Aerotime

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

A worker at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) has been critically injured after the aircraft tug that he was driving was struck by the wing of an aircraft that had just landed and was approaching its assigned gate, causing the tug to overturn. The incident occurred at around 19:35 local time on Saturday, February 1.

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Final Approach Approach Jet Airplanes 271

Aerotime

MAY 23, 2024

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Mike Whitaker, has said that Boeing faces a “long road” ahead as a key safety deadline approaches. It’s going to be a long road getting Boeing back to where they need to be making safe airplanes,” Whitaker said.

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Approach Airplanes Airlines Airline 281

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 17, 2024

I thought it would be fun to make a post with some of the airplane amenities that I like the most. While most airplanes have call buttons at each seat , Emirates new Boeing 777 first class gives passengers the option to order room service via their tablet. Whats your favorite airplane amenity?

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Airplanes Airlines Airline Approach 113

Aerotime

DECEMBER 10, 2024

IntuVue RDR-4000 3D Weather Radar System is the first automatic, commercial radar to accurately depict weather in the flight path of an airplane. This receiver helps pinpoint precise airplane locations for efficient landings, especially during difficult and new runway approaches.

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Cockpit Weather Flight Plan Airplanes 281

Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

Airplanes like the Piper Cherokee probably dont get their due. Ask a stranger to think of a small GA airplane, and theyll probably conjure something like a Cub. Fearsome metal airplanes helped win a global conflict, yet pilots came home to variations on prewar designs of tube-and-fabric construction and modest performance.

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Approach Airplanes Stability Weight-Shift-Control 73

Aerotime

MARCH 19, 2025

At 00:44:39, the autopilot was reengaged and remained engaged until the final approach to LOS Airport, the NTSB report continued. Emergency responders met the airplane upon landing and transported injured people to a nearby clinic. At 00:31:14, a stick shaker activation was recorded.

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Final Approach Approach Airplanes Airlines 249

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 11, 2025

It kind of amazes me how often we see viral stories about arguments that arise over seat recline on airplanes. Reclining your airplane seat is a right You should still be courteous While you have the right to recline, that doesn’t mean that you actually should. That belief doesn’t seem to be shared by many people.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline Approach 112

Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

Nowadays, modern aircraft are equipped with systems that can not only fly the aircraft but can also perform fully automated take-offs and landings and can even provide protection systems in the event of unusual flight situations that threaten the safety of the airplane and its occupants.

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Weight-Shift-Control Cockpit Pilot Stability 301

Aerotime

MARCH 28, 2025

The airplane wasnt uncontrollable at this point, and was flying fairly stable at altitude, so the decision was made to continue on their route, burn more fuel, and divert to LAX. Los Angeles air traffic control handed the plane over to approach control in preparation for its arrival at LAX. Sadly, though, it was not to be.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Airlines Airline 284

Flight Training Central

MAY 13, 2025

Flying any speed other than best glide speed during a power-off approach will result in what? Maintain your normal approach attitude and speed and continue as planned. The forward slip turns the airplanes fuselage into the relative wind. How does this affect the airplane aerodynamically? Approach speed is a fixed value.

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Approach Descent Final Approach Drag 78

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In this post I figured I’d share my current approach. Back in the day I’d get sick several times per year, especially when taking review trips where I spend several days straight in airports and on airplanes. Along those lines, a reader asked me whether I’m wearing masks nowadays when flying. I thought it was more or less unavoidable.

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Approach Airplanes Airline Airlines 117

Pilot Institute

JUNE 9, 2025

Today we will explain airplane holding patterns in detail, answer some common questions, and even teach you a few ‘hacks’ to make flying a hold a real breeze. A holding procedure is when an airplane flies in a pattern to maintain its geographic location using its onboard navigational instruments. Here’s why airplanes take up the hold.

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Airplanes Crosswind Approach Knot 52

Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

Boeing’s approach emphasizes component health monitoring, using onboard sensors to continuously track critical components. For instance, Qantas uses the Airplane Health Management (AHM) system to take predictive maintenance actions that enhance efficiency and lower operating costs.

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Weather Approach Pilot Aviation Technology 286

Aerotime

MARCH 19, 2025

After speaking with the Southwest flight crew, NTSB investigators established that as they continued their authorized approach both the captain, who was flying, and the first officer noted seeing a general aviation aircraft taxiing on a surface perpendicular to their runway and assumed it would be holding short of runway 31C.

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Runway Pilot Approach Clearance 167

Aerotime

MAY 30, 2025

RELATED Nolinor to order Natilus blended-wing-body aircraft for Far North cargo ops Matyushev also commented on this trend, noting that it was beneficial for startups like Natilus that this design approach was gaining mainstream acceptance. It normalizes this technology, Matyushev said, referring to the latest string of deals in this space.

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Cargo Approach Airplanes Airlines 193

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2025

Subscribe Now Lets start with the basics: the care and feeding of your airplane. READ MORE: Garmin Unveils In-Flight Carbon Monoxide Detector Refueling Mats Airplane wings and cowlings can take a beating during the refueling process. For unimproved (dirt or grass) ramps, the Claw tie-down system offers a three-prong approach.

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Airplanes Cockpit Tail Hangar 71

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Well, one important thing youll need to know is RNAV approaches. These approaches use GPS to help you land and offer more flexibility than traditional systems like ILS. In this guide, you’ll learn how RNAV approaches work, the different types available, and tips to make them feel natural and straightforward.

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Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

So, whats my approach, and what are my expectations? Is this offered by all airlines in long haul first and business class? After all, you dont want to be a diva and ask for turndown service on an airline that doesnt offer that as a service. Generally speaking, in international first class , turndown service is offered across the board.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline Approach 91

Aerotime

APRIL 23, 2025

Air India is reportedly considering the potential acquisition of several Boeing 737 Max narrowbody airplanes, which remain undelivered to Chinese-based airlines amid ongoing tensions between the US Government and China.

