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Challenger 300 Fatal Upset Wasn’t Turbulence

Fear of Landing

He was interrupted when an employee of the fixed base operator arrived with ice for the aircraft’s bar. During the take-off roll, the first officer noticed that although the Challenger 300 was accelerating normally, the right-side primary flight control had stopped showing acceleration above 40 knots.

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Bezos & Sánchez’s wedding sparks luxury jet invasion over Venice

Aerotime

As Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez tied the knot in Venice, Italy, the skies above Marco Polo Airport resembled an exclusive international airshow. While love was in the air, so were Gulfstreams, Globals, and a flurry of air traffic control alerts. Welcome to the most glamorous airlift of the year.

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Everything You Need To Know About Cessna Flight Training

Pilot's Life Blog

It boasts a maximum cruise speed of approximately 122 knots and a range of about 640 nautical miles. With a maximum cruise speed of around 107 knots and a range of approximately 415 nautical miles, the 152 is well-suited for primary flight training. Can I rent a Cessna after training?

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2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six

AeroSavvy

I configured the airplane the same way as noted on the Piper Climb chart: 105 mph (91 knots), flaps 10 ° , full throttle. Time To Fly Our aircraft can cruise for about 4 ½ hours plus an hour of reserve fuel at 130 knots. A fixed-base operator, or FBO, is like a full-service gas station for airplanes.