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by Woxof38
Tue Oct 11, 2022 3:56 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: One of main landing gear wheels Dreamlifter fell off shortly after take off
Replies: 2
Views: 1143

One of main landing gear wheels Dreamlifter fell off shortly after take off

https://www.facebook.com/reel/637663448016523

Facebook video, One of the main landing gear wheels of a Boeing Dreamlifter—a modified 747 used to transport components for the 787—fell off shortly after take off this morning in Taranto, Italy.
by Woxof38
Sat Oct 09, 2021 4:15 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Legendary Inuk bush pilot, 76, flies past aviation milestone with 40k hours of flight time
Replies: 2
Views: 1182

Legendary Inuk bush pilot, 76, flies past aviation milestone with 40k hours of flight time

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/legendary-inuk-bush-pilot-flies-past-aviation-milestone-1.6203604 Johnny May Sr., flying since 1962, is the first Inuk pilot from the eastern Arctic May is also well known for the annual Christmas candy drop in Kuujjuaq. Every year at Christmas, from 1965 until ...
by Woxof38
Thu Dec 24, 2020 4:50 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: The Shepherd
Replies: 7
Views: 1091

The Shepherd

It has always been posted before. I hope this is okay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2_bLEq ... rsensorat2
by Woxof38
Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:52 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Live RVR
Replies: 6
Views: 1125

Re: Live RVR

https://atm.navcanada.ca/

This seems to show the RVR's
by Woxof38
Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:46 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Nav Canada FSS closures, layoffs
Replies: 9
Views: 2845

Re: Nav Canada FSS closures, layoffs

I've retired from Nav Canada so getting information second hand. Stand corrected.
by Woxof38
Wed Sep 23, 2020 5:09 am
Forum: NavCanada Hiring
Topic: All Trainees Fired
Replies: 15
Views: 10808

Re: All Trainees Fired

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/09/22/2097619/0/en/NAV-CANADA-announces-workforce-reductions-and-looks-to-streamline-operations.html To adapt to the new realities of air traffic levels, the company is also taking steps to safely streamline operations and will be launching level of s...
by Woxof38
Wed Sep 23, 2020 5:08 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Nav Canada FSS closures, layoffs
Replies: 9
Views: 2845

Nav Canada FSS closures, layoffs

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/09/22/2097619/0/en/NAV-CANADA-announces-workforce-reductions-and-looks-to-streamline-operations.html To adapt to the new realities of air traffic levels, the company is also taking steps to safely streamline operations and will be launching level of s...
by Woxof38
Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:38 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Stowaway in plane's landing gear falls to death as flight approaches Heathrow
Replies: 2
Views: 1487

Stowaway in plane's landing gear falls to death as flight approaches Heathrow

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/stowaway-in-plane-s-landing-gear-falls-to-death-as-flight-approaches-heathrow-1.4489496 A stowaway fell from the undercarriage of a jet as it approached Heathrow Airport after a nine-hour flight from Nairobi, landing in a south London garden, police and airline official...
by Woxof38
Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:30 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Toronto man survives skydive plunge after parachute tangles
Replies: 7
Views: 1629

Toronto man survives skydive plunge after parachute tangles

A man described as an "experienced skydiver from Toronto" is lucky to be alive after experiencing problems with both of his parachutes after jumping from a plane 600 metres above the Hamilton airport on Thursday. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/toronto-man-survives-skydive-plunge-after-parac...
by Woxof38
Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:41 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Rescue of injured 74-year-old hiker spins out of control
Replies: 15
Views: 2742

Re: Rescue of injured 74-year-old hiker spins out of control

"The crew said a second line meant to prevent the spinning broke."
by Woxof38
Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:36 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Rescue of injured 74-year-old hiker spins out of control
Replies: 15
Views: 2742

Rescue of injured 74-year-old hiker spins out of control

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/rescue-of-injured-74-year-old-hiker-spins-out-of-control-1.4452345 at 1:30 you can see how fast the spin is..... Authorities say a 74-year-old hiker whose head and face were injured in a fall on a Phoenix mountain endured a wild ride in a stretcher as she was being hois...
by Woxof38
Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:28 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Electric glider loses power, crashes into Connecticut home
Replies: 2
Views: 643

Electric glider loses power, crashes into Connecticut home

https://globalnews.ca/news/5353569/glider-crashes-into-home/ An electric glider has crashed into the roof of a Danbury, Connecticut home. Mayor Mark Boughton and Danbury fire officials tell the Hartford Courant that the glider’s pilot suffered minor injuries in the crash Tuesday, and three people i...
by Woxof38
Mon May 13, 2019 5:37 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: WestJet to be sold in friendly deal to Onex Corp. for $5 billion
Replies: 130
Views: 29858

WestJet to be sold in friendly deal to Onex Corp. for $5 billion

https://globalnews.ca/news/5270077/westjet-sold-onex-corp/ Onex Corp. has signed a friendly deal to buy WestJet Airlines Ltd. in a deal it valued at $5 billion, including assumed debt. Under the agreement, Onex will pay $31 per share for WestJet, which will continue to operate as a privately held c...
by Woxof38
Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:00 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Airbus abandons iconic A380 superjumbo, lacking clients
Replies: 4
Views: 2080

Airbus abandons iconic A380 superjumbo, lacking clients

TOULOUSE, France -- European plane maker Airbus said Thursday it will stop making its superjumbo A380 in 2021 for lack of customers, abandoning the world's biggest passenger jet and one of the aviation industry's most ambitious and most troubled endeavours. https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/airbus-aba...
by Woxof38
Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:52 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Hair-raising hang gliding incident caught on camera
Replies: 8
Views: 1626

Hair-raising hang gliding incident caught on camera

Switzerland's civil aviation authority said it will question a hang-glider pilot after a tourist he flew over a picturesque Swiss landscape nearly fell dozens of metres to the ground because his harness wasn't properly attached. A nail-biting video of the incident drew more than two million views on...
by Woxof38
Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:17 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Man flies plane into Utah home after fight with wife
Replies: 8
Views: 2147

Man flies plane into Utah home after fight with wife

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/utah-man-plane-crash-house-1.4783857 A Utah man flew a small plane into his own house early Monday just hours after he had been arrested for assaulting his wife in a nearby canyon where the couple went to talk over their problems, authorities said. The pilot, Duane Youd...
by Woxof38
Sun Aug 05, 2018 10:49 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Junkers Ju-52 plane Swiss Alps
Replies: 2
Views: 1109

Junkers Ju-52 plane Swiss Alps

An old-time propeller plane crashed near-vertically at high speed into a Swiss mountain, killing all 20 people on board....
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/swiss-alp ... -1.4774829
by Woxof38
Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:15 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Helicopter accident in Drummondville
Replies: 0
Views: 1244

Helicopter accident in Drummondville

[urlhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec- ... -1.4516195][/url]

A man and two women are dead after a helicopter crashed and then caught fire Thursday night in a field in Drummondville, about 110 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
by Woxof38
Sat Nov 18, 2017 6:29 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Navy admits its crew drew sky phallus
Replies: 21
Views: 4275

Navy admits its crew drew sky phallus

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/17/navy-admits-its-crew-drew-sky-phallus/874808001/ U.S. Navy officials in Washington state confirmed one of its aircraft was involved with skywriting a figure of a penis in the Western air. Multiple people sent photos to KREM-TV in Spokane, sh...

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