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Surviving an Airliner Crash
This week’s crash of Asiana 214 was a terrible event with great miracles – the survival of 305 people out of 307 onboard the airliner. When I initially wrote about the accident, I said I would follow up with some … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General
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Tagged able-bodied passengers, airliner accidents, airplane crash, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Asiana 214, avoiding panic, emergency, emergency exit, engine failures, fear of flying, flight attendants, flying, flying as a passenger, judgment, memorize the way out, pilots, pre-flight safety brief, professional pilots, seat location, smoke, surviving a plane crash, Surviving an Airliner Crash, survivors
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“Go ahead, punk, make my day!”
I am dreaming. I know I am asleep and this is only a dream. In the dream, I see Dirty Harry threatening me with his famous line, “Go ahead, punk, make my day!” Only Dirty Harry is not a cop, … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying
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Tagged 45-degree AOB turn, bank angle, emergency, engine failure on takeoff, flying skills, inexperienced pilots, lucky, make my day!”, punk, shallow turn, stall speed increases, steep turn, turning back, turning quickly, uncoordinated turn, “Go ahead
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