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How A 12-Year-Old Broke The Law To Heroically Save A Pilot From Crashing Their Plane

One of the scariest situations a pilot can face is when their aircraft fails in an unexpected manner in midair. In situations ...
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BOEING 737 Amazing LANDING Italy NAPLES Airport RWY24

Experience an immersive cockpit view landing in a Boeing 737-800 at Naples Airport (NAP/LIRN) GM Cuts Hundreds of Salaried ...

The Real Reason Airplane Window Shades Must Be Up at Takeoff and Landing, According to Pilots

Flight attendants may require window shades to be up during takeoff and landing for passenger safety. Open windows let ...

12-Year-Old Aviation Buff Saved a Small Plane After Its Wheel Fell Off Without the Pilot Knowing

In 2002, after an amateur pilot unknowingly lost one of his plane's wheels on takeoff, it was a 6th-grader who came to his ...

Winter Olympic hopefuls have to train without snow. Here’s how Team USA does it

Rollerskies. Water ramps. Halfpipe airbags. Team USA's winter snow athletes keep sharp in the warm months in all sorts of ...

A United Airlines emergency landing likely caused by collision with a weather balloon

A United Airlines plane appears to have collided with a weather balloon while cruising over Utah at 36,000 feet last week, fracturing layers of its windshield and forcing an emergency landing. A ...