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Daily Archives: October 26, 2009
Distracted Pilots Going Over New Crew Scheduling Process
Investigators have determined that the pilots of Northwest flight 188 were both using their personal laptops in the cockpit at the time they stopped communicating with Air Traffic Controllers and overflew Minneapolis airport. While this may seem perfectly harmless on … Continue reading
Controlled Flight Into Terrain, an Exercise in Stupidity
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) claims lives every year, as pilots foolishly continue flying into situations where they are unable to see the ground. Here is a video of some folks literally coming within inches of becoming another statistic. It … Continue reading