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Emergency Descent on Instruments

By On June 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Emergencies don’t have the decency to only happen on clear days. IFR magazine’s Jeff Van West takes a brief look at how you might get an airplane down as fast as possible, or precisely lined up with a runway, even when you can’t see much past the propeller.

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Missing Over New York -Avianca Flight 52

By On February 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

It is normal for an aircraft to be delayed in flight. However Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times, causing the Boeing 707 with 158 people on board to run out of fuel. The aircraft then crashes near Cove Neck, New York. Seventy-three people die.

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Take-Off in Gibraltar with Bird Strike and Emergency Landing

By On May 11, 2008 · 1 Comment

A Bird hit our A319 after take off from Gib (You can hear the vibrations when the engine is hit by the bird at sec 47). Afterwards the engine has been shut down and we have been diverted for an emergency landing with only one running engine in Malaga. Have fun all [...]

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ThomsonFly 757 bird strike & flames captured on video

By On May 9, 2008 · 2 Comments

This incident was video recorded by Simon Lowe. 233 people where on board this jet bound for Lanzarote. The #2 engine appears to injest a bird as the plane rotates off the R/W. Congratulations to the crew and air-traffic controllers for the calm and professional way they dealt with the situation. Please checkout more video’s [...]

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