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Cockpit View: Madeira A321 Bad Weather Landing!

Ride along in the jumpseat for a bad weather landing at Madeira's Funchal Airport (FNC/LPMA). We’re flying with Condor on flight DE1570 today. Runway 23 is in use and there are rain showers around the ...
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Why Pilots Always Ask You to Raise Window Shades During Takeoff and Landing

Pilots ask passengers to raise window shades during takeoff and landing to improve visibility, safety, and awareness during ...
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United flight’s cockpit window may have been struck by weather balloon, company says

A mysterious object that cracked a windshield on a United Airlines flight, injuring a pilot and forcing an emergency landing, may have been a weather balloon. WindBorne, a California start-up focused ...