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CRJ 200 ferry flight crash with 19 on board at Kathmandu

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That morning, the first officer was first to arrive in the cockpit, while Saurya Airlines personnel loaded the cargo. The ground staff said the cargo section was completely full, so they had to load the remaining baggage and equipment into the cabin. The first officer called out V 1. in 2019 (CC BY 2.0)

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Unintended Tail Dragger: Prolonged Tail Strike at Milan

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The CCTV surveillance footage captured the aircraft attempting to take off from runway 35L. The nose is high in the air with the Boeing’s tail scraping along the runway as a grey plume of smoke forms. com They then made an emergency landing at Milan on runway 35R. Screenshot courtesy of Flightradar24.com

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Rotation Gone Wrong: The Critical Error Behind LATAM’s Milan Tail Strike

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. […] There are many checks and balances which should catch a slip like this, as the wrong weight has serious consequences: not just that the airspeed is too high or low for rotation, but that all of the V-speeds are off, which affects go/no-go decisions. These V-speeds need to be calculated for every flight.