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Medical air ambulance crash in Philadelphia claims six lives

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pic.twitter.com/C01hd7yQ4s — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 1, 2025 Tragically, all six people onboard perished in the accident, including the pilot, co-pilot, paramedics, a pediatrician, a young girl receiving medical treatment, and her mother who was accompanying her.

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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 aircraft was directed towards runway 28L at Guarulhos for a priority landing.

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Hawaiian Airlines A330 makes emergency landing in Tokyo after phone catches fire  

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According to the Aviation Herald, the aircraft was at a height of 40.000ft and planning to begin its descent into Tokyo when the incident unfolded. Given the severity of the event, the pilots of HA457 elected to declare an emergency and requested a priority landing at Tokyo-Haneda Airport. No emergency evacuation was performed.

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Pilot Actions May Have Contributed To Endeavor Air CRJ-900 Crash

AV Web

Pilot actions, including an excessive rate of descent, may have contributed to the Feb. The TSB report noted that the aircraft descended too quickly, striking the runway and causing the right main landing gear to collapse. The post Pilot Actions May Have Contributed To Endeavor Air CRJ-900 Crash appeared first on AVweb.

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Examining over 100 years of flight automation and the history of the autopilot

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The automatic pilot (autopilot) has to be one of aviations finest technological inventions. Largely gone are the days when pilots had to manually control their aircraft from engine start-up to shut down by keeping their hands rigidly fixed on the controls at all times.

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Mastering Approach Lighting Systems: Key Insights for IFR Pilots

Flight Training Central

Youve probably seen runway approach lights at larger airports many times during your training and when flying at night. If an approach lighting system is available for a runway, the symbology will be displayed in both the small airport diagram in line with the runway, and in the briefing strip towards the top of the instrument approach chart.

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How to Fly an ILS Approach

Pilot Institute

So, how do pilots manage to land their aircraft safely and accurately without even being able to see where theyre going? The ILS (Instrument Landing System) uses radio signals to help pilots align the aircraft accurately on their approach to a runway. The ILS gives three types of information to the pilot.