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Former fighter jet pilot explains what F-16 pilots experience dealing with unresponsive planes
Read full article: Former fighter jet pilot explains what F-16 pilots experience dealing with unresponsive planesWhen a business plane flew over the nation’s capital Sunday, military fighter jets were scrambling to intercept the aircraft because there was no response from the pilot, who was spotted slumped over.
Small plane skids to a halt during hard landing at Northeast Florida Regional Airport
Read full article: Small plane skids to a halt during hard landing at Northeast Florida Regional AirportA small plane had a landing gear malfunction Tuesday as it came in for a landing at Northeast Florida Regional Airport.
NTSB: Small plane crash that injured 3 was result of engine losing power
Read full article: NTSB: Small plane crash that injured 3 was result of engine losing powerThree people were injured in September when a single-engine plane crashed into marsh near a runway at Northeast Florida Regional Airport.
US Customs and Border Protection planes ‘eyes and ears’ in the sky for Haiti relief efforts
Read full article: US Customs and Border Protection planes ‘eyes and ears’ in the sky for Haiti relief effortsU.S. Customs and Border Protection planes are typically used to fight drug trafficking in South America, but this week they have been over Haiti.
Forced landing for Russian plane as engines fail; all safe
Read full article: Forced landing for Russian plane as engines fail; all safeEmergency officials say a small Russian passenger plane with 18 people on board made an emergency landing Friday in Siberia after both engines failed, with the captain breaking his leg but no one else suffering serious injuries.
France warns Turkey of EU sanctions over 'provocations'
Read full article: France warns Turkey of EU sanctions over 'provocations'Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the mmbers of his ruling party at the parliament, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)ANKARA – France warned Turkey on Thursday that it could face European Union sanctions for its “provocations,” after Ankara redeployed its search vessel on a new energy exploration mission in the eastern Mediterranean. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said he understood Greece’s unwillingness to engage in dialogue due to Turkey’s decision to again dispatch its ship. “And if there isn’t, then the European Union will have to face the question of how to deal with this and what consequences this will have,” Maas said. “It is one more provocation, in the continued provocations by the Turkish side,” Petsas said.
74-year-old pilot killed in plane crash north of Hilliard
Read full article: 74-year-old pilot killed in plane crash north of HilliardHILLIARD, Fla. – A pilot died when a single-engine, homebuilt plane crashed Monday afternoon in a wooded area near the Florida-Georgia border, authorities said. The FAA said the pilot was the only person aboard the plane, which was registered out of Palm Coast. While it’s too early to say wind played a factor in the crash, Booth said it can’t be ruled out. Booth said if the plane caught on fire after the crash, that’s a sign the plane was not out of fuel. NTSB is investigating the September 21, 2020 crash in Hilliard, FL, involving an RV-8 aircraft.
Iran retrieves data, cockpit talk from downed Ukraine plane
Read full article: Iran retrieves data, cockpit talk from downed Ukraine planeFILE - In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, debris at the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran. Iranian authorities had initially denied responsibility, only changing course days later, after Western nations presented extensive evidence that Iran had shot down the plane. In the months since the downing of the plane, Iran has struggled with vast domestic economic problems and a major health crisis. Later in the day, Iranian state TV quoted Zangeneh as saying the data showed the Ukrainian plane was on the right flight path. Planes carry two different flight recorder devices, called black boxes — the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder.
Small plane makes emergency landing on Florida highway
Read full article: Small plane makes emergency landing on Florida highwayCORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – The pilot of a small plane made an emergency landing on a South Florida highway Friday night. The 29-year-old pilot had a mechanical issue with his Piper PA28-140 that affected the flow of fuel and wasn't able to return to the plane to its home base safely, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. He landed the aircraft on the Sawgrass Expressway in Broward County just after 10:30 p.m. The plane didn't strike any cars and the pilot wasn't injured, the department said. The plane blocked two lanes of traffic until it could be moved to the median shoulder.