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Colgan Airlines Flight 3407 NTSB Crash Animation

Below is the NTSB video animation of the loss of control of Colgan Flight 3407 approach at KBUF (Buffalo, NY), on February 12th, 2009.  The video shows the last two minutes of the flight with the accompanying Cockpit Voice Recording (CVR) below.

Excerpts from CVR transcript:

22:15:06.3       HOT-1    flaps five.
22:15:08.1       HOT-2    what?
22:15:08.8       HOT-1    flaps five please.
22:15:13.5       APP        Colgan thirty four zero seven three miles from KLUMP turn left heading two six zero maintain two thousand three hundred
until established localizer. cleared ILS approach runway two three.
22:15:22.2       RDO-2   left two sixty two thousand three hundred ‘til established and cleared ILS two three approach Colgan thirty four zero seven.
22:15:31.7       HOT-1    alright approach is armed.
22:15:32.8       HOT-2    roger.
22:16:04.1       HOT-1    gear down…loc’s alive.
22:16:06.4       APP        Colgan thirty four zero seven contact tower one two zero point five. have a good night.
22:16:11.5       RDO-2   over to tower you do the same thirty four zero seven.
22:16:21.2       HOT-2    gear’s down.
22:16:23.5       HOT-1    flaps fifteen before landing checklist.
22:16:26.6       HOT-2    uhhh.
22:16:37.1       HOT-2    I put the flaps up.
22:16:42.2       HOT-1    [grunt]
22:16:45.8       HOT-2    should the gear up?
22:16:46.8       HOT-1    gear up.
22:16:50.1       CAM       [increase in ambient noise]
22:16:51.9       CAM       [thump]

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Terrafugia Flying Car Video

I think I’ll be the first to buy one. About time, I just have to scrape together $190K+.

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Miltary B-2 Bomber Refueling Video

It is just amazing to see this bomber in this refueling video. Either from a KC-10 or KC-135, I don’t know. As it comes into view, it just keeps getting bigger and bigger, dominating the scene. What an impressive sight.

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Sean Tucker’s Corkscrew Downline Aerobatics

Beautiful visual corkscrew flight path of Sean Tucker’s Oracle Challenger.

Image by JoF

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FAA to End “Taxi to” Runway Clearances

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On June 30th, the FAA will no longer issue “Taxi To” Clearances for runway assignments. Pilots won’t be able to receive a clearance with the expectation to taxi to the departure runway and be allowed to cross all runways en route. All runway crossings now will be accompanied by a specific clearance to either hold short or cross for each runway. Runways that are less than 1000′ apart may be given a single clearance.

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