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Asiana A350 Has (Dangerously?) Low Approach To SFO

One Mile at a Time

Almost the entire flight appeared to be routine, until the plane was on approach to SFO. Its interesting to note that the plane was both lower than it shouldve been, and also quite a bit faster, as it was going 173 knots. The flight was operated by a five-year-old Airbus A350-900 with the registration code HL8382.

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The Starlink era is here—will we regret it?

Air Facts

Or imagine talking to experts on the ground, much like airline pilots do with dispatch: you might send a picture of erratic CHT readings on your engine monitor to your A&P, or text an experienced flight instructor about the weather up ahead. Weve all seen itnow imagine it on short final with Starlink. Ride along and find out!).

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Arriving in Style

Plane and Pilot

And lets face it, the key to that flawless approach is often a well-planned descent. In the airline world, descent planning and execution receives a lot of attention. The approach review should include an altitude target for pattern entry or joining the final approach so we can compute the best descent.

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Trial by Ice

Air Facts

The general prognosis indicated no icing in the clouds, no turbulence and a quartering headwind from the west resulting in a mere five knots of headwind component. All in all, the weather looked perfect for my very first cross country where I would be in actual instrument conditions for the entire flight, including the approach.

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Preliminary Reports and Key Updates on Recent Aviation Incidents

Fear of Landing

Near Miss at Midway Flight paths for SWA2504 (orange) and ground path for LXJ560 (blue) showing The NTSB has released the preliminary report on the runway incursion which caused Southwest Airlines 2504 to perform a last-minute go-around. They will be livestreamed on the NTSB YouTube channel.

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CRJ900 Overturns on Canada’s Busiest Runway

Fear of Landing

The following is CCTV video of the crash as posted on X : New surveillance video captures the moment a Delta Airlines jet crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport, with 75 passengers on board leaving 18 injured. The cockpit recordings during the final approach and the flight data on impact are sure to be of particular interest.

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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know:   Part two   

Aerotime

Modern commercial airliners have complicated cabin air conditioning systems , as well as other electrical cabling and pipework that keep all the systems on the aircraft functioning. EQRoy / Shutterstock This is a regular source of passenger frustration on certain airlines. All of this hardware needs to be accommodated somewhere.