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SPECTACULAR CROSSWIND LANDINGS at Bilbao Airport

Toni G. — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:35:53 +0000

Cours d’anglais aéronautique sur FCL ANGLAIS

Some pilots experienced very difficult conditions at Bilbao Airport a few days ago as strong crosswinds – up to 60 miles per hour – swept the runway from starboard (in French: tribord) ie from their right handside, forcing several of them to go around (in French: remettre les gaz):

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HURRICANE Irene to reach NEW-YORK

Toni G. — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:30:55 +0000

A pilot risking his life onboard a 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J Weatherbird weather reconnaissance aircraft, observed the hurricane in the eye of the storm and reported winds at around 100mph today:

New-York braces for what could be the most destructive hurricane since 1938 maybe 1821. South and North Carolina are beginning to feel the effects of Irene. As showed in the videos hereafter, Irene might cause widespread damage particularly by flooding well beyond the coastal cities such as Virginia Beach; Norfolk; Atlantic City, as well as Kill Devil Hills, the site of the Wright Brothers National Memorial close to Kitty Hawk:

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Breaking news – Crash after take-off in Karachi

Toni G. — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:35:46 +0000

Russian-made cargo plane crashes in Pakistan, 8 crew dead

02:47 28/11/2010 A Russian-made Il-76 cargo plane crashed early Sunday in a Karachi residential neighborhood, killing all eight crewmembers and destroying several buildings under construction.>>

Other news of the day

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Oustanding views from homemade spacecraft!

Toni G. — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:42:25 +0000

This video features an American family that managed to send a balloon into space – up to 100,000 feet – and retrieve its camera which shot outstanding views from the upper stratosphere. Special thanks to Xavier (http://passiondesavions.blogspot.com) who provided the link to this amazing footage:

Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo.

Video from a camera attached to a weather balloon that rose into the
upper stratosphere and recorded the blackness of space.

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Pilot survives race plane accident at Reno

Toni G. — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 22:03:10 +0000

Special thanks again to Xavier (http://passiondesavions.blogspot.com) who provided the links to these videos.

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1967 – USS Forrestal fire

Toni G. — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:22:11 +0000

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ATIS example in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Toni G. — Wed, 12 May 2010 09:21:19 +0000

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