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35 years ago: How a United Airlines crew landed an ‘unflyable’ DC-10

Aerotime

The aircraft was powered by three General Electric CF6 turbofan engines, with one mounted under each wing and a third located above the rear fuselage in the base of the tail. On scanning the engine instruments, it quickly became apparent that the number two tail-mounted engine had failed.

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ForeFlight adds wake turbulence alerts

iPad Pilot News

Last year, the app added Traffic on Runway alerts to notify pilots about potential conflicts between aircraft on final approach with another aircraft on the runway. In recent years, ForeFlight has made great strides in using this ADS-B traffic data to better alert pilots of potential hazards beyond en-route avoidance.

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7 tips for your cold weather flying

Flight Training Central

When you come back to your airplane 30 – 60 minutes later, there’s a good chance you’ll find a fresh layer of frost on the wings and tail. In fact, ask any Alaskan bush pilot and they’ll probably tell you that landing on snow-covered runways is the norm rather than the exception in the winter.

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Mastering Crosswind Landings (A Step-by-Step Guide)

Pilot Institute

When the wind is blowing across the runway instead of along it, things get more challenging. However, the wind rarely aligns perfectly with the runway. We have two main challenges when performing crosswind landings: Staying aligned with the extended centerline on the approach. A runway excursion can quickly follow.

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B-1B bomber accident at Ellsworth AFB caused by crew errors, unhealthy culture

Aerotime

The United States Air Force has published its final report on the accident involving an Air Force B-1B from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota which occurred on January 4, 2024. The incident occurred while the crew was conducting a low-visibility approach through dense fog.

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Nocturne

Photographic Logbook

The sun was setting as I sped down Oakland County International's runway 27L and took to a sky suffused with a ruddy evening glow. By the time I crossed into Canada, the landscape ahead was cloaked in darkness with the western horizon at my tail dimly radiating twilight's residual warmth.

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Unstable approaches

Professional Pilot

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 final approach fix is the most common reason pilots don’t meet stable approach criteria.

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