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Marine Pilot Sends Heartfelt Wedding Message From His Jet to His Brother [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:54:16 +0000

The Internet is full of awesome videos of Soldiers reuniting with family or sending messages home, but this one is truly amazing to me. Many life events that happen and are truly cherished make it that much harder when certain loved ones are not present, so this U.S. Marine Pilot decided to get a little [...]

Midair Collision Between Radio Controlled Airplane and Helicopter Caught on Video

Tony Hart — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:14:24 +0000

A couple of hobbyists were enjoying some time flying their radio controlled aircraft when an unfortunate accident happened, a large 80-inch model airplane collided with helicopter causing the plane to slam into the runway and break into thousands of pieces. The accident happened at the Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark in California and it appears that the owner of the plane wasn’t too [...]

Chicago Morning News Show Did Not Get the Memo, Plane Crash Scene Part of a Television Show [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:19:04 +0000

Being in media myself you always want to check your sources before opening the mic. about a news story, but this poor AM show duo in Chicago was caught on their heels with this one. For 3 minutes this Chicago news program was talking about the plane crash as the helicopter hovered above…..not realizing this [...]

Things we Think About on a Plane When Flying Home for the Holidays [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:35:01 +0000

I can totally relate to this video, given the fact that my family is spread out all over the country, I always have to fly somewhere for the Holidays. But, I usually am so excited to see everyone that it does not have such a cynical twist. If you are someone that does not live [...]

Family Kicked Off Plane for Unruly Two-Year-Old Speaks Out

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:07:42 +0000

Last month, two-year-old Natalie was getting ready to take off on a JetBlue flight with her parents and her sister from Turks and Caicos to Boston. As two-year-olds are wont to do, little Natalie started to throw a fit. After about five minutes of some pretty intense screaming, Dr. Colette Vieau and her husband, Dr. Mordecai Stolk, were able to get their toddler under control and strapped into her seat.

But the pilot of the plane had already heard enough, and made the decision to return to the gate and eject the family from the flight for violating FAA regulations.

Chicago Man Proposes to Girlfriend on Delta Air Lines Flight [VIDEO]

Kathy Landin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:22:04 +0000

A Chicago man established a new kind of Mile High Club on Friday, when he proposed to his girlfriend on a Delta flight from O’Hare to LaGuardia.

Horrific Crash at Reno Air Races Claims At Least Nine Lives [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:02:27 +0000

At least nine people are dead and scores more injured after a pilot participating in the Reno Air Race in Reno, Nevada lost control of his vintage plane and crashed into a VIP section full of spectators on Friday afternoon. The race, described as “NASCAR on steroids,” features planes often going in excess of 500 [...]

Man Kicked Off Plane For Cursing

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:49:10 +0000

Robert Sayegh wanted to know why it was taking so long for his Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight from Detroit to Newark to get off the runway. So he made a general inquiry as to the plane’s grounded nature that admittedly contained R-rated language. “I never directed it at anybody, I was just kind of saying it [...]

Watch Lightning Strike a Plane [VIDEO]

Tony Hart — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:39:53 +0000

Last weekend, an Emirates Airbus 380 was struck by a jagged bolt of lightning as it began its descent into London's Heathrow Airport. Luckily, none of the passengers aboard were harmed, and the plane made it safely to the ground.

Believe it or not, airplanes generally sustain a couple of lightning strikes per year, and are designed so that their bodies act as a conductor, allowing the lightning to pass through without causing any damage.

What made this particular lightning strike different was that it was caught on video. Read on to see this latest jolt from Mother Nature plus other crazy lighting attacks from the past.

Timelapse Video of San Fran-to-Paris Flight Captures Aurora Borealis [VIDEO]

Laura Peterson — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:47:10 +0000

I can count on one hand how many times I've seen the Northern Lights--aka Aurora Borealis. Not only is this video an entire 11 hour flight in 2 minutes, but he catches the Aurora Borealis! How cool is this?

SF to Paris in Two Mi