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Six dead in seaplane crash north of Sydney
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CharlieOneSix » Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:07 am
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Just headlining on BBC News - pilot plus 5 died when a single engine seaplane crashed into the Hawkesbury river north of Sydney. Four British...
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Does look like a stall/spin accident, doesn't it.
It sure does, and from a very experienced pilot, well trained who received above average ratings...
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Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:15 am
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NZ Fatality
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ExSp33db1rd » Mon Dec 17, 2018 7:25 am
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Local NZ news just reporting the crash of a homebuilt RV4 at Raglan. 2 confirmed fatalities.
Usual Media reporting ..........said the plane was...
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......though, one would hope, gently, and smoothly, and safely.
There was a comment that maybe he was trying to land on the beach, but there were no...
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Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:41 pm
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Who ever said Southwest don't have a heart? (or a heat)
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Boac » Fri Dec 14, 2018 9:46 am
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Close to the award for crap reporting!
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In the US there were two occasions when you could add the word Lifeguard to your callsign and get priority ATC handling. One was if you had a serious...
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Last post by boing
Fri Dec 14, 2018 4:50 pm
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SouthWest Off-Piste at Burbank
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llondel » Thu Dec 06, 2018 6:43 pm
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Looks like a SouthWest flight had an unexpected end to its journey
BURBANK (CBSLA) — A Southwest Airlines flight arriving at Burbank Airport from...
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It has happened to that airline on that runway prior to EMAS.
One report says slides were deployed, but they seem not to show in the photos.
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Last post by fin
Thu Dec 06, 2018 8:33 pm
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Konrad Adenauer
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probes » Mon Dec 03, 2018 9:09 am
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The German Air Force One had difficulties with electronics, also couldn't dump much fuel (forcing Mutti Merkel take a commercial flight, as the...
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Wasn't Konrad Adenauer the only German politician who wasn't spying for the STASI ?
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Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:11 pm
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Frontier A320/CFM56
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Wodrick » Tue Dec 04, 2018 5:37 pm
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I've just been sent this.
Cowlings opening on an A320 not particularly unusual. What is unusual to me is that while the Fan cowls are open and have...
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Hmm...15 mins should put it at 250kt indicated (250 is max below 18,000 ft in the States). Cowl openings though, at that speed, shouldn't unlock the...
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Tue Dec 04, 2018 7:03 pm
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Last post by Boac
Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:20 am
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One Nip Too Many....
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FD2 » Fri Nov 30, 2018 4:39 am
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This chap was slightly over the limit when he reported for duty...
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Since August 2017, there have been 19 cases where Japan Airlines pilots have failed the company's alcohol tests, the company confirmed.
Over one a...
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Fri Nov 30, 2018 8:14 am
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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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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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Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:15 am
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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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Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:35 pm
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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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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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Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:20 pm
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