Pilot
Brave pilot lands shaky plane sideways in middle of Storm Angus’ heavy winds
Storm Angus has been wreaking absolute havoc with those of us on the ground – so imagine flying a plane through it? An incredibly skilled pilot in charge of an Emirates A380 aircraft was filmed successfully landing his plane through tough winds, using the so-called ‘crab’ technique. As the name suggests, this...
Fighter Jet Crashes in California, Killing Pilot
An F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet crashed near Twentynine Palms, California, last night, killing the pilot on board. According to the Marine Corps, the pilot was conducting a training mission out of Air Station Miramar, just north of San Diego. The crash occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. local time. The Marine Corps said in a...
Pilot of Elite Russian Aerobatic Squadron Killed in Crash
A pilot of the Russian air force's elite aerobatic squadron died Thursday when his fighter jet crashed near Moscow. The Russian Defense Ministry said the Su-27 fighter jet went down while returning from a training mission. It said, according to preliminary information, the crash had been caused by a technical malfunction,...
Pilot killed in plane crash at Atlanta-area airshow
A small biplane crashed Saturday afternoon during a performance at an air show in suburban Atlanta, killing the pilot, authorities say. DeKalb County Public Information Officer Sheira Campbell says the pilot crashed and died while flying in tandem with another plane during an aerial acrobatics stunt at the Good Neighbor Day...
Depraved Islamic State claims its CAPTURED a Syrian pilot after gunning down plane
THE barbaric Islamic State has claimed the capture of a Syrian pilot after shooting down a warplane. ISIS affiliated news agency Amaq has claimed that war-crazed jihadis gunned down the jet south east of Syrian capital Damascus. The news agency said: "The pilot, called Azzam Eid, from Hama was captured after he fell by...
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko given 22-year sentence
A Ukrainian pilot has been found guilty in Russia of charges relating to the deaths of two Russian journalists. Nadiya Savchenko was sentenced to 22 years in jail after being convicted of directing artillery fire which killed them in eastern Ukraine in June 2014. She burst into a folk-style protest song in the courtroom as she...
Military Pilot Shares The Most Amazing Story Ever
There were a lot of things we couldn’t do in an SR-71, but we were the fastest guys on the block and loved reminding our fellow aviators of this fact. People often asked us if, because of this fact, it was fun to fly the jet. Fun would not be the first word I would use to describe flying this plane. Intense, maybe....