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Runway operations seem routine, but every pilot knows accidents can happen on the ground just as easily as in the air. By increasing awareness of the challenges pilots face on a complicated runway configuration like the one at Honolulu International Airport, other pilots who may never fly in Hawaii will gain a better understanding of how to avoid runway incursions at their local airports.
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Aircraft fires are unique and require specialized equipment and response to quickly extinguish. Learn more about the rigorous tests & qualifications we use to certify U.S. Airport Rescue & Firefighting operations: http://bit.ly/2eNJ9gF
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Happy #Halloween from ‘all souls’ at the FAA - learn more about that term being used to describe people on a plane:… https://t.co/6ymYkzQfTm
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Runway operations seem routine, but pilots know accidents can happen on the ground just as easily as in the air:… https://t.co/3iaxITHDJX
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🎃 Traffic Report: 💨 delays @BostonLogan, @NY_NJairports; ☁️ delays at @HobbyAirport, @IAH, @flySFO; #Halloween… https://t.co/av5tC7GUTM
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RT @FAASafetyBrief: Oh, The Places You'll Go The World of Aviation Maintenance Operations Read the article at: https://t.co/eJGmXolelb htt…
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RT @FAASafetyBrief: Impairment from medication, particularly over the counter, has been cited in a number of accidents in GA. https://t.co/…
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RT @FAASafetyBrief: Pathways to Pilothood How to Get Your Flying Career Off the Ground Read the article at: https://t.co/Tb6eFgUliq https:…
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RT @FLLFlyer: 29 flights diverted due to FedEx incident. Airport is open and will remain open using South Runway. Check your airline for fi…
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Happy B'day @CharlieDaniels, the # of safety advances we've made since 1936 should make you proud to be #American, air safety never sleeps.
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@Q107Calgary @SMBofficial Big 'ol jet airliner...
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Aircraft fires are unique and require specialized equipment to quickly extinguish. Learn more in this training vide… https://t.co/Ez7h9pH4Kj
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Learn more about the rigorous tests & qualifications we use to certify U.S. Airport Rescue & Firefighting operation… https://t.co/jaWjgq2EIO
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FAA Statement: @FedEx Flight 910, DC-10, MEM>FLL, landing gear collapsed, fire extinguished, Runway 10L Closed, Ground Stop @FLLFlyer
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✈ Air Traffic Alert: Ground stop at @FLLFlyer (FLL) due to disabled aircraft on runway - Expect Delays - check w/airline for flight status.
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Update: @fly2ohare departures/arrivals continue w/delays expected while Runway 28R is closed during FAA & @NTSB investigation.
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@jmmccarthy2002 @AmericanAir There is a ground stop in effect for flights arriving into ORD - Disabled aircraft located on RWY 28R.
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True Stories of Air Traffic Control - Dwayne McLean
Controllers Save Lives - Listen to an air traffic audio recording of Jacksonville controller Dwayne McLean as he aided the pilot of a single-engine Grumman AA-5 Tiger on a flight from Florida’s Witham Field Airport to Georgia’s Cobb County International Airport on Sept. 4. The plane was in a continuous right turn, with the radius decreasing, and its airspeed fluctuating between 230 and 20 knots – a clear indication that the pilot had lost control of the aircraft. A spiraling turn means the pilot has lost spatial awareness and he does not trust his instruments or is not using them. As the pilot struggled to maintain orientation in heavy cloud cover, McLean coached the pilot for more than nine minutes to help him keep his wings level, reduce the power and trust the aircraft instruments until he was able to return to visual flying conditions.
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Air Traffic Modernization
This video provides information on the Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen Air Traffic Control Modernization Program.
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How Air Traffic Control Works
This video provides a basic explanation of how the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control system works based on the airspace configuration in Southern California.
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Ice Induced Stall Pilot Training
This training aid is intended to help pilots understand the phenomenon of tailplane and wing stall while flying in icing conditions. The training also explains icing certification rules. And it recommends cockpit procedures to mitigate ice induced stall in order to maintain controlled flight during unexpected icing encounters. Much has occurred since NASA's original 1998 ice contaminated tailplane stall video. This film updates that training. Specifically addressing the reality that for the past 30 years most icing accidents were caused by wing stall versus tail stall. The FAA wants to make pilots aware that vigilance is necessary to avoid the low-speed stall accidents that occur in icing, especially with the autopilot engaged. The information in this training video supersedes, supplants, and replaces the instruction in all previous NASA tail stall icing training videos.
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Data Comm Technology is Changing the Way We Fly
Now at Dulles Airport: NextGen digital communications are streamlining your flight. Data Comm technology eliminates "read back, hear back" errors at the gate, speeding up travel and getting your deliveries to you on time. http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=86587&cid=TW479