Mikko Kalavainen
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Mikko Kalavainen
@fotomik
Space, football and other things in Finnish and English. deal with it. Creating content for @JippoJns since 2020 - #asennepunaisella koska JIPPO Joensuusta.











着陸前のローアプローチ時に我々の目の前でギアダウンのサービス…をしていただいた!と思いたい😋#岐阜基地







NTSB issues the preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the Jan. 25 crash of a Bombardier CL-600-2B16 airplane in Bangor, Maine. Download the report PDF: data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/a…





The “River Visual” approach to runway 19 at DCA is one of the most fun approaches you can fly in an airliner. Essentially, it’s a twisting & descending flight path – flown visually by following the Potomac – that rolls out aligned w/ runway 19 only at the very last second. You can back up the visual with a GPS overlay to give you some guidance, and it’s your choice to fly it by hand or not, but I recommend hand flying…sometimes automation isn’t managed well on this kind of an approach. Do not go East of the River, or you’re in restricted & prohibited airspace. A common error is not managing your speed & altitude well, resulting in being too high & fast when you roll out at the last second to align with the runway, resulting in a go-around. I see this regularly when waiting to takeoff. I recommend passengers keep the window shade open; the left side gets a great view of the city, but it’s neat from both sides.
























