Fear of Landing
The Art of Not Hitting the Ground Too Hard
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Air India Sudden Descent Injures 24
On the 4th of August 2026, Air India flight AI2379 was en route from Phuket to Delhi when the aircraft suddenly and unexpectedly descended (“suddenly plunged”) 300 feet, resulting in multiple injuries. It isn’t completely clear what happened but the best source for the basic details seems to be covered by The Hindu reporting and Firstpost’s… -
GPS Jamming, Stop Buzzer, and the Crash Near Sierra Blanca
Shortly after midnight local time on the 14th of May 2026, a medical flight en route to transport a patient crashed into terrain, killing all four on board. The NTSB has released their preliminary report. The aircraft was a 1979 Beech C90 King Air, registered in the US as N249CP and operating as an air… -
Petrified, Petrified, Petrified
There’s been some interesting reporting in the UK media about a “near disaster” over Canary Wharf involving the captain having to intervene (the horror!) after air data systems failed on approach, triggering a stall warning. “Senior figures described how the plane almost suffered a ‘hull loss’ – aviation language for serious damage to or the… -
Forced Down North of the Arctic Circle
Despite the name, Coldfoot Airport, Alaska was pretty warm on the morning of the 22nd of June, 2026: a pleasant 17°C/63°F with a mild breeze of 5 knots and good visibility. It was a great day for flying. Coldfoot is remote: a tiny settlement about sixty miles north of the Arctic Circle with a population… -
The CIA’s Shark Screen
Today we have a guest post from the CIA! In their archives, researching something completely different, I found the answer to a question I never thought to ask. I immediately knew you’d be interested too. It was originally published on cia.gov in 2019 and reprinted with permission. I did my best to recreate the images,…