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South African aerobatic champion killed
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by MoreAviation » Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:44 am
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2016 World Intermediate Aerobatic Champion, South African, Michel Leusch was killed while displaying at Zhangye Ganzhou Airport today.
He was flying...
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Wow - if that was the opening sequence of the video it looked pretty decisive. A big loss.
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Last post by Boac
Sat Aug 27, 2016 11:23 am
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Air Maroc take off
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Boac » Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:49 am
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Interesting video going the rounds at the moment - looks as if they rotated a few knots short of a Vr?
Air Maroc
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My BS meter did flicker................ I can think of better ways of avoiding known wake turb.
My vote is ZFW put into TOW slot for some reason....
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Last post by MoreAviation
Fri Aug 26, 2016 5:42 pm
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Turbulent display team member gets wet...
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by MoreAviation » Mon Aug 15, 2016 6:07 pm
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Shaken but not stirred...
Kudos to the guys who freed him so quickly... The Turbulent is reputed to be a lot of fun but is always on the point...
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Kudos to the guys who freed him so quickly...
MA
Kudos to that first guy who used his brains and muscle to immediately start lifting the aircraft...
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Last post by 500N
Mon Aug 15, 2016 6:11 pm
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Griffin down in Snowdonia...
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by MoreAviation » Tue Aug 09, 2016 6:17 pm
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An RAF helicopter has burst into flames on a Snowdonia peak after being forced to land due to a technical problem.
All five people who were on board...
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It'll buff out ;) :D
The Chinook boys now have a real recovery to do ?
Chinook? Oh, you mean the Shit-Hook. :D
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Last post by rgbrock1
Thu Aug 11, 2016 12:16 pm
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Bugatti 100p build project ends in fatal crash
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by MoreAviation » Sun Aug 07, 2016 6:48 am
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It was really sad to read that American pilot and aircraft restorer Scotty Wilson was killed while conducting the third test flight of the Bugatti...
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been sexy enough for Europe in the Art Deco period
True! It is a rather beautiful futuristic looking aircraft, fit more for the pages of a Tintin...
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Last post by MoreAviation
Wed Aug 10, 2016 5:32 am
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Balloon goes down - 16 dead...
by MoreAviation » Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:34 pm
Sad news at what must be one of the worst balloon crash tolls in history...
A hot air balloon has crashed with at least 16 people on board in...
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Last post by MoreAviation
Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:34 pm
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Last post by 500N
Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:48 am
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A bridge too soon!
by MoreAviation » Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:13 pm
Five people have been killed after a seaplane crashed into a bridge in Shanghai.
The Cessna 208 was carrying 10 people on its maiden flight when the...
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Last post by MoreAviation
Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:13 pm
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Fire on board
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by
ExSp33db1rd » Thu Jul 14, 2016 11:18 pm
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A friend has just written to say that he was flying into Denver last week on a well known US airline, and on the descent he heard a loud bang from...
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From 'Battery University'. (Not a joke.)
If a Li-ion battery overheats, hisses or bulges, immediately move the device away from flammable materials...
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Last post by rgbrock1
Fri Jul 15, 2016 1:54 pm
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Bit breezy in Minsk?
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Boac » Wed Jul 13, 2016 6:30 pm
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I'll leave the METARS to others, but it looks as if double chocking would have been useful....
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Surprised at the age of that Antonov, is it really 55 years old?
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Last post by Capetonian
Wed Jul 13, 2016 7:50 pm
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Yak52 crashes
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Boac » Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:14 pm
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The recent fatal involving an ETPS pilot caused me to enter Yak52 into search and I was surprised by the number of crashes involving this aircraft. I...
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Thanks - 17 hours more than me!
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Last post by Boac
Wed Jul 13, 2016 1:57 pm
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Landing at the wrong airport
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Boac » Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:05 am
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Delta appear to have done it - an Airbus 320. Thanks to AvHerald .
It really begs the question, doesn't it? In the days of minimal navigational...
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... acccepting the predictive spelling result,
that's even more evil than the internet. My elderly Father almost transferred a wrong sum...
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Last post by probes
Sun Jul 10, 2016 5:56 am
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Boeing 777-300ER - Singapore Airways fire
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by
Alisoncc » Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:03 am
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A plane carrying 241 people has caught fire as it made an emergency landing at Singapore’s Changi Airport.
Passenger on Singapore Airlines Flight...
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From TOP ...to paraphrase "If it ain't boeing...I'm not going"
Is now "If it ain't glowing...it's not a Boeing" ..... ha hahahha
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Last post by Fliegenmong
Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:51 am
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There's a hole..............
