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Aero Flight makes emergency landing in Sokoto

Last post by FD2 « Fri Nov 16, 2018 5:04 am
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by FD2 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:09 pm

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According to a passenger they got about halfway to Abuja but turned around and headed back with undercarriage problems. After landing 'the pilot'...

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Yes - I was 'resting' between jobs and took a chance on it. The company took me on to fly a machine which they already had several pilots qualified...

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Fri Nov 16, 2018 5:04 am
KZR1388 declared 7700 and apparent loss of control, landed safely

Last post by AtomKraft « Thu Nov 15, 2018 3:37 am
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by Capetonian » Sun Nov 11, 2018 5:30 pm

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An Embraer 190 of Air Astana carrying 6 crew, 0 pax, declared an emergency over Portugal and according to trackers followed a very erratic flight...

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The thread on TOP has a photo of the flight controls page on the MFD, clearly showing crossed ailerons.
Roll spoilers working in the proper sense....

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Last post by AtomKraft
Thu Nov 15, 2018 3:37 am
Near collision at Shanghai

Last post by Boac « Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:59 pm

by Boac » Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:59 pm

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Last post by Boac
Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:59 pm
Lion Air 737 Missing

Last post by Slasher « Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:54 am
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by llondel » Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:07 am
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Reports of a Lion Air 737 missing.

An Indonesian Lion Air Boeing 737 carrying 188 passengers and crew was reported missing shortly after takeoff...

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From boac's link above:

There is another explanation, according to a Tuesday report in The Wall Street Journal: “One high-ranking Boeing official...
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Last post by Slasher
Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:54 am
Air India Pilot fails breathalyser test

Last post by Capetonian « Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:23 am
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by Cacophonix » Mon Nov 12, 2018 1:57 am

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A senior Air India pilot was grounded after he failed breathalyser tests shortly before a flight from New Delhi to London on Sunday.

Arvind...

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He had been suspended in 2017 for refusing to be tested.

How fit is someone like that to be a pilot, let alone ops director?

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Last post by Capetonian
Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:23 am
Fear of Flying

Last post by Cacophonix « Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:02 am
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by Cacophonix » Mon Nov 12, 2018 7:41 pm

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Flybe pilot who was let go after developing a fear of flying has won an unfair dismissal claim.

First officer Matthew Guest had been flying with...

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I wouldn't describe this guy as a snowflake Alison. His symptoms were typical of a panic attack due to stress. Such a situation can be corrected by...

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Last post by Cacophonix
Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:02 am
Fly Jamaica 757-200 Down

Last post by Cacophonix « Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:26 pm
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by Sisemen » Mon Nov 12, 2018 12:22 pm

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Hydraulic problems on take off. Ran over and connected the fence on the return landing EC9B8011-1E9C-4E6F-8A72-2BC9A7F9CEEC.jpeg

The Fly Jamaica...

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It'll buff out nicely and the Indonesians will buy it.

Given the kind of damage they are writing about there I wouldn't be surpised if it is a...

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Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:26 pm
Whoops! 747F over-run at Halifax

Last post by llondel « Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:15 am
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by Boac » Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:39 am

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A bit more than speedtape required.

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Probably not with a tailwind but they land them at CBG/EGSC with a 1600m runway. I remember being stopped at a set of traffic lights on Coldhams Lane...

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Last post by llondel
Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:15 am
Fly Jamaica take it 'to the wire'

Last post by Stoneboat « Sat Nov 10, 2018 6:46 pm
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by Boac » Sat Nov 10, 2018 8:49 am

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Gulp! DrmXmqTX4AE79Ix.jpg

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More info here.

ASN: Fly Jamaica 256

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Last post by Stoneboat
Sat Nov 10, 2018 6:46 pm
O'Leary grabbed by the short and curlies..

Last post by llondel « Fri Nov 09, 2018 3:33 pm
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by Boac » Fri Nov 09, 2018 11:44 am

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Last post by llondel
Fri Nov 09, 2018 3:33 pm
Flight Director/Autopilot Woes...

Last post by Boac « Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:35 pm
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by Cacophonix » Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:52 pm

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A Flybe flight plummeted 500ft in 18 seconds after an incorrect autopilot setting caused it to aim for the ground, an investigation has found....

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autopilot was mistakenly set with a target altitude of zero feet - so, it worked correctly =))

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Last post by Boac
Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:35 pm
Accident over Waddesdon November 2017

Last post by Ibbie « Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:42 pm

by Ibbie » Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:42 pm

Very tragic mid air collision.

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Last post by Ibbie
Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:42 pm
Germanwings crash 2015

Last post by OFSO « Wed Nov 07, 2018 8:43 pm
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by Boac » Sun Mar 13, 2016 11:59 am

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The BEA report suggests that some of those treating the co-pilot for his significant mental issues were 'probably' aware of his 'profession' but took...

