I remember when I first learned about this accident. I was in Oslo for my Class One medical the next day, when me and a fellow student pilot were zapping through the various channels at Radisson Oslo Hotel. As we came across a japanese news channel the images of the Fedex (FX80) MD-11 bouncing down [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘747’
February 9, 2009
Tribute to a 40 year old lady
I took my hat off this morning when I woke up and looked at the calendar. It is the queen of the skies` birthday today.
Today it is 40 years ago since Captain Jack Waddell applied full throttle to the engines of a Boeing 747 for the first time. A benchmark was set by Boeing in [...]
October 8, 2008
The Jumbo Hostel
If you are visiting Stocholm any day next year, be sure to book yourself in for a night at the Jumbo Hostel at Arlanda airport. They have converted an old Boeing 747-200 into a hostel.
You can choose between sparkling three-bed rooms with shared shower and toilet in the corridor or the luxury suite in the [...]
July 8, 2008
Kalitta bites the dust… again!
It is sad to watch the latest news about a Kalitta Air 747 that went down right after take-off in Bogota. Reports say that all crew survived the horrific accident, but two people on the ground died. It is said that the 747 crashed down on a farm near the airport after having reported an [...]
May 26, 2008
Dane Cook and the day
Dane Cook is a crazy m***** f*****, I say and smile. Today we trained on instrument approaches on the 737 on Flight Simulator 2004. And I must correct something about my post on the Kalitta 747 incident.
May 25, 2008
747 down at Brussels
A 747-200 cargo from Kalitta Air crashed at the end of a runway and split in two while trying to take off Sunday at Brussels airport. Four of the five crew members on board the Boeing 747 were slightly injured and were hospitalized according to CNN.
