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Delta CRJ-900 Accident In Toronto: Preliminary Report Published

One Mile at a Time

The initial impact was 420 feet past the runway 23 threshold. The aircraft came to a rest inverted on runway 15L, approximately 1,800 feet beyond the thresholds, and about 75 feet to the right of the runway edge. The right wing came to a rest around 215 feet beyond the main wreckage.

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

Aerotime

Following further discussion and analysis of the flight’s route, Flight 232 was given instructions to divert to Sioux City Gateway Airport (SUX) in Iowa. It was at this point that Denny Fitch, the off-duty training captain seated in the first-class cabin, offered his assistance and entered the flight deck of N1819U at 15:29.

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Avionics and cockpit automation

Professional Pilot

For example, a traditional airspeed indicator shows only real-time changes, while a glass cockpits trend indicator calculates exactly where the airspeed will be over a fixed unit of time and can trigger alerts or automated corrections if thresholds are breached. The Apex is offered on the Pilatus PC-12 NG.

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Can You Listen to Music While Flying a Plane? Exploring the Regulations

Pilot's Life Blog

In 2014, a final rule was established prohibiting flight crew members from using personal wireless communications devices or laptop computers for personal use while at their duty station on the flight deck during aircraft operation. This rule aims to prevent distractions and maintain the highest level of safety.

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Trying out Juneyao Air 787 Dreamliner Economy Class (Part 2: PVG-SIN)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Once again, no announcements from the flight deck and the flight purser did the job. For this flight, the crew controlled the window shade so for most parts of cruising, the light was in dimmed mode. Once we reached near the threshold, we waited for this China Eastern A330 to land before we depart.

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