Air Show Accident overview 2008
Major General (retired) Des Barker, former South African Air Force test and demonstration pilot has written the annual airshow accident review for display pilots, airshow organisers and safety officers worldwide…
Vigna di Valle Italian Air Force Museum update
On Feb. 15 I visited once again the Italian Air Force Museum, located in Vigna di Valle, on the Bracciano Lake, some 25 chilometers from Rome. I went there because…
The famous C-17 gear up landing at Bagram and the need for more Globemasters
I've recently published the pictures of the C-17 performing a gear up landing at Bagram, Afghanistan (to read the post click here:http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/c-17-gear-up-landing-in-bagram-images/). I don't know if the damages on the…
Nose wheel steering problem?
When Giovanni Maduli sent me the pictures he took at Pratica di Mare on Feb 13 (that you can find here: http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/pratica-di-mare-130209/), he suggested me to look at the nose…
Pratica di Mare 13.02.09
The following pictures were taken by Giovanni Maduli on Feb. 13 at Pratica di Mare. Interestingly, the G.222 MM62146 is still flying a lot for the locally-based 14° Stormo.
British Airways BA146 hard landing in London City Airport: is media over reacting to any aviation safety issue?
Today I had lunch with a friend of mine who commented on yesterday accident of Colgan Air DHC-8 saying: "....David, am I wrong if I claim that most of times…
