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The Southwest flight 2504 go-around at Chicago Midway was captured on video. My latest post provides the ATC transcript, explains the complex airport layout, and details the sequence of events that led to this runway incursion. fearoflanding.com/accidents/ne...

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Small happiness: Some guy in the parking lot was selling mustard-horseradish sauce and it is delicious. (Some people hang out in the parking lot and buy drugs. I buy condiments)

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A runway collision at Rio de Janeiro: a GOL airliner hit an abandoned airport vehicle during takeoff. The flight crew managed to stop safely and all passengers were unharmed. fearoflanding.com/accidents/hi...

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#crowlife

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BREAKING: France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain & UK sign a joint statement vowing to protect Ukraine’s sovereignty & demanding a role in the peace talks. This is leadership. It’s also unprecedented. A western alliance is having to form against a new, twin & united threat: Trump & Putin.

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Key questions emerge after CRJ700 and Black Hawk collide over the Potomac: which aircraft did the helicopter crew have in sight when they requested visual separation? A look at the ATC recordings and early findings. fearoflanding.com/accidents/mi...

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So many fantastic projects coming up for me (I hope!) and I'm feeling very blessed: I made myself a space where I feel comfortable working and living and being and I have the opportunity to do things that truly excite me. Spending a moment today just to feel gratitude for where I am.

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Remember that Cessna 210 belly landing at Bankstown? Investigation reveals how low fuel levels + a banked turn = fuel starvation, even with fuel still in the tanks. fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...

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Today I spent much too long trying to convince my robot floor cleaner that it doesn't live in the closet. I have erased its entire memory and now I am pretending that the closet doesn't exist. This is not the robot revolution I was expecting.

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Gillian Anderson is amazing in everything she has appeared in.

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A Quebec water bomber responding to the Los Angeles fires was struck by a drone, leaving a fist-sized hole in the leading edge of its wing. Still social media shows drone footage of the fires - each illegal flight risks another collision. Here's what happened: fearoflanding.com/accidents/dr...

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Only a short walk yesterday

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This week on Fear of Landing: an analysis of Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243 A detailed look at what we know so far, including weather conditions, ATC communications, and the final moments before the crash at Aktau. fearoflanding.com/accidents/az...

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Just published: How a historic air show performance at Wings Over Dallas turned tragic, and what the NTSB investigation tells us about making these complex displays safer. fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...

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Gary and Astra watching me work and hoping I need a break soon.

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Detailed look at the recent DHL 737 crash at Vilnius, including ATC communications and approach analysis. fearoflanding.com/accidents/dh...

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Riga Christmas market is one of my favourites. I went for lunch and had a generous bowl of grey peas with bacon and a black currant mulled wine.

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I have finished my Christmas decorating in record time this year.

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'I got down a little bit lower than I should have.' A pilot's decision to continue an approach in fog led to a dramatic seven-hour rescue after his aircraft became lodged in a transmission tower. fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...

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My souvenirs from Mexico made it safely to Estonia.

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Good morning.

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More pictures from New Mexico as I squandered all my words on family.

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When Dave Stewart of Eurythmics was on board, even a routine Concorde landing could become front-page news. Concorde training captain Mike Riley explains what really happened that night at Heathrow. fearoflanding.com/accidents/a-... #Aviation #Concorde

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A look back at commercial aviation in the 1970s when manual flight computers and VOR navigation were still essential backups. Captain Reid Allin's story shows why these skills matter. fearoflanding.com/i-learned-fr...

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Greetings from New Mexico

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From initial fear of spins to 22,000 hours of wisdom: Rudy reflects on a lifetime of understanding and respecting aerobatic limits. A perspective from a regular contributor on Fear of Landing. fearoflanding.com/rudy/i-kept-...

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I love this anthology. I'm on the last page. Hadn't thought to reread but yes, I guess its time.

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Advice for the day: LET THE POTATO GO, SYLVIA

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THERE IS A WHOLE WAFFLE ON MY DECK. This waffle is not from my house. Manna from heaven is real. 🥹

submitted 115 days ago • 32 comments

I'm thinking about adopting a vampire, actually. It's one phone call away. I just have to work out the right way to state my case.

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NTSB preliminary report on Catalina Baron accident highlights how a chain of decisions can incrementally increase risk. Airport manager had warned against night departure from the unlit runway. fearoflanding.com/accidents/ca...

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Dramatic landing attempt at Taipei during Typhoon Kong-rey. The Starlux Airlines flight needed two attempts to land safely as Taiwan experienced one of its most severe storms in 30 years. fearoflanding.com/crazy/airbus...

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I feel like I've been seeing this logic a lot, lately.

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The best thing about living this far north in the winter months is that sunrises happen at a totally respectable hour.

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An unhappy update on Accidents and Incidents -- they cancelled my airshow. open.substack.com/pub/sylviawr... Includes: 17 waved-at helicopters 1 cute paratrooper Potential yodeling.

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I was sad as Autumn seemed to be ending. The leaves have fallen, the apples spoil in piles on the ground, and there's an icy chill on the edge of the breeze. But somehow, even on the edge of the wind farm, it's still beautiful.

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Well, first up, my solidarity with Erin, and with all other people affected — and in hope of accountability. But also, while this is about the actions of one individual, it’s also not just about that: it’s also about an industry climate that has enabled this. I want to talk a bit about that. 🧵

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Fantastic, fiercely courageous piece, opening with a quotation from historian Timothy Snyder. Also fitting that the Constitution was signed in Philadelphia. 👏👏👏

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Chuck Coleman, who trained Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick cast, was performing the same sequence he'd completed successfully the day before. See the comparison footage from his final flight. fearoflanding.com/aerobatics/a... #TopGun

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Feral apples refusing to stay in a pile.

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Good morning.

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My bus driver is drunker than I am.

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A 30-knot discrepancy in rotation speed led to a dramatic incident. This week, I explain the multiple checks and balances that failed to catch the error. #AviationSafety #FlightOperations fearoflanding.com/accidents/ro...

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One of the downsides of living alone is that there is no one to show when you get the crackling perfect.

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