Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their destination by 150 miles before turning back should have had numerous warnings as they approached and passed Minneapolis: cockpit displays, controllers trying repeatedly to reach, the city lights twinkling below. tags airline airplane minneapolis human error oops wtfYet the pilots didn't discover their mistake until a flight attendant in the cabin contacted them by intercom, said a source close to the investigation who wasn't authorized to talk publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. By that time, the plane was over Eau Claire, Wis., and the pilots had been out of communication with air traffic controllers for over an hour. picked by cecilberman 1 month ago |
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On July 25, 1909, Frenchman Louis Bleriot flew from Calais to Dover. His success is credited with turning flight from an eccentric pastime into a serious pursuit. 0 comments edit related share plime.comHundreds of pilots in modern and antique airplanes are crossing the English Channel today to mark 100 years since the first over-water, international airplane flight. Related picked by Bingo 4 months ago |
An Air India flight headed for Mumbai overshot its destination and was halfway to Goa before its dozing pilots were woken out of a deep slumber by air traffic control, a report said. picked by aclister 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share weird |
This time lapse image shows air traffic flight patterns over N. America from space. 5 comments edit related share plime.com(I'm not sure of its authenticity since the popular "power grid" photo turned out to be a fake). picked by ogri2003 2 years ago |
Music icon Miles Davis has long been revered as a jazz pioneer — but what exactly did he pioneer? To some purists, jazz music can be broken into two distinct eras: Before Miles and After Miles. great article with clips of his music picked by bernardblack 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
Halfway during the flight, a middle aged man left the lavatory covered in his own fecal matter. 43 comments edit related share weirdAt that point the flight attendant tried to move passengers away from him and ordered the man to clean himself. picked by suebe 11 months ago |
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The plane reportedly flew beyond Hilo for several miles and was out of contact with air traffic controllers for more than 20 minutes. picked by tigertony 2 years ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
Gibraltar Airport (which is not part of Spain as a lot of readers pointed out) is a very unusual airport. To my knowledge, it is the only one where the runway actually intersects with a major highway. When a plane has to take off or land, traffic is shut down. picked by evadiva 5 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
"The FBI agents actually cleared our names," Inayet Sahin, one of the family members kicked off the flight, told CNN. "They went on our behalf and spoke to the airlines and said, 'There is no suspicious activity here. They are clear. Please let them get on a flight so they can go on their vacation,' and they still refused." picked by muppet 11 months ago 27 comments edit related share politics |
This guy launches a paper airplane off the 30th floor of a building in the financial district of New York City. The flight it goes on without crashing is pretty amazing. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
Brazilian authorities reportedly delayed an Air France flight from Buenos Aires to Paris after the airline received a bomb threat over the phone, just days before the mysterious crash of Flight 447 over the Atlantic Ocean. picked by cb__ 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
This was the amazing scene at a Texas airport today after a plane trying to land ended up touching down on top of another plane waiting to take-off. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
An American Airlines flight with 133 passengers and crew of 5 is circling right now over Miami International Airport in order to make an emergency landing. Looks like possible nose gear trouble. UPDATE: Safe landing. Cool. picked by moe 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share world |
A British Airways plane arriving from Amsterdam crash-landed at London City Airport on Friday but all 67 passengers and four crew were safely evacuated, emergency services said. picked by aclister 10 months ago 1 comments edit related share world |
(National Geographic documentary footage): 2 comments edit related share plime.comAeroflot Flight 593 refers to an accident on March 23, 1994 in which a RAL - Russian Airlines Airbus A310-304 passenger airliner, crashed into a hillside in Siberia. All 75 passengers and crew were killed. The cockpit voice recorder revealed that the pilot's 15-year-old son, Eldar Kudrinsky, was initially at the controls. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago |
At the end of the 1,300km journey, rescuers at Vnukova airport were initially unable to take off his coat and shoes because his arms and legs were so badly frozen. Crazy kid. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share weird |