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A victim’s smartwatch helped search-and-rescue crews locate a plane that went down in dense woods in Montana, the local sheriff’s office said Monday. Responding crews found all three people on board dead, the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. They were identified as Rodney Conover, 60, and Madison Conover, 23, of Tennessee; and Kurt Enoch Robey, 55, of …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The dense forests near West Yellowstone, Montana, concealed the wreckage of a small plane until an unlikely beacon — a smartwatch worn by one of the victims — helped search-and-rescue crews locate the crash site, officials said Monday. Responding crews found all three people aboard the aircraft dead, the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office said in a …

At that point, the pilot decided the safest thing to do was to turn behind it. “Sorry about the aggressive maneuver,” the pilot told passengers. “It is not normal at all. I don’t know why they didn’t tell us about it. It was not fun. I do apologize for it. Thank you for understanding. Not a fun day at work.” …

One person was killed in a small plane crash Sunday morning near Lancaster Airport, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office.The plane went down around 8 a.m., shortly after takeoff. The crash site is along the 500 block of Stauffer Road. The area is just outside of the airport, about half mile to the north (see map below). The area …

Small plane crashes near Pennsylvania airport, killing pilot  WPXI Man killed after small plane crashes near Lancaster Airport, officials said  CBS News ‘He flew it right into the cornfield’ | Couple rushes to help after plane goes down  WGAL Aircraft crashes in field in Warwick Township; coroner on scene  LancasterOnline One person killed in plane crash outside Lancaster  Inquirer.com Source link

A regional jet flying on behalf of Delta Air Lines had to make a last minute maneuver to avoid a B-52 bomber, and the level of detail in which the pilot communicated this to passengers is quite something (thanks to PYOK for flagging this)… Delta plane has close call with military jet in North Dakota This incident happened on Thursday, …

A Delta Air Lines flight from Omaha to Detroit was diverted to Cedar Rapids following a mid-air disturbance involving an unruly passenger. A 23-year-old man was taken into custody by Cedar Rapids police at the Eastern Iowa Airport shortly after 6 p.m., after allegedly attempting to open the aircraft’s emergency exit door during the flight. According to fellow passengers, the …

Plane Is Diverted After Man Threatens to Kill Flight Attendant, Authorities Say  The New York Times Plane makes emergency landing after passenger tries to open door during flight  CNN Detroit-bound Delta flight makes emergency stop after passenger tries to open door  Detroit Free Press SkyWest flight diverted after passenger tries to open emergency door, fights with flight attendant: report  Fox News Delta flight bound …

We’ve all been there—we need to use the bathroom on a plane, but we’re not sure when to go. Thankfully, flight attendants and travel professionals have a few thoughts on the best times to go. Using the airplane bathroom can be complicated. Get the timing wrong, and you could be stuck in a line that runs past the galley, or …

Credit: ZME Science/SORA. What would happen if you threw a paper airplane from the International Space Station? It’s the sort of idea that might emerge from a curious child — or a physicist with a flair for wonder. Maximilien Berthet and Kojiro Suzuki, researchers at the University of Tokyo, decided to find out. Their answer is part serious engineering analysis, …