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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

Pilot Institute

There have been numerous incidents of passengers and cabin crew suffering injuries ranging from mild to severe after their aircraft bounced around after getting caught in someone elses wake. After one aircraft lands, the tailwind pushes the vortices forward into the runways touchdown zone.

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Experiencing Air France Airbus A220-300 (Part 2: CDG-BCN)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

The airport layout of CDG airport This airport consists of 4 runways, (08L/26R, 08R/26L, 09L/27R and 09R/27L) and was opened in March 1974. However after pushing back while on the way to the runway, I managed to see some deicing action on an Easyjet A321 aircraft. At this point, we reached the threshold of the runway.

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Flying Home With Singapore Airlines A350-900 (BCN-MXP-SIN)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

This airport is a hub for Iberia, Level, Air Nostrum and Vueling and operates 3 runways, 06L/24R, 06R/24L and 02/20. Currently the airport has 2 runways 17L/35R and 17R/35L and operates 2 terminals. We waited for a while near the threshold to allow a few aircraft ahead of us to take off. We entered the runway.

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CRJ 200 ferry flight crash with 19 on board at Kathmandu

Fear of Landing

The first officer would use the aircraft weight, along with the environmental conditions and the runway parameters, to determine the V-speeds for the flight and enter them into the flight management system. The crew initiated start up of both engines and they began to taxi, doing the control surface checks along the way.

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Ryanair Boeing 737 emergency evacuation in Italy following engine fire: video 

Aerotime

Everyone onboard a recent Ryanair flight was forced to evacuate when the cabin crew noticed fire emanating from one of the aircraft’s two engines as it began its take-off roll at an airport in Italy. All passengers and crew made it off the aircraft safely with no apparent injuries, having exited using the emergency slides.

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A day trip to Fukuoka Part 1: Solaseed Air Boeing 737-800 Okinawa to Fukuoka

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

My question is isn't the boarding pass enough to verify my seat assignment and any other information the staff or cabin crew needs. The cabin crew came around to give us our complimentary beverage and also offered duty free service if anyone wants to purchase any items. The view of fhe cabin during the flight.

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Experiencing EVA Air's 3-Class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Premium Economy Class

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Not long after settling into my seat, a cabin crew came to a few of us who had pre-booked our meals online to confirm our order. Once our plane pushed back, it took us about 15 minutes to reach the active runway, runway 20C and took off in a very wet condition. We started rolling down the runway.