Sylvia
@akasylvia.bsky.social
Just me.
Author of Fear of Landing (aviation) and Accidents and Incidents (personal)
Author of Fear of Landing (aviation) and Accidents and Incidents (personal)
Crushing hard on Buenos Aires.
November 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Crushing hard on Buenos Aires.
Ecoparque Buenos Aires is amazing and I how I can spend more time there
October 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Ecoparque Buenos Aires is amazing and I how I can spend more time there
Some men build bridges.
Some insist there was never a bridge to begin with.
Mine had a taxi and very strong opinions.
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Some insist there was never a bridge to begin with.
Mine had a taxi and very strong opinions.
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I Followed a Trail to the End of the World and All I Got Was This Horse Without a Head
In which I am abducted by a Lithuanian Taxi Driver and miss my chance at yesterday’s zeppelins.
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October 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Some men build bridges.
Some insist there was never a bridge to begin with.
Mine had a taxi and very strong opinions.
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Some insist there was never a bridge to begin with.
Mine had a taxi and very strong opinions.
open.substack.com/pub/sylviawr...
"I'm unable to move forward."
The Delta captain sat in the deicing area, engines running, refusing to taxi. He was following the airport's own safety rules. Minutes later, his decision would be vindicated in the worst possible way.
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The Delta captain sat in the deicing area, engines running, refusing to taxi. He was following the airport's own safety rules. Minutes later, his decision would be vindicated in the worst possible way.
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It’s clear, but just barely: Ground collision at Seattle
There was light snow and congestion on the morning at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on the 5th of February 2025. Visibility was good but the temperatures hovered just above freezing and the …
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October 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"I'm unable to move forward."
The Delta captain sat in the deicing area, engines running, refusing to taxi. He was following the airport's own safety rules. Minutes later, his decision would be vindicated in the worst possible way.
fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...
The Delta captain sat in the deicing area, engines running, refusing to taxi. He was following the airport's own safety rules. Minutes later, his decision would be vindicated in the worst possible way.
fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...
Sitting at the river's edge instead of working.
October 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Sitting at the river's edge instead of working.
The girl who used to be my sister is the featured short SF this week in Nature!
Vridia vanished into the cross-chain relays. Now her sister is following her trail, armed with nothing but an analog notebook and their grandfather's cryptic warning: "Ink never forks."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Vridia vanished into the cross-chain relays. Now her sister is following her trail, armed with nothing but an analog notebook and their grandfather's cryptic warning: "Ink never forks."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The girl who used to be my sister
A voyage of self-discovery.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The girl who used to be my sister is the featured short SF this week in Nature!
Vridia vanished into the cross-chain relays. Now her sister is following her trail, armed with nothing but an analog notebook and their grandfather's cryptic warning: "Ink never forks."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Vridia vanished into the cross-chain relays. Now her sister is following her trail, armed with nothing but an analog notebook and their grandfather's cryptic warning: "Ink never forks."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
ATP fired him for pulling circuit breakers and cutting mixture during a student's flight. Eagle Aviation took him on immediately without checking his story. Six weeks later he was dead. fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...
“A Group of Pissed Off Hornets”: An Instructor’s Snapchat Story of a Fatal Flight
I don’t like to be negative about flight instructors; it’s a difficult job that usually pays badly and requires superhuman levels of focus and patience. I had two amazing instructors wh…
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October 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
ATP fired him for pulling circuit breakers and cutting mixture during a student's flight. Eagle Aviation took him on immediately without checking his story. Six weeks later he was dead. fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...
The Trouble with Tranquility
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The Trouble with Tranquility
Warning: contains blood and feathers
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October 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Trouble with Tranquility
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Something not quite right about the crow outside of my window this morning.
September 29, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Something not quite right about the crow outside of my window this morning.
Did I mention that I sold a story to Nature? Started writing flash again this year and glad to feel like I still have skillz. :D
September 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Did I mention that I sold a story to Nature? Started writing flash again this year and glad to feel like I still have skillz. :D
I still feel like someone in the marketing department at JAL might not have approved this page on the JAL website: www.jal.com/en/safety/ce... "Accidents JAL has caused other than Flight 123 Accident"
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September 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I still feel like someone in the marketing department at JAL might not have approved this page on the JAL website: www.jal.com/en/safety/ce... "Accidents JAL has caused other than Flight 123 Accident"
A student pilot's training flight turned into an unplanned hangar inspection after their instructor interpreted "best speed across the runway" differently than air traffic control intended.
