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Alaska Airlines Flight 261: Investigating what caused the tragedy

Aerotime

Again, the 88 passengers and crew entered a steep dive, hurtling towards the bay at more than 200 knots. On the cockpit voice recorder, the two pilots can be heard shouting commands between each other to kick rudder and push the blue side up, but despite their efforts, it was impossible to recover.

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Managing the wind

Air Facts

Though wind is reported using such simple numbers like 270@15G20, I’ve come to believe that 20 knots here is not always the same as 20 knots there. I did a checkride in 30 knot winds in the flatlands of Kansas, almost straight down the runway. Then came the landing in 20 knots in the Hill Country of Texas, west of Austin.

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Centerline, centerline, centerline

Air Facts

With a little forward pressure on the yoke, I was able to keep the airplane on the runway to continue picking up airspeed as we arrived at my target of 60 knots for takeoff. As soon as we hit 60 knots indicated, I lightly pulled back on the yoke and the airplane popped right off the ground. No ceiling so no hold for us today!

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Better Braking

Plane and Pilot

These were small pedals at the base of the rudder pedals that give the same differential control as toe brakes, but you push your heels in for brake application. As an airline first officer for the better part of the past 16 years, I didn’t do much with brakes on the jet. For that matter, we’re not all flying around with toe brakes.

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Dream Aircraft: What Can You Fly?

Flying Magazine

The latest version of the nonturbocharged SR22, the recently unveiled G7, boasts a top cruise speed of 181 knots, 1,169 nm range, and useful load of 1,326 pounds. The latest Skyhawk model has a top cruise speed of 124 knots, range of 640 nm, and useful load of 878 pounds. This isn’t the one for you.

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Making Like Maverick in an L-39

Jetwhine

Because I want to fly jets, sir!” I’ve been flying jets for years as a corporate pilot, but not real jets to some … like fighter jets. My goal in these Gauntlet jet-training sessions? Down low, maximum speeds can easily exceed 425 knots. But good jet flying is still demanding. asks Foley.

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White-Knuckle Affair

Plane and Pilot

The weather briefing we had reviewed a half hour earlier promised a 20-knot headwind that would require two fuel stops on the 130-mile trip from our home airport in Kennett, Missouri (KTKX), to Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF) in Arkansas. The windsock promised that getting the little yellow bird into the air would be a white-knuckle affair.

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