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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 sudden assymetrical thrust caused a yaw but the pilots were able to regain control and stop on the runway. 15 to interfering with a flight crew. She pleaded guilty on Aug.

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767 Flight Deck Preflight

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Equipment Check My airline assigns the first officer (or International Relief Officer on long flights) to inspect flight deck equipment. Boeing 767-300F flight deck Cockpit Setup – Go With the Flow! The post 767 Flight Deck Preflight appeared first on AeroSavvy.

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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know:   Part two   

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At every cabin crew station, where crew members sit during take-off, landing, and during bouts of turbulence, interphones are available for cabin crew members to communicate with each other, as well as with the pilots on the flight deck. Of course, they also double up to act as the PA system for announcements to the passengers.

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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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Guest Post: The “Miracle on the Levée”

Fear of Landing

The First Officer, Dionisio Lpez, was nearly as experienced as Carlos with 12,000 flight hours. An Instructor Pilot, Arturo Soley, was also on the flight deck, to monitor the performance of this new plane for the airline. They were having fun, showing passengers their new, modern, flight deck, which was allowed then.

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This Incredible Pilot: Carlos Dárdano

Plane and Pilot

Its almost unthinkable in an airliner, and surely tensions were high in the flight deck. While initially successful in restarting both engines, any increase in thrust led to overheating, and it was forced to shut down both engines again or risk a fire. Both engines were out. A double flameout is unthinkable.

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Passing the torch

Air Facts

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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