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2021-05-08 11:49:41 A helicopter hovering over a power line tower near DeWeese, Nebraska, suddenly dipped, hit the tower, and crashed. The pilot and the worker - he had just dropped off at the top of the tower - both died in the crash. Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-08 11:49:24 A TVA helicopter stringing an electric power line struck and killed a worker on a 100-foot-tall utility pole. The helicopter then fell to the ground and crashed, thus killing two others, a pilot and a utility worker. Two others in the helicopter survived the crash, one in critical condition. Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-08 11:49:10 While fighting one of four brush fires raging around San Diego County, an Airborne Fire Attack air tanker flipped over and crashed as it attempted to scoop water from the San Vicente Reservoir. The two crew members were able to escape with no serious injuries. Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-08 11:48:45 Two crop-dusters were killed when their Turbo Thrush T-65 plane crashed during an anti-drug training mission in the jungles of southeast Colombia. The crash was caused by technical problems. Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-08 11:48:33 Read the following messages, guess the meaning of unknown words from the context. Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-08 11:47:57 Let’s move on to the next lexical domain from ICAO Doc. 9835.
It is my experience, that some pilots and controllers think I’ll never face such problems and I don’t need this knowledge and others’ experiences. You need this knowledge if your goal is ICAO level 4. And never say “never” …
Our today’s issue is “Special flights”. Открыть/Комментировать