I was fascinated by Greg Bagwell’s thread on X/Twitter last week and I can’t help wanting to share it with you. Greg Bagwell CB CBE is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander who served 36 years, ending his career as Deputy Commander (Operations) at RAF Air Command – the service’s most senior operational role. He…| Fear of Landing
On the 1st of August 2024, the École de Parachutisme Sportif de Vannes Bretagne organised a parachute drop for 14. The sky diving centre is a non-profit operating their aircraft under AIR OPS. The …| Fear of Landing
This week, I’m handing over Fear of Landing to my friend Jack Keller who promised me a playlist of music relating to my interests. All of the titles except one link to YouTube. I’ve also created the playlist on Spotify for those I could find, which is embedded at the bottom. It’s quite a change…| Fear of Landing
It was a quiet winter evening in the English village of Cley next the Sea, population 400. 2014 was just one week old and everyone was just getting back into the swing of post-Christmas living. Peaceful. Quiet. Until a flock of geese took down a US Air Force helicopter in their backyard. The helicopter was…| Fear of Landing
On the 24th of July 2025, Angara Airlines flight 2311 from Blagoveshchensk to Tynda disappeared from radar during a go-around at Tynda Airport. The wreckage was discovered 15 kilometres from the ai…| Fear of Landing
Last week, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission, formed by the Government of Nepal to investigate the accident of 9N-AME on the 24th of July 2024, released their final report. There’…| Fear of Landing
On the 12th of June 2025, a Boeing 787-8, registered in India as VT-ANB, was operating as flight Air India 171 for a passenger flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick. The Boeing Dreamliner crashed shortly after take off, killing all of the crew, 229 passengers and 19 people on the ground. One passenger survived with…| Fear of Landing
On the 12th of August in 2024, a pilot fatally crashed a Robinson R44 into the top of a hotel building in Cairns, Australia. The pilot held a commercial helicopter licence issued by the New Zealand…| Fear of Landing
On the 4th of June 2023, a Cessna Citation 560 aircraft crashed in Montebello, Virginia, killing the pilot and three passengers. The NTSB released their report on the 14th of May, leading to a very…| Fear of Landing
