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Medical air ambulance crash in Philadelphia claims six lives

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At 18:06:56, the jet suddenly entered a steep descent, with the last recorded data point showing a descent rate of -11,000 feet per minute and a ground speed of 247 knots before impact. Authorities have yet to determine the exact cause of the crash.

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Norwegian B737 suffers runway overrun in Molde, close call with sea edge: video

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According to the Aviation Herald, the top of descent and initial approach phases were uneventful and routine with the aircraft beginning its descent into Molde at 18:39. Flightradar24 The flight climbed normally to 32,000ft (9,756m) and followed a north-westerly track direct to Molde.

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World’s first: easyJet tests paint that enables fuel savings and cuts emissions 

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The airline has recently finished installing its new tech software, called Descent Profile Optimization (DPO), across its fleet. The 38 easyJet planes that have been coated with the new paint are already delivering fuel savings thanks to their lighter weight, the carrier claims.

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Philadelphia plane crash CVR unearthed eight feet deep, aircraft victims named

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At 18:06:56, the jet suddenly entered a steep descent, with the last recorded data point showing a descent rate of -11,000 feet per minute and a ground speed of 247 knots before impact.

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Emergency Descents

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While brushing up on emergency descents, from all resources (textbook, POH, YouTube, online ground schools), I cant seem to find anything documented or at least favored when it comes to performing such maneuver at either a constant bank of 30-45 degrees in the form of a spiral, the descending turns from left to right while maintaining a constant airspeed, (..)

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Boeing 737-400F destroyed after inflight fire and emergency landing in Brazil   

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According to Aviation Herald, the aircraft’s journey had been uneventful until it was on its descent towards Guarulhos Airport when the crew reported a fire in the cargo hold and declared an emergency. The flight was being operated by a 30.6-year-old year-old Boeing 737-400(SF) freighter registered as PS-TLB.

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Southwest Airlines Changes Cabin Landing Preparations

One Mile at a Time

While it will vary depending on a flight’s descent profile, you can expect that this will typically translate to the cabin being prepared for landing roughly five minutes earlier than before. It’s also common among many foreign carriers to prepare the cabin for landing as soon as the descent starts.