Cranky Flier

MARCH 14, 2025

The new carrier plans to paint its tails yellow and put animals on its fuselage, while opening a resort in Florida swamp country. For more on Southwest’s descent into the abyss, please visit Tuesday’s post on crankyflier.com. Airlines Brace for Weakened Demand Three of the top U.S.

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Cranky Flier

APRIL 22, 2025

I stopped to admire Hazel the Chipmunk on the tail and then went down the jet bridge. But then, a few minutes before our descent, the show began. If you’ve paid for a carry-on — I didn’t need to, but remember, the price was the same for me — that’s your group. Everyone else boards later in groups 2-5.

Descent

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In that configuration, it didnt depart the airplane but, instead, blocked airflow to the tail, with fatal results. Theres a whole other reason for using checklists, and that is preparing the pilot mentally for the next flight phase, such as descent or landing, among others. Checklists can also include tasks to lessen workload later.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Elevators, found on the tail, manage its pitch, or up-and-down motion. The rudder, also on the tail, adjusts yaw, which affects left and right turns. In-Flight Maneuvers: Basic Turns, Climbs, and Descents During your first flight, youll learn basic maneuvers like turns, climbs, and descents.

Aileron

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

Helicopters use a small rotor mounted on the tail that produces sideways thrust to counter the main rotors torque reaction. The tail rotor pushes air to one side ( action ), and the tail moves the other way ( reaction ). Other Designs The tail rotor is not the only way to solve the torque reaction problem.

Torque

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Most of the ailerons mass lies behind the hinge, making it tail-heavy. Tail-heavy ailerons droop downwards when they arent being pulled by the control system. potentially reverting the aileron back into a tail-heavy state. The resulting loss of lift leads to a rapid descent by the aircraft.

Aileron

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

As you can see, the plane doesnt yet have the full Austrian livery, but instead has an all-white fuselage, except for the Austrian name written across the front of the plane, and the Austrian logo on the tail. About 10 minutes later, the seatbelt sign was turned on, and we started our gradual descent for Washington.

Approach

Flying Magazine

JULY 22, 2025

The deicing boots seem to mate so smoothly with the wings and tail that the only way to tell where that happens is that they are different colors. We experimented with varying descents from an emergency descent profile—from coming down at nearly 10,000 fpm to seeing if we could cure being high and fast on an arrival procedure.

Rudder

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 24, 2025

Emirates business class entertainment A380 Emirates also has a great map feature and tail camera. The only negative on this flight is that the tail camera was broken, as you can see in the second picture below. Our descent started shortly thereafter, at which point the crew began preparing the cabin for landing.

Jet

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

In seconds, an aircraft can be forced into an uncontrollable descent, leaving you with barely any time to react. An aircraft might experience a brief lift due to a strong headwind, only to be forced into an uncontrolled descent as the wind suddenly reverses. A massive explosion followed, and the tail section skidded backward.

Wind Shear

One Mile at a Time

MAY 12, 2025

ANA first class A380 entertainment ANA first class A380 entertainment ANA first class A380 entertainment ANA first class A380 entertainment ANA first class A380 entertainment The entertainment system also has a map feature and tail camera, which is what I enjoyed for most of the flight. ANAs A380s also offer Wi-Fi from Panasonic.

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 27, 2025

The report cites the excessive descent rate as a critical factor, as the Bombardier CRJ 900 was descending at 1,110 feet per minute on touchdown, almost double the landing gear’s design limit of 720 feet per minute. The descent profile matches what we saw from the ADSB data. The EGPWS “sink rate” warning sounded 2.6

Descent

Photographic Logbook

MAY 25, 2025

When Mike provided my tail number, the lineman said, "Oh, he literally just landed." In the end, I decided on the higher altitude for improved ground speed reasoning that a descent to 5,000 feet would be my "out" if I needed one. Toronto Center, Cherokee Four Eight One is picking up ice and needs a descent to 5,000 feet."

OAT

Pilot Institute

JUNE 2, 2025

Thats why, for a passenger, phugoid motion feels like a series of slow climbs and descents instead of pitching up and down. The Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) will show a cycle of shallow climbs and descents. Meanwhile, the Airspeed Indicator moves the opposite way: decreasing during the climbs and increasing during descents.

Stability

Flying Magazine

JUNE 24, 2025

The airplane remains under spinner-to-tail warranty coverage through December 2027. The aircraft also features the company’s signature safety innovations, including the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS), AmSafe airbag seat restraints, and a hypoxia recognition system with automatic descent mode.

Annual Inspection

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 6, 2025

Unlike on the A350, its not a tail camera, though a nose camera is still better than nothing. Cathay Pacific 777 arrival in Hong Kong At 1:20PM Hong Kong time, the captain was on the PA to advise that wed shortly be starting our descent, and would be landing in around 30 minutes, well ahead of schedule. for a one hour pass, or $19.95

Airline

Flying Magazine

JULY 31, 2025

Additional safety features include the Blue Level button, electronic stability and protection (ESP), and automated descent mode for hypoxia scenarios. Buyers will appreciate the still-active Spinner-to-Tail warranty and turnkey condition.

Descent

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Around this time, the USAAF was also developing its first jet fighters, but knew that all-jet aircraft at this time were short-ranged and burned fuel quicker than propeller-driven aircraft, and so the optimal design was to feature a propeller-driven engine in the front for long range performance and a jet engine in the tail for high speed in combat.

