An iPhone X recently passed an accidental drop test from 11,000 feet. Pilot dmloftus’ story about his iPhone X is remarkable. Particularly because the phone survived. As he described it on the DiamondAvatars.net forum, dmloftus just wanted to take a few photos of a cool-looking cloud formation. He was flying his DA40 aircraft at 175…
The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport on Thursday due to the threat of a Daesh terror attack. In an alert issued on Wednesday evening, the US embassy in Kabul advised citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and said those already at the gates should leave immediately, citing…
Student of a training flight apparently jumped from a small private plane in mid-flight over the ocean, near coast in France. The pilot instructor made an emergency landing on a beach in France on Tuesday August 24, after a student pilot jumped from the aircraft in flight. The 32-year-old man apparently jumped from the plane…
A fire has apparently broken out at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, amid ongoing evacuation efforts. Video footage shows a cloud of smoke rising from the airport. Now – Kabul airport pic.twitter.com/nC0kSFBqBb — Muslim Shirzad (@MuslimShirzad) August 23, 2021 News of the blaze broke on Monday evening local time. Little is known about…
Germany says firefight involving Western forces erupts at Kabul Airport. A firefight broke out between unidentified gunmen, Western security forces and Afghan guards at Kabul airport on Monday, Germany’s armed forces said, as thousands of Afghans and foreigners thronged the airport, seeking to flee Taliban rule. The German military says a firefight broke out at…
U.S. activates commercial planes to aid evacuees after Afghanistan. The United States will use 18 commercial aircraft to help transport people who have been evacuated from Afghanistan, moving them from temporary locations after they have landed from Kabul, the Pentagon said on Sunday. The move highlights the difficulty Washington is having in carrying out the…
The chaos around Kabul’s international airport saw another seven Afghan civilian killed in crowds, the British military said Sunday, showing the danger still posed to those trying to flee the Taliban’s takeover of the country. The deaths come as a new, perceived threat from the Islamic State group affiliate in Afghanistan has seen U.S. military…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has responded to a new wave of violently unruly behavior among airplane passengers. The fines are part of the FAA’s Zero Tolerance campaign against unruly behavior on U.S. carriers. The FAA doesn’t have criminal prosecutorial authority in these matters, but the agency has asked airports to coordinate…
U.S. warns of security threats at Kabul airport as Taliban leaders arrive to form new government. American citizens trying to leave Afghanistan were advised not to travel to Kabul’s airport because of “potential security threats,” on Saturday, as senior Taliban leaders arrived in the city to choose a new government. “We are advising U.S. citizens…
Bodies were hanging from the USAF C-17 during the flight. Following the incidents in Kabul yesterday, the crew of the US Air Force C-17A (reg. 02-1109) confirmed that bodies of Afghan refugees hanging around the airplane. Bodies were also inside the wheel bay resulting malfunction in the landing gear door. The airplane diverted to Qatar…
During the night of Sunday to Monday, a USAF C-17 has left Kabul with 800 passengers on board. During chaos at Kabul Airport, the US Air Force was evacuating embassy personnel and civilians on Sunday night. A US Air Force C-17 (reg. 01-0186) managed to take off despite the chaos. It’s now confirmed that 800…
The tarmac of the airport is filled with a constellation of uniforms from different nations. As a Taliban offensive encircles the Afghan capital, there’s increasingly only one way out for those fleeing the war, Kabul’s international airport is the only one way in for U.S. troops sent to protect American diplomats still on the ground.…