ride, JA08XJ! Time to experience the Class J product on the domestic configured A350-900! Posh looking lavatory, isn't it?
This is the Pokemon Rokon Jet livery. I tried to change my flight to HD19 as it was operated by the Pokemon jet but unfortunately, my ticket which I paid at a promotional fee, doesn't allowed me to change for free and I had to fork out a whopping 30,000 yen to do so. We taxied towards runway 16L. Rolling down the runway.
The aerials are at the runway’s landing end. Where these beams intercept is the centreline of the approach. There can be up to three marker beacons on an approach: Outer Marker (flashes blue) – Represents the FinalApproach Fix and/or glideslope intercept. Let’s review them.
Our taxi to the runway took around 10 minutes. On finalapproach to SZB's runway 15. On finalapproach to SZB's runway 15. Here we are, my first time in Subang on a jet aircraft. Let's see how this works out for both airlines after a year or two. We waited for a short while before departing.
Sometimes the wind socks at both ends of the runway point in opposite directions! Rapidly approaching cold fronts (or other fronts, e.g. sea breeze fronts). In certain conditions blowing dust (a “ haboob “) can make an approaching front easily visible. Absolutely! If you notice something, say something!
The fixed-base operator (Regional Jet Center) filled up our fuel tanks and provided complimentary hot dogs and ice cream for brunch. After 50 minutes, we were taxiing to the runway. FBO’s provide services for all kinds of aircraft; everything from a small Cessna 152 to a charter Boeing Business Jet.
So far, everything had gone smoothly for us and, before long, I had my instrument clearance to Beverly, an assigned departure runway (02 with an intersection departure at taxiway Alpha), and a taxi route. Beverly Tower was busy with a pattern full of students all practicing their landings on runway 27. We have arrived!"
I wanted to pay for the lounge access and also upgrade myself to the Economy Plus seat on (ex-Jet Airwayys configured aircraft) but I kept getting error on the website and I seeked help with the airline's representative on Twitter (X) but to no avail. We were on finalapproach into Bengaluru Airport. That it is, my ride VT-YAK!
An American Eagle regional jet collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on finalapproach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on January 29, 2025, resulting in a catastrophic crash into the Potomac River. American Eagle Flight 5342, operated by PSA Airlines, was en route from Wichita Dwight D.
You may have even seen a few YouTube videos of jets doing go-around maneuvers set to Kens song. As an aircraft enters the traffic pattern, it begins the process of getting configured to land on the runway. At least one of the visual references for the intended runway must be visible and identifiable.
Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer Pilatus PC-12 on approach at ORL. Air traffic control instructions often lead to unstable approaches. The request to make a short approach or maintain a higher-than-normal speed to the finalapproach fix is the most common reason pilots don’t meet stable approach criteria.
As we approached YYT, it went down below ILS minimums, and we had to divert once more to YZV (Sept-les QC, Canada) while rapidly running out of fuel and ideas in the morning hours after a long flight. Fortunately, there is a runway at the end of every ILS. If an airport has a single runway, its always possible it may close.
Navy primary flight training—the instructor had it coming Air Facts Journal Second Lieutenant Arnold Reiner Marine Corps recruitment brochures in the early ’60s described three pilot training pipelines: jets, transports and helicopters. With no money for flight instruction, my plan was for the military to pay for the training.
Using HD cameras, controllers can zoom in on any given point within the cameras range, say an aircraft on finalapproach. The room could be across the runway, across the road, or across town. London City Airport a busy single runway airport, is now operated completely using the Remote Tower concept.
Upclose photo of the EVA Air's Hello Kitty named 'Besties Jet'. On finalapproach We touched down after 4 hours and 1 minute in the air. That is the thrust reverser which is used only during landing or abortion of take off, to slow the aircraft to taxi speed or come to a complete stop. EVA Air's Boeing 787-9 was taking off.
It could be that theres sudden wind shear on finalapproach, or that that visibility is below minimums, or that the aircraft is too high or too fast, etc. Or it could be that a plane just takes several seconds too long to clear the runway, because it doesnt exit at a certain taxiway. How common are airplane go arounds?
I was listening intently to the ASOS for wind or gusts, letting it repeat 5 or 6 times with the exact same report: 9 kts straight down the runway; no gusts. After we decided this, we heard a Challenger jet announce “Taxiing to 26 for takeoff”. That was the runway we would use to land. As we will learn, it was the whole issue.
While of course, a runway is ideal, even rough terrain can be survivable if approached correctly. ApproachApproach planning can feel like a balancing act between wind direction, field dimensions, and obstacles. Since these factors rarely align perfectly, the safest call is to prioritize an unobstructed finalapproach.
Well, unfortunately today isnt one of those days, as an Azerbaijan Airlines jet bound for Russia diverted to Kazakhstan, where it crashed, killing dozens. We know the reason for the initial diversion, though one certainly has to wonder why there were sudden issues with controlling the aircraft when it finallyapproached its diversion point.
The jet slammed into the ground six thousand feet short of the runway, taking the lives of 134 people. Detecting them is difficult, which makes finalapproach and landing especially dangerous. If you dont act immediately, you could be forced into an uncontrollable descent before you even reach the runway.
Air taxi operations, executive jets, helicopters, and general aviation activities have been excluded in the interests of concision. Indeed, standing as a significant achievement, 2023 saw no fatal accidents or hull losses for jet aircraft, leading to a record-low fatality risk rate of 0.03 rate per million sectors.
2024, a Boeing 737-400 freighter operated by Swift Air of Spain on behalf of global logistics giant DHL crashed on finalapproach into Vilnius Airport (VNO) in Lithuania, the aircraft’s intended destination. On the morning of November 25. The was 32 minutes ahead of its scheduled departure time of 03:40.
A private jet is taxiing across an airport in a major US city and is instructed to hold short of an active runway. Instead, it carries on, right into the path of a commercial airliner on finalapproach. Stop me if this sounds familiar.
Flight 5342 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Wichita, Kansas on finalapproach for runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). , Tower Controller : PAT25, traffic just south of the Woodrow Bridge, a CRJ at 1,200 feet setting up for runway 33. Helicopter : PAT25 has the traffic in sight.
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