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Capt. Miles Morgan oversees all training for 17,000 United Airlines pilots at a facility in Denver filled with simulators and classrooms. He said losing communications is rare, but it’s something pilots prepare for, as most training focuses on what to do if something goes wrong.“I’ve been flying for 30 years. I’ve got almost 18,000 hours in United airplanes -- jets, and I’ve lost communication one time,” Morgan said. “It really ended up not being that big of a deal. I just went to the emergency frequency, got a different channel, and contacted a different facility to get back into communication.”
In addition to multiple communications systems, planes are equipped with collision avoidance technology that shows pilots where all the other planes are moving around them. These systems alert pilots to an approaching aircraft’s trajectory and can recommend evasive action to prevent a collision if planes get too close, Morgan said.Allied Pilots Association union spokesman Capt. Dennis Tajer said that when pilots lose contact with controllers, their first action is to continue on their last-directed path. If the outage continues, they’ll broadcast their position to every other plane in the area — much like pilots do at small airports that don’t have a control tower — as they follow their flight plans.“It’s not to downplay the seriousness of communication failure or radar outages, but it’s to recognize that we have procedures, we trained to those procedures, and we have additional equipment that can only enhance the safety margin while we deal with that scenario,” Tajer said.
Familiar foes are facing off in the conference championship games in the NFL playoffs.Patrick Mahomes and the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs take on Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills for the fourth time in the past five postseasons.
The Chiefs have won all three playoff matchups, including the AFC championship game four years ago. The Bills ended Kansas City’s bid for a perfect season with a 30-21 victory in Week 11.
Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders visit Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC championship game.the WNBA investigation into
after a Fever game andfrom Israeli-born, Russian-raised pole winner Robert Schwarzman have played into the buildup. Even the
came to town Friday.The crossover continued on the eve of the race as IndyCar points leader Alex Palou wore a Tyrese Haliburton jersey in the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade. At least one Fever player is expected to be at the track Sunday.