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Alaska Airlines Flight 261: Investigating what caused the tragedy

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What should have been a routine flight turned into a tragedy after a part of the tail assembly failed. Twenty-five years on from this terrible accident, we look back at what led up to the crash, what was learned from it, and why the pilots Ted Thompson and Bill Tansky are now hailed as heroes for their actions during the incident.

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Airplane Lights: What Each Light Does (Red/Green, Strobe, Beacon)

Pilot Institute

Taxi and landing lights improve pilots’ visibility. The Purpose of External Lights In general, external lights can be divided according to three different purposes: To illuminate areas that the pilots need to see. For example, the landing lights provide illumination for the pilots but also make the airplane more visible.

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Delta Connection flight received sink rate alert before Toronto Pearson crash

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The pilot flyingpulled back the thrust levers, and as a result, over the following 5seconds, N1 decreased from 64% to approximately 43%, where it remained until touchdown. A large portion of the tail, including most of the vertical stabilizer and the entire horizontal stabilizer, also broke away from the aircraft.

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

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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. The take-off and the en-route climb to the planned cruising altitude of 37,000ft (11,280m) was uneventful, with the first officer as the flying pilot.

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What Is a Flat Spin?

Pilot Institute

A flat spin is a thrilling (and potentially dangerous) flight phenomenon that pilots must prepare for. In reality, flat spins can challenge even experienced pilots, making it important for you to understand what they are and how to handle them. Ready to become a safer pilot? Let’s get started!

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This Incredible Plane: Transavia PL-12 Airtruk

Plane and Pilot

It was short, stubby, very tall, and had two wings and two tails. To that he added wings and tail, and placed the pilot behind all this. The unique twin tails completed this one-of-a-kind design and became the signature feature of the entire line. The pilot moved from behind the hopper to the top of it.

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The Albree Pigeon-Fraser: The First American Fighter

Vintage Aviation News

In October 1914, Albree and Timson drew up plans for a new monoplane, the Model G Scout, which was first flown by test pilot Clifford Webster on July 15, 1915, at Nahant Beach, just south of the Swampscott garage. But the most radical feature of the Pigeon-Fraser was Albree’s all-moving tail design.

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