This Ilyushin IL-96-300 Operated By Rossiya - Special Flight Detachment / Russia - Special Flight Squadron From Moscow Vnukovo (VKO / UUWW) To Manila Ninoy Aquino International (MNL / RPLL). This Aircraft Is Said To Carry Russian Medias And Several Bodies Of The Russian Government For The ASEAN Foreign Minister Meeting.

FLIGHT INFO:

Operator: Rossiya - Special Flight Detachment / Russia - Special Flight Squadron

Aircraft: Ilyushin IL-96-300

Manufacturer Serial Number / MSN: 74393202019

Age: 17.4 Years

Flight: RSD838 "ROMEO SIERRA DELTA 838"

Destination: Moscow Vnukovo (VKO / UUWW) To Manila Ninoy Aquino International (MNL / RPLL)

Registration: RA-96019

Flight Time: 10 Hours And 15 Minutes

I can't make it to the show this year, and dad had an engine out in September. Fortunately we were able to make it to our first ever Airventure in his homebuilt Zenith 601HDS last summer. This tattoo is my tribute to the 20 years of work and waiting that went into getting there.

I work near Dobbins AFB where Lockheed Martin is also located, so I typically see gray colored F22s, F35s, and C-130s flyover daily on approach. Today, I noticed a white plane from the reflection of my computer monitor before realizing the president is in Atlanta today.

so i'd like to share a photo i took last 2025. i saw this beauty on my way home and took a candid photo of it! i loved the shot so much i decided to edit it with Adobe Lightroom. the second picture is the raw photo if anyone is curious hehe

But feet and inches of mercury.
What’s up with the mix of MLS Vs FPS units ?

My son was accepted into the commercial pilot program at Central Washington University recently and will be off to start his journey here in September while buttoning up his ppl this summer. On top of that hes also playing lacrosse there as well. All very excited and extremely proud of his success so far and his commitment to the craft.

23 July at 1700 AusCST or 0730Z (work out your own times if interested) the RAAF YouTube channel will be live with a display that is happening over Mindil Beach in Darwin. Lots of different hardware on display. Not just fast jets.

The 2024 replay is on the RAAF channel

For anyone interested, BBC have a live stream at the moment from Gatwick

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4grjd14321t

Per scanner traffic.

Got distracted setting a frequency, blew through my assigned altitude by ~200ft. Corrected immediately, braced for it. Controller just said "level at [altitude], watch your assigned altitude" like it was nothing. Heart rate stayed through the roof for ten minutes after. Anyone else build a mistake up way bigger in their head than it turned out to be in real life?

What causes the smokey air in the cabin on commercial flights at the gate?

It does NOT smell like smoke.

6000 feet right over my house at 125 knots, call sign GRIT95, reg no. 13-08133. IPhone 16 pro.

Are there special procedures for scenarios where landing gear failure is confirmed or suspected?

For example - if a turboprop is going to attempt a landing without three greens, is the row adjacent to the prop usually evacuated?

On August 20, 2007, a China Airlines Boeing 737-809 was operating a flight from Taipei, Taiwan, to Naha, Japan. There were 165 people on board (157 passengers and 8 crew members).

The aircraft landed normally and had already taxied to the gate when passengers noticed flames near the right wing and right engine. At the same moment, the pilots received a “Engine No. 2 Fire” warning. The cabin quickly filled with black smoke. The cabin crew began an evacuation through the emergency exits, and passengers left the aircraft via the inflatable slides.

Video of evacuation

By the time the last passenger was off the airplane, the fire had already engulfed half of the fuselage. The pilots evacuated last. The first officer climbed out through the cockpit window; at that moment an explosion occurred and he fell to the ground, but he was not injured. As the captain began to climb out through the same window, two more explosions followed and the aircraft broke apart, yet the captain was also uninjured. The entire evacuation took six minutes. No one was killed, but four people were injured, including an airport worker.

Investigators quickly determined that the fire was caused by a fuel leak. When they examined the wing fuel tank, they found a dented bolt that had punctured the tank wall and compromised its seal. While the aircraft was taxiing, the airflow from the operating right engine prevented the leaking fuel from reaching hot engine components. However, once the engine was shut down, fuel spilled onto the hot exhaust nozzle and ignited.

The dented bolt was part of a mechanism that served as a limit stop for slat extension. Several weeks before the incident, at the manufacturer’s request, airline maintenance personnel had modified this mechanism. The change involved bonding a nut to the bolt with adhesive to prevent it from repeatedly working loose. Because the attachment point was difficult to access, the mechanics tightened and loosened the bolt by feel, effectively working “blind.” During the procedure, a washer - which prevented the bolt from slipping out of the mechanism - fell out unnoticed.

The bolt, which came loose during landing, remained inside a “cup” into which the slat retracts very tightly. This “cup” is located inside the fuel tank. As a result, when the slats were retracted, powerful hydraulics drove the bolt into the fuel tank wall, causing the leak and the fire.

After the investigation, Boeing urgently inspected 737-800 aircraft worldwide. In the United States alone, more than 20 aircraft were found to have a similar potential hazard. The locking device was later redesigned across the fleet.

Especially proud of this pic I took at Oshkosh yesterday. Especially shows the comparison of the C-17 against the C-5