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

Aerotime

The aircraft was directed towards runway 28L at Guarulhos for a priority landing. pic.twitter.com/zFHP54kbY7 — Boar News (@PhamDuyHien9) November 9, 2024 Despite the fire in the hold, the crew managed a safe landing on runway 28L and stopped on the runway.

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Black Hawk & American Eagle Crash: Shocking Investigation Details Revealed

One Mile at a Time

Turning left would have opened up more space between the helicopter and Flight 5342, which was heading for Runway 33 at an altitude of roughly 300 feet. He told her he believed that air traffic control wanted them to turn left, toward the east river bank. She did not turn left.

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What Is TCAS? A Comprehensive Guide to Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems

Pilot Institute

Key Takeaways TCAS involves aircraft transponders interrogating each other to predict a collision course. By the 1970s, attention turned to using the signals from transponders to create a collision avoidance system. Transponders were devices that had become common on many aircraft to make them appear on ATC radar.

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Game On!

Plane and Pilot

Whether it is a short Cub flight to the north for Coopers Bar-B-Que, a true Texas pit grilling experience, or a quick hop over to a makeshift, 1,000-foot grass runway paralleling the road at the local winery, you are sure to be entertained throughout your training. Ill roll out on the runway and slowly bring the power in, I said.

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This 2007 Cessna 182T Skylane Is a Rugged, IFR-Capable Utility ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick

Flying Magazine

Pilots appreciate the 182 for its ideal blend of cruise speed, payload capacity, and runway flexibility. Avionics highlights include dual WAAS GPS, Garmin GTX 345R ADS-B In/Out transponder, Garmin terrain awareness and active traffic, Garmin GDL 69A XM weather and radio, and WX-500 Stormscope. A 406 MHz ELT is also installed.

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AirVenture Reflections: A Comfortable Frenzy

AV Web

Meanwhile, with a more compact design, German-based Air Avionics got attention for its line of cockpit control heads that work for displaying traffic, VHF comm, and transponder functions. I’ve flown behind Air’s stuff in gliders and always thought the hardware was robust, has good display functionality, and useful features.

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Accident Briefs—June 2025

Plane and Pilot

He then taxied to the runway and experienced an extended ground delay with the engine running at idle engine power settings. The airplane then descended back to the runway and bounced before lifting off nose-high again toward the end of the runway. He did not use carburetor heat during the ground delay or during takeoff.