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Narrative account of the Aloha Airlines Flight 243 disaster.
Here’s a remarkable account of the Aloha Airlines fuselage disintegration some 23 years ago. In the cockpit Captain Robert Schornsteimer occupied the command seat. First Officer Madeline ‘Mimi’ Tompkins sat to his right. … The first indication in the cockpit that something was amiss was a loud clap and a sudden rush of wind. Every mote of dirt [...]
A retired controller’s take on the sleepy-controllers.
Retired FAA controller Don Brown on the sleepy-controllers problem. After itemizing what he sees as the issues involved, he summarizes: You watch, they will take the overtime controllers will be forced to work in order to have two people on the mid shifts and use it to inflate controller’s average salaries and/or inflate the cost [...]
Space Flute Duet
Harmony reaches new heights as NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman, circling Earth aboard the International Space Station, and musician Ian Anderson, founder of the rock band Jethro Tull, join together for the first space-Earth duet. BTW, Dave H. is the one who found this and sent it along.
AFR447 update
This morning Jeb sent me this link to a story updating the progress on the search for the Air France 447 flight recorders. Representatives of families of Brazilian victims of a 2009 Air France jet crash say French investigators have told them the rear section of the plane has been found – and that the [...]
Vintage Luxury: Boeing 314 Flying Boat in Detail
Some great pics of the legendary Flying Boats at this site.
In the event of Government Shutdown, this for your consideration…
From the good folks at our friendly aeronautical agency concerned with helping us fly more safely: =============================== Status of FAASTeam Seminars and Events Notice Number: NOTC2914 Due to the uncertainty surrounding funding for continued federal government operations, including FAA operations, the FAA Safety Team wants you to be aware of the following points. If Congress [...]
Dave’s Hang-gliding ramp
In a couple of the Sun ‘n Fun episodes we talked about the hang-gliding launch ramp from Dave’s past. Its existence, and airfoil shape, was confirmed by Dan Johnson, and now Airspeed’s Steve Tupper points us to pics and an official history.
Sun ‘n Fun 2011 Hot Air Balloon Launch
UPDATE: Sorry, didn’t realize that the video was “private”. I’ve fixed that now.