Thrust

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In video footage, the plane can be seen entering a steep descent toward Aktau and even banking to the right. That's a lot of damage to the tail and the E190 was Embraer's first with a FBW elevator. While the aircraft was on approach to Aktau, it entered a steep descent and banked, crashing into the ground.

Jet

Air Facts

AUGUST 1, 2025

I sat in the cockpit of the old Tecnam P92-JS Echo, tail number I-GITR. The plane was one of the earliest of its model built by Tecnam, and the tail number was an homage to former Italian finance minister Giulio Tremonti. Tail number I-GITR. I replied, “I hear you loud and clear, Giorgio—can you hear me?”

Runway

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Japan Airlines business class entertainment A350 Japan Airlines business class entertainment A350 Japan Airlines business class entertainment A350 Japan Airlines business class entertainment A350 Fortunately the A350 has a lovely map feature, plus a glorious tail camera, which is just about my favorite entertainment on any aircraft.

Airline

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

It was the tail separating from the fuselage. The roll was not checked by the pilot and continued past 60 degrees of bank and the descent rate increased. Extreme aerodynamic stresses of the out-of-control descent eventually caused the tail to separate. Fifteen seconds later, the remaining airframe impacted the water.

Clearance

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 11, 2025

Specifically, I was flying on F-GZNQ, Air France’s first jet with the new first class cabin ( and a tip-to-tail makeover , for that matter). At 12:05PM, the captain announced that we’d be starting our descent shortly, and would be landing in around 35 minutes. Air France Boeing 777-300ER Paris Talk about a seamless ground experience.

Approach

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

It was nice to hear the Captain making announcement before departure and he warned us of some expected turbulence during our descent towards HND. Soon we started our descent and the expected turbulence came at this timing predicted by the Captain. The remote control Exterior Camera There are 2 camera views The view from the tail.

Airline

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Its connected, along with a safety weak link, to the tail of the airplane. Immediately the plane rolled and yawed right then rapidly descended in a nose-down left spiraling descent, crashing seconds later. Its cool flying. Right after takeoff, you throw a grappling hook at the end of a short rope out of the cockpit.

Drag

Fear of Landing

JULY 4, 2025

The tail boom was intact, so the tail rotor did not fail. At some point, either to increase thrust while pitching up or to arrest the sudden descent, the pilot increased the engine power to full. There was no sign of an in-flight fire. hours total flight time.

Cockpit

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Speaking of tail cameras, unfortunately Ethiopian doesnt offer that on its A350s, unlike some other airlines. Ethiopian Airlines business class bed A350 Ethiopian Airlines business class bed A350 Ethiopian Airlines business class cabin A350 I got nearly two hours of sleep, and woke shortly before we started our descent.

Airline

Aerotime

MARCH 16, 2025

Initial reports and video footage from the scene suggest that the fighter jet was in a slow descent with its landing gear extended at the time of the crash. This configuration points to the possibility that the aircraft was attempting to land when the incident occurred.

Jet

Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

John Espe Cruiser Buhl, Idaho/Injuries: None NTSB Report: WPR23LA29 The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing, he encountered a gusting tail wind. Probable cause(s): The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing with a gusting tail wind.

Density Altitude

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

It had cut into the tail rotor gearbox, tearing it off the helicopter. Fixed-Wing Foibles Consider the Airbus first officer (FO) who tried to satisfy ATCs request to increase their descent (rate), so he engaged open descent mode. The pilot observed the wire wrapped around the helicopter.

Pilot

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 29, 2025

The tail number caught my ear as familiar and when the mental gears finally meshed enough to process that it spelled out "Tiger", I realized that I was hearing Bruno from Fly with Bruno who was out doing what Bruno does. A pair of partial Ercoupes with distinctive twin tails occupy the main museum floor. Delaware River.

Runway

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Flying against Captain Tom Curtis, the two “Sixes” engaged in a “vertical rolling scissors” maneuver at 38,000 feet (11,600 meters), trying to get behind the other’s tail. During the climb, Lt. Foust’s F-106 stalled and entered a flat spin.

Pitot Tube

Chess In the Air

JULY 7, 2025

A little analysis shows that the answer has a lot to do with the wind: on that day, we had a 14-18 kt (26-33 kph) south-south-westerly wind and Russ took full advantage of it: he flew for more than two hours to the NNE with the wind directly at his tail the entire time. To do so, fly at least two full hours with the wind at your tail.

Tail

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

While the report draws no conclusions as to the cause of the crash, investigators set out a detailed timeline which focuses heavily on the Mitsubishi CRJ900s descent. TSB At a height of 50 feet the rate of descent had increased to 1114 feet per minute (fpm) from 672 fpm around 14 seconds before. to the right, the TSB said.

Indicated Airspeed

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

At approximately 30-40 feet agl, the spinning stopped and the helicopter appeared to stabilize for a brief moment before continuing a nose-low, forward descent into the grass north of Runway 28. The operator confirmed that the tail rotor had been installed the day before the accident. As it descended it spun around 2-3 times.

Torque

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Flying in clouds of cold and warm fronts can lead to very small supercooled water droplets which build up as rime ice on the parts of the aircraft exposed to the wind: probes, antennas, and the leading edges of the wings and tail. The crew acknowledged and said that they were at the ideal point of descent and waiting for clearance.

Knot

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

As the airplane contacts the ground, the tail will be forced down very rapidly by the back-elevator pressure and by inertia acting downward on the tail. This not only stops the descent, but actually starts the airplane climbing. This climbing during the roundout is known as ballooning.

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