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Investigators determined that the two pilots were exploring the performance limits of the empty CRJ-200 on the flight. The pilots decided to test the limits of the CRJ and join the "410 club," referring to pilots who pushed CRJs to their maximal approved altitude of flight level 410 (FL410) or 41,000 feet (12,497 m) above sea level.
Ruby Franke, the Utah mother of six who branded herself as a parenting expert and garnered millions of subscribers to her now-defunct YouTube channel, "8 Passengers," was driven by "religious ...
A CSA Ilyushin Il-14 (OK-OCA) was destroyed on approach near Bratislava, Czechoslovakia when it hit trees 1,800 m (1.12 mi) short of the runway, two crew and two passengers killed, one crew seriously injured. [7] 4 March An Overseas National Airways Douglas DC-8 (N8635) was destroyed on landing at Niamey, Niger, two killed and two seriously ...
This intersection is the coffin corner, or more formally the Q corner. [3] The above explanation is based on level, constant speed, flight with a given gross weight and load factor of 1.0 G. The specific altitudes and speeds of the coffin corner will differ depending on weight, and the load factor increases caused by banking and pitching maneuvers.
Ruby Franke, the Utah mom behind the now-defunct family YouTube channel "8 Passengers," was arrested Wednesday on child abuse charges after authorities found a malnourished minor with open wounds ...
Olgay Özgür (age 28) was the safety pilot of the flight, a graduate of a flight school in Ankara, who flew the MD-80 for World Focus Airlines before joining Turkish Airlines and passing the 737 type rating in 2006; he was sitting in the cockpit's center jump seat. Murat Sezer (42), co-pilot under line training, was flying as co-pilot. [21]
Early reports speculated that the passengers were killed when the aircraft struck obstacles during the forced landing, but that is refuted by both the NTSB report criticizing the pilots for not assisting the passengers as well as the firefighters' report, which states that all of the passengers were at the front of the aircraft attempting to ...
There were communication difficulties, although after the jet was provided with a different frequency to use, the flight crew established contact with Miami ARTCC. Several minutes after contact was established, the jet entered a severe updraft. The jet initially reacted with a nose-down maneuver, to which the pilots probably reacted with a ...