It is understood the plane was impacted by a gust of wind, which caused it to spin.
Day: November 11, 2023
Cootharaba light plane emergency landing puts woman in hospital
A light plane crash has left a woman in hospital after the aircraft somersaulted while attempting an emergency landing in the Noosa region of southeast Queensland on Sunday morning.
California airline pilot allegedly threatened to shoot captain ‘multiple times’ if plane was diverted
A California pilot has been indicted after he allegedly threatened to shoot the captain of a plane he was co-piloting “multiple times.”
Plane Hits Car After Overrun – AVweb
There were no injuries when a Lancair IV-P Jetprop overran the runway at Aero Country Airport in McKinney, Texas on Saturday and collided with a car on a road adjacent to the airport. Jack Schneider, who was at the airport picking up an aircraft to trailer home, got his cell phone recording just in time […]
Scientists Are Researching a Device That Can Induce Lucid Dreams On Demand – Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: [A] new tech startup, Prophetic, aims to bring lucid dreams to a much wider audience by developing a wearable device designed to spark the experience when desired. Prophetic is the brainchild of Eric Wollberg, its chief executive officer, and Wes…
Catastrophe over New York: The 1960 collision of United Airlines flight 826 and TWA flight 266
A mid-air collision over New York City turned two boroughs into disaster areas and exposed gaps in America’s young ATC system.
Frontier Airlines crew left feeling nauseous after ‘fume-like odor’ reported on plane
Frontier Airlines crew members reported a “fume-like odor” on a flight from Denver to San Antonio that left four flight attendants feeling nauseous.
US Military Plane Crashes in Mediterranean Training ‘Mishap’
The US has deployed a carrier strike group to the area as part of efforts to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from spiraling into a regional conflict
Kim Kardashian Unexpectedly Takes Subtle Jab At Her Ex | 106.1 KISS FM
Kim didn’t need to say this, but she did.
Plane Takes Off, Reaches Almost 15,000 Feet With Windows Missing
The flight crew of an Airbus A321 was forced to return to London Stansted Airport after taking off when it was discovered that the airliner was missing two windows. The flight was being operated by charter carrier Titan Airways and headed across the Atlantic to Orlando, Florida. Britain’s Air Accidents Investigations Branch noted that the aircraft was under floodlights for nearly […]
Video shows a game, not Trump’s plane with military escort
In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald debunks claims that Trump’s jet was recently escorted by the military, Letitia James criticized Biden, and the media ignored a historic meeting of South and North Korean leaders.
US Military Plane Crashes In Mediterranean Training “Mishap”
An American military aircraft crashed after suffering a “mishap” during training in the eastern Mediterranean, the US European Command (EUCOM) said Saturday.
Small plane makes an emergency landing and collides with car in McKinney
The McKinney Fire Department (MFD) responded to an Alert 3 call for a plane crash at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The flight originated in Midland and was trying to make an emergency landing at Aero Country Airport (255 Aero Country Rd, McKinney, TX 75071).
Dad hailed ‘legend’ after flying easyJet plane ‘missing a captain’ to Spain
Michael Bradley rang his bosses at easyJet and volunteered to fly the aircraft himself.
An American Airlines passenger claims his girlfriend was booted from first class so an off-duty pilot could take her seat
In a post on X, the man claimed the crew initially said the seat was broken. Moments later he said he noticed a pilot sitting in the seat.
UPDATE: NTSB issues report on fatal Patterson plane crash
A small private plane crashed into a sugarcane field causing a fire across the street from Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport in October; federal investigators posted their preliminary report.
Buzz By The Bay: ‘Vedic Culture Was Restricted To Gangetic Plane, Jainism Emerged Independently,’ Says Author Devdutt Pattanaik
Devdutta delves into the origins of Jainism and refutes the common belief that Jainism was merely a reaction to Hinduism. He says it rose independently in a different part of the sub continent.
Scots influencer who made up ‘false’ plane story was ‘only trying to be funny’
AN INFLUENCER claimed she was only trying to be funny when she cooked up a “false story” about being left alone on a plane. Stephanie Vavron sparked fears of a security breach when she alleged cabi…
Scientists Are Researching a Device That Can Induce Lucid Dreams On Demand – Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: [A] new tech startup, Prophetic, aims to bring lucid dreams to a much wider audience by developing a wearable device designed to spark the experience when desired. Prophetic is the brainchild of Eric Wollberg, its chief executive officer, and Wes…
Watch: Fireman Ed leads NY Jets chant on plane to Vegas
Watch: Fireman Ed leads NY Jets chant on plane to Vegas at Jets X-Factor, a credentialed media organization producing New York Jets news, rumors, analytics, film, podcasts, etc.
An off-duty pilot said he tried to down a plane to ‘wake up’ from a bad magic mushrooms trip
The pilot says that a hallucinogenic state from magic mushrooms caused him to try and crash an Alaska Airlines plane with 83 passengers on-board.
Planes, Trains And Climate Change
Research shows that bullet trains are a reliable, resilient alternative to flight disruptions caused by high winds and storms due to planetary warming.
Iceland issues emergency as tremors raise fears of huge volcano eruption
Locals in the town of Grindavik in Iceland have been urged to evacuate following concerns that the closeby Fagradalsfjall volcano could erupt – thousands of people have been ordered to leave