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Passenger Lunged Into Flight Deck, Almost Caused A Crash

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Just as the plane touched down, Eagleman lunged toward the flight deck and pushed full throttle on one of the engines. The pilots told investigators the plane was going about 75 knots when Eagleman lunged. The sudden assymetrical thrust caused a yaw but the pilots were able to regain control and stop on the runway.

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Passing the torch

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One was at the controls of an airplane alongside a CFI, and was preceded by flight planning and a preflight inspection. The participants also received a post flight debriefing. Another hour was flying a flight simulator where learning was easier without the flight deck noise and the need to look out for traffic.

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

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The primary flight controls on the DC-10 (ailerons, rudder, elevators, spoilers) were all operated by hydraulic pressure and the first officer was quick to realize that his controls were unresponsive to his inputs. The plane entered a descending right-hand turn.

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Rotation Gone Wrong: The Critical Error Behind LATAM’s Milan Tail Strike

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Then 383 passengers boarded for the flight, making for a total of 398 people on board. On the flight deck, an instructor pilot sat in the right seat and was Pilot Flying for the first leg. The flight data recorder shows the following: Directly before take-off, the gross weight was 328.2

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Flight Planning Demands a Dose of Common Sense

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It also led to the birth of cockpit resource management (CRM); a process designed to train crews to utilize all the flight deck’s human resources effectively. The ATIS indicated the wind was from 170° at 18 knots and gusting to 30 knots,” according to the NTSB’s final report. At its takeoff weight of 23,916 lbs.,