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Landing at Busy Airports: Have an Exit Strategy!
You just landed on runway 12R at San Antonio International (KSAT) and haven’t so much as peeked at the taxiway diagram. As you roll out, tower hurriedly says, “turn next taxiway and taxi to parking,...
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Runway Hazards: Arresting Cables
On take off roll from Charleston, SC, the pilot of a Long EZ experienced a rough bump before taking into the air. Upon landing at the destination airport, the pilot discovered that the nose wheel was...
View ArticleCleared to Land, Maintain Best Forward Airspeed
When operating into controlled airports, tower will occasionally ask you to maintain “best forward airpseed” with your landing clearance. This is especially common for pilots of slower piston-engine...
View ArticleFed Ex MD11 Crashes at Narita Intl in Tokyo [video]
An MD-11 operated by Fed Ex Express crashed and burst into flames during landing at Narita International in Tokyo, Japan. The pilot and copilot of Fed Ex Flight 80 were killed in the accident according...
View ArticlePlane Overshoots Runway on Carribean Island
This one’s been circulating around the web for a week now. On May 31, a piston twin ran off the 2,100 foot runway in St. Barthelemy Airport (SBH) in the Carribean. What makes this video so interesting,...
View ArticlePlan Ahead For the Missed Approach
From the early days of instrument training, we are taught to expect to go missed at the conclusion of an instrument approach. I think we all understand why: the point is not to get too cocky, and to...
View ArticleJust Land the Darned Airplane
Pilots have some sort of machismo complex when it comes to making a smooth landing. I know it feels good to grease it right on the money. Not to mention that the landing leaves a lasting impression on...
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Have We Been Cleared to Land?
Operating in and out of towered airports requires a landing clearance prior to touchdown. Pilots do occasionally land without a clearance. Depending on the circumstances, this could become an FAA...
View ArticleDid You Forget How to Land an Airplane?
Any pilot with a few years experience can tell you that good landings come and go. Your landings may be picture-perfect every time, but then you suddenly find yourself in a dry spell. You can’t nail...
View ArticleWhite Knuckled Helicopter Landing at Sea
“Operating helicopters onboard ships is extremely complex, due in part to the difficulty of landing a helicopter on a moving platform, but also due to numerous practical engineering issues.”In what is...
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