Tag Archives: Landing

Flight Attendant Helps Pilot Land Plane

By Rory | Published: July 6, 2010
Straight out of some 1970s aviation thrill-scare movie a Flight Attendant on an American Airlines flight just helped the captain land a 767 in Chicago. The flight attendant stepped in after the first officer became ill (cue Airplane! jokes) she also has a commercial pilot’s license, so there’s that. It is not as if she [...]
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Boeing Stearman Biplane Flips PR Stunt Up-ended

By Rory | Published: June 9, 2010
I understand that this happened as part of filming a movie promo for the new Boeing 787. As the History of Boeing was to be on display, it seems that this pilot didn’t flare quite enough and instead pegged the landing gear. Seeing a beautiful plane have a landing like this is like being kicked [...]
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