“What happened on 9/11 was not a failure in the system, it was a system designed for failure,” whistleblower says.
AI:Retired FAA whistleblowers are sounding a massive alarm regarding the fundamental instability of national aviation security, asserting that the current system is not merely suffering from glitches but was practically engineered for failure. These insiders contend that the systemic design flaws within federal oversight mean the skies remain dangerously vulnerable to a catastrophic event on the scale of 9/11. While bureaucrats and establishment outlets attempt to downplay these issues as minor technicalities, these experts warn that the inherent incompetence and lack of true oversight within the FAA has created a reality where another massive disaster is not just possible, but an inevitability waiting to happen.Open
An American Airlines flight carrying 181 people made an emergency landing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Monday after a bird strike sent flames streaming from the left engine seconds after takeoff, and the pilot's mayday call captured the moment in real time. Flight 1760, a Boeing 737 bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, had barely […] The post American Airlines Boeing 737 forced back to Myrtle Beach after bird strike sends flames shooting from engine appeared first on American Almanac .
An American Airlines flight carrying 181 people made an emergency landing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Monday after a bird strike sent flames streaming from the left engine seconds after takeoff, and the pilot's mayday call captured the moment in real time. Flight 1760, a Boeing 737 bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, had barely left the runway when passengers felt the aircraft shudder and saw fire erupt beneath the left wing. The pilot radioed air traffic control immediately. His words, captured on a LiveATC recording, were blunt: "Mayday, mayday, mayday. We've got an engine problem here." A second pilot monitoring the frequency saw what happened from the air. "I saw he took up birds, it looked like, at least in the left side…Open
A 21-year-old flight instructor with 1,300 hours of experience glided a failing aircraft under highway signage and onto a busy Pensacola interstate after losing her engine mid-lesson, a landing one trucker called a "miracle." Emily Shelton was conducting a flight lesson with a student pilot on his very first outing when she smelled oil fumes […] The post Flight instructor, 21, lands plane on Florida interstate after engine fails — flying under highway signs to avoid traffic appeared first on American Almanac .
A 21-year-old flight instructor with 1,300 hours of experience glided a failing aircraft under highway signage and onto a busy Pensacola interstate after losing her engine mid-lesson, a landing one trucker called a "miracle." Emily Shelton was conducting a flight lesson with a student pilot on his very first outing when she smelled oil fumes filling the cockpit. The oil pressure gauge had dropped into the red. Within moments, the engine quit entirely, and Shelton found herself managing a dead aircraft over one of Florida's busiest east-west corridors, Interstate 10 near Pensacola. Her radio calls to air traffic control, captured in audio reviewed by The Sun , trace the emergency in real time. Shelton reported the oil pressure failure,…Open
The Chinese government tightened rules to curb what it described as illegal drone use, but some users say the changes are now restricting too many flights.