Aftermath: American 737-800 in Jamaica
By admin | January 11, 2010
On December 22, American Airlines flight 331, a 737-800 bound to Kingston, Jamaica from Miami, Florida overran the runway in Kingston. The pictures speak for themselves.
Topics: 737, American Airlines, Pictures | Comments
12 Days of Airplane Geeks Christmas
By admin | December 28, 2009
Being in the festive spirit, I thought I’d share with you the twelve days of Airplane Geeks Christmas brought to you by the Airplane Geeks Podcast.
Airport Trivia
By admin | November 11, 2009
I’m going to try something new with some ‘name that airport trivia’ questions, but from a true airplane geek’s point of view. Simply look at the picture below, and name that airport in the comments.
Just enter your answer in a comment. I’ll be keeping score (massive bonus points for being the first, but you still get a point for being right). I will also give bonus points for any informative, snarky, witty, or otherwise hilarious comments.
Topics: Pictures, Uncategorized, trivia | Comments
Rare View
By admin | November 7, 2009
B-29 RC Airplane You Have to See to Believe
By admin | September 17, 2009
Ok, this is cool. I’m not in to RC airplanes, for no reason at all really, but this one would be an absolute blast to fly. I’ve been told it’s the largest RC airplane flying, and it sure looks like it.
jetBlue Commercial – Well Done
By admin | September 15, 2009
I’m a fan of funny commercials, and since there are a ton of funny airline commercials out there, perhaps it’s time to bring some to the blog. Here’s one of my favorites. Stay tuned as I bring more of my favorites.
Jumbo Crosswind Landing
By admin | June 11, 2009
Crosswinds are tough, there’s no question about it. Sometimes we forget how difficult it is to bring such a large object as a jumbo safely to the runway. You didn’t see this one coming 
FedEx MD-11 Crashes in Tokyo
By miller22 | March 23, 2009
Yesterday, a FedEx MD-11 crashed at Tokyo’s Narita airport on landing. There is some spectacular video of the crash from what looks like one of the airport security cameras. I will warn the readers, that this is a difficult video to watch for some.
Airplanes don’t just crash like this. It’s important to remember that the pilots flying FedEx’s MD-11’s tend to be senior, and thus more experienced. You’re going to hear about the bad landing technique, and even though I’m one to criticize bad landing technique, there’s too much unknown here to start pointing fingers at the pilots.
Topics: Uncategorized | Comments
Delta Unveils 747-400 Paint Scheme
By admin | December 16, 2008
Delta has unveiled it’s new 747-400 paint scheme. I knew it was going to look nice, but I’m stunned. This bird is beautiful!
MIT Never Ceases to Amaze – Autonomous VTOL
By admin | December 12, 2008
Now this is cool. A completely autonomous Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) RC Aircraft is demonstrated at MIT. The aircraft takes-off vertically, flies a couple laps around the room, then returns to vertical flight and lands.
Topics: Videos, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? | Comments
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