2nd fuselage with a hole – Southwest Airlines aircraft grounded

Posté le 3 avril 2011 de Toni G.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-3H4 had been forced to make an emergency landing less than two years ago. Another B-737-3H4 has just had a 6′ hole in its fuselage during a flight causing sudden decompression, and emergency landing.

The NTSB is leading an investigation into exactly what happened to this Southwest Airlines flight – a 737 which had a hole come open during a flight from Phoenix to Sacramento at FL 360 (altitude: 36,000 feet that is to say almost 11 kilometers high). It was a harrowing experience for the passengers and the crew members. Watch the video:

Air Force SERE – Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape

Posté le 29 mars 2011 de Toni G.

SERE stands for Survival-Evasion-Resistance-Escape for the US Air Force, and Survive-Evade-Resist-Extract for the Royal Air Force. Watch the video shot at the USAF Survival School, Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA), Fairchild AFB, Washington:

Discrimination in the skies? UK’s Air Passenger Duty explained

Posté le 26 mars 2011 de Toni G.

Every passenger departing the UK has to pay a fee. It varies depending where you are flying to, and where you are sitting on the plane. APD – Air Passenger Duty – is divided into four categories or bands based on the distance between London, and the final destination. Watch the video about this « banding system » hereafter:

Air Traffic Control phraseology training

Posté le 24 mars 2011 de Toni G.

Navigation thanks to Los Angeles VHF omnidirectional range (LAX VOR)

Posté le 21 mars 2011 de Toni G.