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Socata TBM-700 N731CA crash on RT 287 Morristown NJ
December 20th, 2011 | 
Author: Updates on the crash on RT 278 near Morristown NJ.
- According to reports a Socata TBM 700 crashed shortly after departing Teterboro KTEB.
- Authorities have reported 5 deaths with no injuries on the ground.
- According to the a flight track on FlightAware the TBM departed TEB and lost radar contact at approximately 10:15 local time at an altitude of about 16,000 feet.
My hart goes out to the families. RIP.. Read the rest of this entry »
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Awesome C-130 Demo Paris 2011
Just had to share this one! An impressive show of airmenship from this guy! Enjoy.
Zero/Zero by Charles Svoboda
This story was sent to me via a fellow flying cub and after reading it, I just had to share it with my readers! Enjoy!
Zero/Zero by Charles Svoboda
It happened sometime in 1965, in Germany. I was a copilot, so I knew, everything there was to know about flying, and I was frustrated by pilots like my aircraft commander. He was one of those by-the-numbers types, no class, no imagination, no “feel” for flying. You have to be able to feel an airplane. So what if your altitude is a little off, or if the glideslope indicator is off a hair? If it feels okay then it is okay. That’s what I believed.
Every time he let me make an approach, even in VFR conditions, he demanded perfection. Not the slightest deviation was permitted. “If you can’t do it when there is no pressure, you surely can’t do it when the pucker factor increases,” he would say. When he shot an approach, it was as if all the instruments were frozen – perfection, but no class.
Iran Air B727 landing without nose gear (Video)
This one has been floating around the net for the past few days. Figured it was worth posting.
Text from the video:
An Iran Air Boeing 727-200, registration EP-IRR performing flight IR-742 from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to Tehran Imam Khomeini (Iran) with 94 passengers and 19 crew, was on approach to Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport around 15:20L (11:50Z) when the crew did not receive a down and locked indication for the nose gear and aborted the approach. Read the rest of this entry »
McGuire AFB Tour and C17 level D Simulator flight.
Now this was a trip well worth the time off from work (and the late night that followed making up for the lost time). A fellow flying friend of ours invited us to a VIP tour of McGuire AirForce Base (McGuire is now a joint services base but I grew up calling it an Air Force base so I am sticking to it for now 
) Included in the trip was a chance to fly the C17 Level D Simulator and tour some aircraft. I had flown an AirForce simulator once before (the T6 at Randolph AFB TX), but it wasn’t level D (full motion for the non aviation readers) so I was looking forward to it! Read the rest of this entry »
PilotEdge professional air traffic control for flight simulators
Long Beach CA KLGB. Sitting on the south ramp I call ground and advise them that I would like to depart VFR to the practice area with information alpha.
They clear me to taxi and hold short runway 34L. I read back my clearance and take a look around. I haven’t flown at long beach before and can’t seem to figure out where that taxiway is (never a good sign ). Read the rest of this entry »
Smothers Brothers “I’m a Pilot”
A great bit by the Smothers Brothers on the Craig Ferguson Show. Read the rest of this entry »
Amanda (Younkin) Franklin 3/14/1986 – 5/27/2011
Updates on husband and wife aerobatics team Kyle and Amanda Franklin hospitalized after they were forced to make an emergency landing due to an engine failure during Air Fiesta 2011.
It broke my hart to read Kyle’s update on the morning of May 27th. Amanda, you will be missed by many, may you live on in the harts and minds of thousands.You lived strong had fought hard down to your last day. God speed Amanda..
Our thoughts and prayers go out to this wonderful team.
Check latest updates at their team page on Facebook
Caring Bridge updates: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amandafranklin
If you would like to help please donate at ether of the fallowing two fund sites:
www.moonlightfund.org “Franklin Fund” (tax deductible) or www.icasfoundation.org “The Kyle and Amanda Fund” (non tax deductible)
Please post any updates you might have in the comments section below.
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Supersonic Flight (AVweb Video)
A great production by our friends at AVweb. Figured you might enjoy it.
Source: Wikipedia:
Supersonic speed is a rate of travel of an object that is larger than the speed of sound (Mach 1). For objects traveling in dry air of a temperature of 20 °C (68 °F) this speed is approximately 343 m/s, 1,125 ft/s, 768 mph or 1,236 km/h. Speeds greater than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5) are often referred to as hypersonic. Flight during which only some parts of the air around an object, such as the ends of rotor blades, reach supersonic speeds are called transonic. This occurs typically somewhere between Mach 0.8 and Mach 1.2.
I have also included a link to a Wikipedia article on the subject.
Let me know via the comments section if you have any suggested videos (Video embedding is allowed) or articles. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the video.
Wikipedia Article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersonic_speed
AVweb original post http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/exclusivevids/ExclusiveVideo_SupersonicFlight_202736-1.html
Boeing 747-8′s One Million Pound Takeoff
Story and video source / credit Boeing website found here: http://www.boeing.com/Features/2010/08/bca_one_million_08_23_10.html
By Bernard Choi
BOEING/BOB SCHNEIDER Before the flight, Boeing Flight Test pilot Capt. Paul Stemer inspects one of the tires supporting the 747-8 Freighter.
The airplane starts accelerating down the runway. In the flight deck, Captain Paul Stemer feels the weight of the situation.
“It’s a lot of mass, a lot of energy. I have to stay ahead of it.”
It’s up to Capt. Stemer to command RC521, the second 747-8 Freighter, into defying gravity and lifting more than 1 million pounds into the air. It’s a feat neither he nor any Boeing Flight Test pilot before him has ever attempted.
While the airplane gathers speed, 100 knots, 120, 140, now 160 knots, the amount of available runway quickly evaporates.
RC521 still needs to go faster before Capt. Stemer can command the elevator to rotate the airplane, increasing the wing’s angle of attack and generating lift.
“With only 7,000 feet (2,133 m) of a 15,000-foot (4,572 m) runway remaining, it’s obvious the margin of error is small,” says Capt. Stemer.
IF THE VIDEO DOES NOT LOAD TRY REFRESHING THE PAGE Read the rest of this entry »
The Hudson River midair collision NTSB Report
It’s been more than a year since the tragic midair collision over the Hudson River that claimed the lives of 9 people and it has been on my mind ever since. I for one love the scenic flight up the Hudson River. It was my first destination in a small airplane back in the spring of 2001 and I even flew down the Hudson during my introductory flight a few weeks later. Read the rest of this entry »
Small airplane ditches off Put-In-Bay Video of the crash.
Video: SOUTH BASS ISLAND, OHIO- Small plane ditches into the waters just off South Bass Island late Friday morning following an engine failure.
Watching this video along with my recent experiences flying over Lake Michigan and Lake Erie has made me seriously consider carrying life preservers on ALL over-water flights. Take note as to how quickly the airplane sank.
Thankfully the pilot executed the emergency landing flawlessly and efforts by the ferry crew led to all four occupants surviving without injury. Read the rest of this entry »
Sean D Tucker (an AOPA interview with Craig Fuller)
AOPA president Craig Fuller interviews legendary airshow performer Sean D Tucker. Watch as Sean gives us some insight into how he got his start in aviation. You just have to love his enthusiasm!
Amanda Michelle (Younkin) Franklin 3/14/1986 – 5/27/2011
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