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Boac » Sun Jun 12, 2016 5:14 pm
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Gatwick has at last one hole in the main runway - the airport authorities are looking into it.. =))
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That job (PPO) is so stressful. They would go out in the morning all cool and calm and come back on to the aircraft in the evening completely washed...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Tue Jun 14, 2016 4:32 pm
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Thunderbirds crash
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Boac » Sat Jun 11, 2016 9:03 am
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The hot rumour is that the team ran short of fuel during the 'performance' and the engine just flamed out on finals on this one, hence no fire. Not...
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I claim the naming 'Blunderbirds' =))
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Last post by Boac
Sat Jun 11, 2016 2:47 pm
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Fatal light aircraft accident in N Yorkshire...
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by MoreAviation » Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:43 pm
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Two men died when a light aircraft attempted a crash landing in North Yorkshire - just yards from a main road.
The aircraft was travelling near the...
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This is still an improvement over the predecessor Bulldog RAF basic trainer, which would go into a flat spin and not recover WHATEVER you did about 1...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sun Jun 05, 2016 11:25 pm
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USN Blue Angels Crash
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by
limeygal » Thu Jun 02, 2016 9:37 pm
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Blue Angels a/c crashed during a practice in Nashville, TN. Reports are one dead, so far unidentified. A/C's # 1-5 safely on the ground. Reports are...
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A crew from our squadron flew a static display aircraft to Ramstein in 1988.
The junior pilot said "Let's go watch the Frecce from centre"....
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sun Jun 05, 2016 11:15 pm
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P47 CRASH INTO THE HUDSON RIVER
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by Sisemen » Sat May 28, 2016 4:05 pm
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Reporting now:
Divers recovered a body from the sunken wreckage of a small World War II vintage plane that crashed into the Hudson River in New...
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This was all over the local media here in NY and it appears as though the pilot did attempt an egress from the aircraft but for whatever reason(s)...
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Last post by rgbrock1
Wed Jun 01, 2016 3:15 pm
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UA B757 severe turbulence on approach to DUB - 20OCT13
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by Capetonian » Thu May 12, 2016 1:51 pm
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United Airlines passengers and crew thrown around cabin as co-pilot twice put plane into a controlled dive over fears it would stall after an...
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"The Startle Effect"
More detailed report here...
So I guess incorrect airspeed displays are not just of Airbus infamy. :D
A...
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Last post by MoreAviation
Thu May 12, 2016 4:09 pm
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BA A380 from LAX medical divert into KEF 10APR16
by Capetonian » Thu May 12, 2016 1:55 pm
A British Airways flight from Los Angeles to London was forced to divert to Iceland when an off-duty member of staff was found 'slumped on the toilet...
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Last post by Capetonian
Thu May 12, 2016 1:55 pm
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Korean runway incursion
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Boac » Mon May 09, 2016 8:25 am
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Av Herald are reporting a serious incident on May 5th at Seoul where a Singapore 777 had to abort from high speed (105 kts) to avoid a Korean A330...
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Agreed, but after a high-speed and heavy abort, REFUSE and ask for fire cover or just don't try it!
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Last post by Boac
Mon May 09, 2016 3:17 pm
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'the plane was going to crash' because it was 'shaking a lot and flying on its side'
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by Capetonian » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:14 pm
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I am no fan of Ryanair but I know which version of this bird strike incident I'd believe.
Passenger version :
Lauren Albrighton, 18, who was...
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He had a huge blowup and posted a series of images of a snowman buggering somebody or other from behind (as opposed to on TOP or on his/her side)...
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Last post by MoreAviation
Thu May 05, 2016 5:11 pm
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BA flight goes quiet!
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by MoreAviation » Sun May 01, 2016 10:32 am
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Ouch...
A British Airways flight was intercepted by fighter jets over Hungary after it lost contact with air traffic controllers.
The Boeing 777...
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Sigh! In the link above I see that the Telegraph then attempts to use a YouTube video showing various aircraft developing the vapour cones, see the...
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Last post by MoreAviation
Tue May 03, 2016 10:50 am
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A bit of fun by the Russians with a US Warship
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by
500N » Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:48 pm
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Obviously games are still played between pilots and enemy ships.
Some good footage.
Reminiscent of the Argie A4's and others coming in at wave top...
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Be very careful what you wish for - the 'idea' could give 'Ivan' the excuse for downing one of ours
"Sorry, comrade, ve thought it was going to...
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Last post by Boac
Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:18 pm
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FlyDubai FZ981
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by
probes » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:18 am
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CNN states:
"The plane's pilot circled the airport, waiting for the weather to clear before making a second attempt to land, but the aircraft's...
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It does appear from comments on AvHerald and b737.org.uk that at least some of the FZ 737s have the Short Field mod which does operate flap...
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Last post by Boac
Fri Apr 22, 2016 7:29 am
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