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Airplane Filled with Orphans Crashes / Explosive Decompression on Operation Babylift

Black Box Down

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The C Five, What They Call Gravity Lowering, Isn't Working, Right?

The crew established a visual long left base and a plan to hit the runway with max brakes and spoilers, with full flaps. They're landing opposite direction to traffic, which means their landing with a tail wind. Even under best case scenario, that makes your landing roll much, much longer. So captain trainer focused on the power to keep the right pitch, while the other pilot flew using only the right aileron for bank.

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