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Jet Airlines Airline Approach 291

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

Key Takeaways Category is the broadest grouping based on aircraft use, like airplane, glider, or rotorcraft. Category also has different meanings in pilot certification, aircraft certification, and instrument approaches. For example, airplanes, gliders, rotorcraft, etc. What Is the Difference Between Category, Class, and Type?

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Weight-Shift-Control Knot Approach Lift 96

Aerotime

MARCH 13, 2025

In this program, students will: Gain an understanding of airplanes, helicopters, air traffic control and other areas of aviation Develop practical skills focused on safety, training operations, dispatch, flight training and transportation Explore the design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of airplanes or other types of flying machines.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Approach Airplanes 293

AV Web

MAY 2, 2025

Holland was about 50 feet above the runway on a normal approach when things went wrong, according to “multiple witnesses” cited in the report. “The airplane then porpoised twice, pitched straight up, rolled 90 to the left and descended to ground impact.”

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Horizontal Stabilizer Runway Stability Approach 119

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As the holiday season approaches, many people across the United States will crisscross the country on airplanes. Some destinations will see bigger crowds than others, particularly sunny locations such as Florida and Arizona.

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Approach Airplanes 115

Flight Training Central

MARCH 3, 2025

A wing will always stall at the same angle of attack; however, weight, and bank angle, power setting and load factor may change the speed or the pitch attitude at which the airplane stalls. The power on stall simulates the takeoff and departure situations, and the power off stalls the approach and landing conditions.

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Rudder Aileron Airplanes Accelerated Stall 96

Flight Training Central

MARCH 5, 2025

The rugged design of a tailwheel airplane and its extra prop clearance opens up the opportunity to land at a wide variety of off-airport locations with soft surfaces, like sand, gravel bars, grass and even mud. This week’s tip explains how to land a tailwheel airplane on non-pavement surfaces using the soft field method.

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Clearance Pilot Airplanes Approach 97

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2025

In training airplanes such as the Cessna 172, you will find a notation of the “demonstrated crosswind” with the caveat “not a limitation.” ” To get this information the aircraft manufacturers put their airplanes into crosswind conditions to see that it can handle them.

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Crosswind Rudder Aileron Airplanes 116

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Flying under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) can, at times, feel like deciphering a complicated puzzle, especially when you’re staring at an approach chart filled with intricate details. Approach charts, often referred to as approach plates, become your guide when visual cues are scarce. What Is an IFR Approach Chart?

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Approach Descent Runway Final Approach 52

Air Facts

JANUARY 22, 2025

I put my things in the classroom and then went into the office to pull the airplane maintenance log and other documents. I went into the office and informed them of the out-of-date VOR check and a mechanic took the airplane up while I was doing the oral portion of the checkride to complete the VOR check.

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VOR Approach Airplanes Flight Plan 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2025

READ MORE: Airshow Pilot Rob Holland Killed in Accident Holland held an airline transport pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, airplane single-engine sea, airplane multiengine land, and gliders. Scott Slocum The airplane had been modified for aerobatics. National Aerobatic Championships.

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Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Runway 122

Aerotime

JUNE 2, 2025

This order, which was valued at $56 billion, was part of the largest product launch in commercial jetliner history at the time, according to Boeing’s newsroom.Emirates also has purchase rights for an additional 50 airplanes in the years since, bringing its total outstanding orderbook for the type to 200 units.

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Jet Approach Airlines Airline 213

Aerotime

MARCH 27, 2025

Located in the heart of Kowloon City with a runway that extended from mountains at one end into Hong Kong harbor, the iconic Kai Tak airport was known for its remarkable airplane landings, with a steep late turn onto final approach and aircraft seemingly skimming the rooftops of nearby apartment blocks as they landed.

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Runway Final Approach Weather Approach 231

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 21, 2025

The week of Oshkosh provides a unique opportunity not only to admire some of the most remarkable aircraft, particularly vintage airplanes but also for publishers and enthusiasts alike to connect with the people dedicated to preserving and operating these historic machines.

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Approach Airplanes 116

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Thats especially true for instrument pilots, where Air Traffic Control sounds like they are running the show, the avionics seem to direct the flight along predefined routes, and the autopilot actually flies the airplane. No information was available to determine the modes or settings of the avionics and/or autopilot during the approach.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The airline said that while deliveries of its new Airbus A321neo aircraft are continuing which will bring the carriers fleet of the type to 23 by the peak of summer 2025, it faces delays to the delivery of 14 of these new airplanes.

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Airlines Airline Approach Airplanes 223

Cranky Flier

DECEMBER 11, 2024

(Actually, it may be the uncool kids who know that… ) This panel will specifically be filled with those who make the airplanes — or at least those who take all the airplane pieces and put them together. My partner-in-crime, Courtney Miller from Visual Approach, will lead the discussion.

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Airplanes Cargo Approach Airlines 130

Flying Magazine

JUNE 11, 2025

The American Airlines flight was approaching Reagan National when it collided with a U.S. The accident has raised concerns about staffing levels at the FAA’s ATC facilities and the operation of military aircraft in close proximity to commercial airplanes. It has already released a preliminary report on the D.C.

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Cockpit Approach Jet Airplanes 107

One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 19, 2024

Proper airplane overhead bin etiquette Overhead bins are an important space on airplanes, especially for those who swear by only traveling with carry-ons , and who want to avoid gate checking bags. Fortunately overhead bins are getting bigger on many airplanes, but then again, so are peoples’ carry-ons.

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Airplanes Approach Airlines Airline 111