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That only works in a practice with a doctor taking patients in order. But where you have one person needing 5mns for a routine injection from the...

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Last post by OFSO
Wed Nov 07, 2018 8:43 pm
Idiots who shine lasers at aircraft

Last post by AtomKraft « Tue Nov 06, 2018 4:49 pm
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by Capetonian » Sun Jan 31, 2016 10:14 pm
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An ongoing problem, unfortunately.

However, what I don't understand is how a laser shone from below the level of the aircraft can shine though the...

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Well, I've been lasered at around 3,000'.
If you can see the ground, the laser can see your eye. I had quite a flash, reported it on landing, and...
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Last post by AtomKraft
Tue Nov 06, 2018 4:49 pm
Plane crash at Essendon Airport, Victoria, Feb.21 '17

Last post by Cacophonix « Thu Nov 01, 2018 5:36 am
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by Karearea » Tue Feb 21, 2017 1:10 am
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Five people are feared dead after a charter plane smashed into the DFO Shopping Centre in Essendon and burst into flames.

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Had a drink with one of the best and craziest of my Beech pilot friends tonight. He babbled about throttle slide back and then he blathered about...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Thu Nov 01, 2018 5:36 am
Air Niugini in the Drink

Last post by Undried Plum « Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:13 pm
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by flynverted » Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:38 am
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Everyone flying aboard an Air Niugini plane that crashed into the water early Friday in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is believed to be...

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Impact point was 460 metres short of the runway threshold. ~X(

The full Report will be 'interesting'!

Methinks both pilots have got some...
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Last post by Undried Plum
Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:13 pm
Fuel Truck Hits American Airlines Flight at LaGuardia

Last post by ian16th « Fri Oct 26, 2018 7:56 pm
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by llondel » Fri Oct 26, 2018 12:47 pm

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A fuel truck struck the wing of a Miami-bound plane as it tried to depart from its gate at LaGuardia Airport early Friday, forcing the flight to...

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It appears that the Cousins have something very similar to the ubiquitous RAF 6' flat top steps!

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Last post by ian16th
Fri Oct 26, 2018 7:56 pm
Vacancy for tug driver in Amsterdam...

Last post by G-CPTN « Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:14 pm
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by Boac » Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:21 am

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Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:14 pm
Excellent crosswind landing.

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:20 pm
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by stuart » Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:29 pm

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Impressive landing at Lulsgate 12th Oct during storm Callum, female captain apparently.

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Agreed, I think it was very well done, especially the prompt, firm but smooth corrections to turbulence.

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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:20 pm
737 hits wall on take-off

Last post by Woody « Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:45 am
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by Wodrick » Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:48 am

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Air India Express hits wall

Only 130 on board and all safe.

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An Air India flight attendant has been injured after falling from the door of a parked aeroplane at India's Mumbai airport.
Harsha Lobo was preparing...

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Last post by Woody
Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:45 am
An amazing collision!

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Sat Oct 06, 2018 1:18 am
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by Boac » Wed Oct 03, 2018 12:21 pm

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2 military aircraft chasing each other down the runway at Khartoum International with fatal results.

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Khartoum, circa 1958. Under supervision as a new, junior, crew member, and being last out of the flight planning office ( seniority rules ) I was...

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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Sat Oct 06, 2018 1:18 am
Primera Air goes down the gurgler...

Last post by Boac « Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:11 pm
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by Cacophonix » Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:00 pm

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Primera Air has ceased flying. Passengers at Stansted learnt the news as they were waiting to depart to New York and Washington DC.

Thousands of...

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..and missing a few!

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Last post by Boac
Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:11 pm
Falcon 50 off the runway

Last post by ian16th « Sat Sep 29, 2018 8:11 am
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by flynverted » Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:53 am

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Two dead after jet runs off South Carolina runway

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The page was updated between my and your accesing it.

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Last post by ian16th
Sat Sep 29, 2018 8:11 am
Man chases Ryanair aircraft.

Last post by Cacophonix « Fri Sep 28, 2018 9:00 pm
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by Ibbie » Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:17 am

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It could only happen in Dublin!

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On an entirely different flight, but also from Dyce...

A Diesel Three charter flight to Sumburgh. We called the airline Squareways because of the...

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Last post by Cacophonix
Fri Sep 28, 2018 9:00 pm
Zip line accident

Last post by Cacophonix « Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:20 pm

by Cacophonix » Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:20 pm

An elderly couple, anti-poaching lookout volunteers, spent over an hour caught up in a zip line in the Pilansberg Game Reserve in South Africa after...

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Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:20 pm

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