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Delta CRJ removed from Toronto runway, passengers offered $30,000 compensation  

Aerotime

Widespread speculation has hinted at an excessively hard landing, while others have suggested that a wind-shear event as the aircraft crossed the runway threshold may have been to blame. For those wondering how the Delta plane crash in Toronto took place, heres a new video of exactly what happened.

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What Is an Outflow Boundary Shown on a Surface Analysis Chart? 

Flying Magazine

Some gust fronts can be completely harmless or may be a precursor for an encounter with severe turbulence and dangerous low-level convective wind shear. These gust fronts often contain severe or extreme turbulence, strong and gusty straight-line winds, and low-level convective wind shear.