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  2. Flight with disabled controls - Wikipedia

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    A faster than normal landing also results when the flaps cannot be extended due to loss of hydraulics. Another challenge for pilots who are forced to fly an aircraft without functioning control surfaces is to avoid the phugoid instability mode (a cycle in which the aircraft repeatedly climbs and then dives), which requires careful use of the ...

  3. List of airline flights that required gliding - Wikipedia

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    This type of aircraft is capable of landing on unpaved surfaces, but landing gear, although extended, was not locked & thus collapsed. Aircraft hit trees, was destroyed; 130 people survived crash, including 27 who were injured. Four passengers died. [9] 4 134 28 December 1978 United Airlines Flight 173: Douglas DC-8: Portland, Oregon: Fuel ...

  4. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    Also isometric graphics. Graphic rendering technique of three-dimensional objects set in a two-dimensional plane of movement. Often includes games where some objects are still rendered as sprites. 360 no-scope A 360 no-scope usually refers to a trick shot in a first or third-person shooter video game in which one player kills another with a sniper rifle by first spinning a full circle and then ...

  5. Bird strike, a possible factor in the South Korea plane crash ...

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    The last time it happened in the US was the 2009 crash-landing of the "Miracle on the Hudson", where everyone survived. Most of the time, bird strikes will cause damage to airlines, but pilots are ...

  6. Airline praises pilots in crash-landing where both died but ...

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    Still, the circumstances of the crash play a bigger role, like how a jet lands and the actions of its pilots. The Embraer 190 jet had departed from Baku, Azerbaijan, early Wednesday, bound for ...

  7. Pilot error - Wikipedia

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    Investigators said the accident was caused by lower than normal approach speed and incorrect approach path during landing. 23 July 2014 – TransAsia Airways Flight 222 brushed trees and crashed into six houses in a residential area in Xixi Village, Penghu Island, Taiwan. Of the 58 people on board the flight, only ten people survived the crash.

  8. NFL playoff schedule: Dates, times, TV info for wild-card ...

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    The NFL playoff schedule is about to be set, with the wild-card dates and times for every matchup to be revealed during Week 18.

  9. Flight control modes - Wikipedia

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    The flight mode of normal law provides five types of protection: pitch attitude, load factor limitations, high speed, high-AOA and bank angle. Flight mode is operational from take-off, until shortly before the aircraft lands, around 100 feet above ground level. It can be lost prematurely as a result of pilot commands or system failures.