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Last post by Boac
Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:14 pm
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Overshoots His Destination
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FD2 » Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:31 am
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Flight to King Island from Devonport, Tasmania:
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Vulcan captain, a bit irascible, told his nav to shut up as he was trying to think. Couple of minutes later nav tried again. Our hero said Shut Up....
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Tue Nov 27, 2018 10:47 pm
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Aero Flight makes emergency landing in Sokoto
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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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I went to Kenya regularly as it was roughly half way between where I lived, CPT, and where a g/f of mine lived in Italy, we both got free flights as...
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Last post by Capetonian
Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:34 am
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KZR1388 declared 7700 and apparent loss of control, landed safely
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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
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Last post by Boac
Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:59 pm
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Air India Pilot fails breathalyser test
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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
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Fly Jamaica 757-200 Down
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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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Last post by Cacophonix
Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:26 pm
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Whoops! 747F over-run at Halifax
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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
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Last post by Stoneboat
Sat Nov 10, 2018 6:46 pm
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Last post by llondel
Fri Nov 09, 2018 3:33 pm
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Flight Director/Autopilot Woes...
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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
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Last post by Ibbie
Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:42 pm
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Plane crash at Essendon Airport, Victoria, Feb.21 '17
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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
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Air Niugini in the Drink
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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
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Fuel Truck Hits American Airlines Flight at LaGuardia
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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
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Last post by G-CPTN
Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:14 pm
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Excellent crosswind landing.
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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
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737 hits wall on take-off
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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
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An amazing collision!
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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
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Primera Air goes down the gurgler...
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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
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Falcon 50 off the runway
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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
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Man chases Ryanair aircraft.
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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
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Zip line accident
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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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Last post by Cacophonix
Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:20 pm
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Close Call...
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Cacophonix » Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:19 pm
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US aviation authorities are investigating a near miss at a San Francisco airport after an Air Canada plane almost landed on a crowded taxiway rather...
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Doesn't seem to me that AC has a leg to stand on, and they aren't making themselves look any better by arguing the toss.
1) is rubbish. The lights...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Thu Sep 27, 2018 2:54 pm
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Who needs a runway?
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Boac » Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:55 am
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Courtesy of Av Herald
I recall BA did this with a ?777/ in ?the Caribbean?
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From the comments
I see some comments here talking about the FO being a trainee. This is most likely true as the airline has a lot of them. The...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Wed Sep 26, 2018 12:02 pm
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