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What Is A Black Hole Approach?

When a pilot becomes disorientated at night while trying to land.

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How Fast Does An Airplane Go In The Different Stages Of A Flight?

From take-off to touchdown, we look at all the speeds in between.

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Pilot Insight: How Perfect Airplane Landings Are Done

The approach and landing are among the most critical flight phases.

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Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 Tail Strike
How Do Pilots Avoid Tail Strikes?

Tail strikes can cause severe and expensive damage to aircraft, but they are preventable.

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A Pilatus-PC-24 landing on a runway completely flooded with water.
How Aquaplaning Can Impact Aircraft Operations

Aquaplaning is a common wet weather threat for all pilots.

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A stunning morning view of the approach ends of the westerly runways at SFO.
Parallel Precision: What Is A Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approach?

'SOIA' procedures bring airborne planes closer together than any other.

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Delta Air Lines and United Airlines aircraft landing together on parallel runways.
PRM: What Is A Precision Runway Monitoring Approach?

The approach that keeps traffic moving at busy airports with close parallel runways.

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Madeira Airport Transavia Boeing 737 Approach
Why Madeira Airport's Approach Is So Challenging

Difficult conditions on the Portuguese island often bring out the best in pilots.

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A Frontier Airlines plane landing in Denver
Frontier Airlines & Landing To Introduce Nomad Pass For Flights and Furnished Apartments

The subscription combines Frontier's Go Wild Pass with furnished accommodations for flexible travel.

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Frontier Airlines Airbus A321neo Featuring Costa Rican Sloth Lands In San José For The First Time

The airline has more than 50 aircraft dedicated to its endangered animals initiative.

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Yikes: China Eastern Boeing 777-300ER Bounces On Runway At Amsterdam Schiphol And Goes Around

The go-around took place as the aircraft was arriving in Amsterdam from Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

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How Do Pilots Decide When To Begin Their Descent?

The typical descent for an airliner is performed at a 3-degree angle.

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A Pan Am Boeing 707 on an airport apron.
Not Heathrow: The Pan Am 707 That Mistakenly Landed At RAF Northolt

The crew only realized their mistake after landing at the wrong aerodrome.

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Three Passengers sitting in an economy class row on an aircraft.
Here's Why Airplane Passengers Shouldn't Sleep Through Takeoff & Landing

Sleeping during the most critical part of any flight may affect the health and safety of passengers.

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AirBaltic Airbus A220-300 YL-AAS takes off from RIX International Airport on cloudy autumn day.
A Pilatus PC-24 Landing On Rough Terrain.
Which Private Jets Can Land On Unpaved Runways?

Only a few business aircraft are capable of landing on grass or dirt airstrips

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What Happens When A Plane Goes Around?

A 'go around' can occur on the final approach or even once the wheels have touched the runway.

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An Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 landing at San Francisco.
What Makes A Perfect Airplane Landing?

A landing so soft that you'll wonder if you've returned to Earth.

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FedEx Boeing 757 Overruns Runway Returning To Chattanooga Airport

The aircraft sustained damage after its main landing gear failed to extend on approach.

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