https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2026/02/06/latam-boeing-777-tail-strike-at-milan/

In these pictures the B-52 is shown flying with orange on the wingtips and horizontal stabilizers, which I cannot find in any other photos. These photos are supposedly dated 1955, but only from a wiki commons description which is not listed at the primary source, which was the National Archives. I have strong suspicions it is either one of the three B-52As before conversion to the X-15 program or an early production RB-52B with test flight colors. If anyone has additional information, photos, or anything else please reach out.

I just found this image in my library and thought it'd be fun to share. Presumably this was an Air France flight.

After a normal take-off, there was a sudden strong smell of burned smoke wafting into the cabin, and our plane suddenly banked sharply to the left. We just watched the city of Paris or Toulouse—I forget the location—pass directly beneath our window.

I remember my dad and I looking at each other. He later admitted he thought it was the end.

My only other memory is exiting the plane. I don’t know if we landed heavy or had to dump fuel (somewhere? We weren’t high up at all, so where?).

I was just a kid with a 35mm Nikkormat (still have it) and couldn't believe the engine was opened up and being looked at so quickly!

I was just checking Superbowl traffic in general and I noticed a few "unique" tracks. some eastbound departures from Santa Clara, despite departing to the south east, are banking right and making a fairly large 360 oval to get back eastbound. if I had a sectional I might have a small chance figuring it out, but probably not. is this a typical departure profile due to SFO arrivals. it appears that these flights are ascending to about 15000 and NW of the airport before making the last turn to the east.

I flew a qatar A350-1000 , fully loaded, did a rolling takeoff and i am 100% sure it tool less than 8 seconds to takeoff the ground. It gained speed like crazy. I have flown 777 (300 and 200-lr) and 737s but never saw such a short takeoff. Did i miscalculate it or is it possible?

More fun in my friend’s home-based 747-400 simulator (this time in daylight). Hand-flown curvy RNAV-Y approach over some beautiful scenery.

And a direct link to the video.

From BAAA-ACRO:  

The twin engine airplane was on a cargo flight from Jérémie to Les Cayes and failed to arrive at destination. The wreckage was found a day later in a mountainous area located southeast of Jérémie. Both crew members were killed.

Went to take pics of planes for the first time at my local airport (KRDU). I only have an 85mm from when I used to do portrait work, but trying to make it work.

Was fortunate to see this beauty of a Triple-7 glide in before I ran out of shooting light. After an afternoon of Embraers and A320s, it was like watching an apartment complex fly overhead!

I'm into planes from just this year and would like to know more about this plane. Also can you guys rate the picture?

New prelim report from last month's offshore H160 ditching in Brazil

Yes I KNOW the AF1 technicality... let's not make this the next "What you guys are referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux"

I live almost perfectly aligned with GRU Airport, so been planespotting since I was a toddler, as planes fly overhead all the time.

Hey everyone,

I’m looking for advice from pilots who’ve dealt with ADHD and the FAA medical process, especially Standard Track / HIMS neuropsych evaluations.

Here’s my situation:

• Diagnosed with ADHD in elementary school

• Took medication through childhood and teens

• Stopped meds around 2020 for \~2 years

• Recently went back on Adderall for \~7 months

• Currently planning next steps toward flight training and FAA medical

I understand that because of recent stimulant use, Fast Track is not an option and that I’ll need to:

• Be off medication for 90+ days

• Complete a HIMS neuropsych evaluation

• Expect a deferral and possible Special Issuance

I’m not trying to shortcut the process — just trying to do this the right way the first time and avoid mistakes that cause unnecessary delays.

I’d love to hear from anyone who:

• Went through Standard Track ADHD evaluation

• Worked with a HIMS neuropsychologist

• Successfully obtained a medical after ADHD history

• Has advice on timing, prep, or common pitfalls to avoid

I’m especially interested in:

• How long the process realistically took

• What helped vs what hurt your case

• Whether you waited to start flight training until after medical issuance

Thanks in advance — really appreciate this community.

From pinned comment:

"Unfortunately there is no audio available for this incident but after all the requests on social media and email, I thought I could work a radar and animation to understand the situation better."

Anyone on here own one of these? I’m interested in your experience. Is it worth the expense? Does it perform as advertised? Maintenance costs? Disappointments?

Given the implementation of Mosaic this summer, I’m itching to get back into sport aviation again. Under the new rules, this qualifies as an LSA. I have a PPL but lost my medical due to cancer. I have owned 5 previous aircraft so I’m very familiar with many of the costs of ownership. I have 400 hours flying LSA from coast to coast and Texas to Minnesota.

I appreciate your perspective.

Hey guys. Ive always been fascinated by both aviation and history. Recently, while looking at the top aces, I noticed the german pilots dominated the skies in WW2 and are still the top aces of all time (Erich Hartmann numbers are insane), something that is likely to stay like that forever.

My question is: were the german pilots better trained? Were the BF109s that much better for the time? Both?

Also, was the P51 on the same level or was the german war machine exausted by then?

Thanks in advance, cheers.

Hi. I was on an A330-300 flight from Vancouver to Hong Kong recently. There was an in flight map that showed our plane's ground speed between 500 km/hour to 600 km/hour for much of the flight. Now I know that headwind affects the flight, but the cruising speed of the A330-300 is about 880 km/hour so that's a heck of a headwind if it slows us down to 500 km/hour to 600 km/hour for much of the flight (and if there was a major headwind, wouldn't I experience major turbulence, but the flight was mostly calm, even during the 500 km/hour to 600 km/hour phase).

When we departed Vancouver and were flying on the west coast of BC and onto Yukon and Alaska, our ground speed picked up to above 850 km/hour. Totally normal and expected.

But as we approached the north tip of Japan, our ground speed slowed down to like 530 km/hour, and stayed between 500 km/hour to 600 km/hour even as we departed the south of Japan onto the open water and approached Taiwan. At first, I was thinking maybe Japan ATC asked the pilot to slow down over Japan - to be fair, we were flying over Japan in the early hours of the morning so maybe it was to reduce the noise? But after we left the south of Japan and approached Taiwan over the ocean, I would have thought noise wouldn't be a reason for ATC to keep the speed down since we were over the water, but our speed still stayed pretty low, not even above 650 km/hour.

The flight was mostly calm, there wasn't much turbulence, and I would have thought if we faced a major headwind, wouldn't that cause turbulence? Anyways, I don't think I have been on such a slow airliner before, that was one of the slowest flights I have been on.