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This much we can all agree on: Pilots are supposed to give their passengers a detailed, pre-takeoff safety briefing. But I have sleepwalked through more of these than I care to remember. I know, I’m a terrible person, but I’ve gotten used to myself. I urge others to do better. The pre-takeoff briefing topic caught […]
The charter jet that crashed into an apartment building Tuesday in Akron, Ohio, was banking to the left when it clipped power lines, hit structures and an embankment, its left wing striking the ground first, the NTSB said Wednesday, citing a surveillance video from a nearby business. All nine on board the Hawker jet — […]
A Hawker 800 jet crashed into a house in Akron, Ohio, about 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, sparking an intense fire and killing everyone on board. Nobody was home at the time, and no one on the ground was hurt. The jet had departed from Dayton and was on approach to Akron Fulton International Airport, according […]
A controller on an adjacent position had a VFR pop-up looking for advisories. Due to a familiar sounding call sign, he asked if the aircraft was a Skymaster, obviously thinking it was a Cessna 337. The pilot replied:“Heck, no. I’m a solo student.” Derek Crane & Tim Shea
The FBI will help investigate the cause of the downing of a Metrojet A321 airliner last week that killed 224 people in Egypt. Russian investigators have asked the bureau for forensic help in pinpointing what caused the aircraft to disintegrate in midair. The call comes a day after analysts say they think they heard the […]
The neutering of Chicago O’Hare, once not only the busiest airport in the world, but also the baddest, is nearly complete: The 2015 version of ORD has three control towers, half a dozen east/west parallel runways … and no character whatsoever. While a couple of the old diagonal runways escaped the bulldozers, they might as […]
With sunny skies and calm winds, it’s a surprise to reach cruise altitude and find a bumpy ride. Though computer modeling is beginning to overcome many limitations in turbulence prediction, the products aren’t always accurate and don’t convey the nature of the problem. So, it’s pretty important for pilots to be well versed in what […]
NASA, which posts want ads when it needs more astronauts, will accept applications in a few weeks for new candidates. The agency will open up the submission process on the federal job-application website between Dec. 14 through mid-February. Among the base qualifications are a degree in engineering, math, biology or physical science, and at least […]
A Russian aviation panel this week said it’s suspending certification of Boeing 737s operated by the country’s airlines due to safety concerns.In a vaguely wordeddeclaration to the FAA and Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, the Interstate Aviation Committee said it wants official notice “supporting their safe operation” related to “urgent improvements of Boeing-737 aircraft rudder […]
A loss of oil pressure and what appears to be a high-speed descent prompted the pilot of a Cirrus SR22T to deploy the BRS airframe parachute over Fayetteville, Arkansas, Tuesday, where it struck a pickup truck as it landed alongside a busy street. Much of the descent under canopy was caught on cellphone and dashcam […]
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