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Best Speed across the Runway: VH-EWW at Gold Coast Airport
On the 6th of February 2024, a student pilot and instructor met at Gold Coast Airport in Queensland for a dual training flight. The clear lesson learned that day was a common one: if the approach i…
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September 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A student pilot's training flight turned into an unplanned hangar inspection after their instructor interpreted "best speed across the runway" differently than air traffic control intended.
fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...
fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...
Might have made a bit much.
September 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Might have made a bit much.
Dinner is in progress
September 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Dinner is in progress
September 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The Horizon Air pilot who tried to shut down engines mid-flight has pleaded guilty to reduced charges. Joseph Emerson was experiencing his first psychotic break and believed he was dreaming when he pulled those fire handles. fearoflanding.com/accidents/i-...
I am not OK: Horizon Air flight 2059
On Sunday, the 22nd of October, Horizon Air flight 2059 was on a scheduled passenger flight from Everett in Washington to San Francisco, California. The aircraft was a four-year-old Embraer ERJ-175…
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September 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Horizon Air pilot who tried to shut down engines mid-flight has pleaded guilty to reduced charges. Joseph Emerson was experiencing his first psychotic break and believed he was dreaming when he pulled those fire handles. fearoflanding.com/accidents/i-...
Operational insight from former RAF Deputy Commander Greg Bagwell on combat air patrol scheduling.
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(formerly @gregbagwell.bsky.social but I don't think he's here anymore)
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(formerly @gregbagwell.bsky.social but I don't think he's here anymore)
Greg Bagwell on Scheduling a Combat Air Patrol
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 ser…
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September 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Operational insight from former RAF Deputy Commander Greg Bagwell on combat air patrol scheduling.
fearoflanding.com/demystifying...
(formerly @gregbagwell.bsky.social but I don't think he's here anymore)
fearoflanding.com/demystifying...
(formerly @gregbagwell.bsky.social but I don't think he's here anymore)
Thrilled to have been selected as one of the journalists in the Devconnect Scholars Program. I’ll be working with a 95-person cohort over the next two months, then heading to Buenos Aires for Devconnect 2025 to report on the event.
September 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Thrilled to have been selected as one of the journalists in the Devconnect Scholars Program. I’ll be working with a 95-person cohort over the next two months, then heading to Buenos Aires for Devconnect 2025 to report on the event.
Gary waiting patiently for me to go inside so he can ask me to go outside and feed him.
Astra, on the left, looking at me, wonders why I don't stop this silliness and just give them the bag.
Astra, on the left, looking at me, wonders why I don't stop this silliness and just give them the bag.
September 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Gary waiting patiently for me to go inside so he can ask me to go outside and feed him.
Astra, on the left, looking at me, wonders why I don't stop this silliness and just give them the bag.
Astra, on the left, looking at me, wonders why I don't stop this silliness and just give them the bag.
This week on Fear of Landing: a pilot chute caught in the slipstream during climb at Vannes led to a sky diver being dragged out of the aircraft. fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...
Sky Diver Pulled from Aircraft After In-Flight Deployment
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 …
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August 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This week on Fear of Landing: a pilot chute caught in the slipstream during climb at Vannes led to a sky diver being dragged out of the aircraft. fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...
This week on Fear of Landing: a pilot chute caught in the slipstream during climb at Vannes led to a sky diver being dragged out of the aircraft. fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...
Sky Diver Pulled from Aircraft After In-Flight Deployment
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 …
fearoflanding.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This week on Fear of Landing: a pilot chute caught in the slipstream during climb at Vannes led to a sky diver being dragged out of the aircraft. fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...
Looking at Fear of Landing possibilities, where I always leave a spark, just a quick few words to remind me why I added it in the first place
This one just says "traumatic af".
This one just says "traumatic af".
August 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Looking at Fear of Landing possibilities, where I always leave a spark, just a quick few words to remind me why I added it in the first place
This one just says "traumatic af".
This one just says "traumatic af".
Reposted by Sylvia
I love Tolkien because he uses clever yet relatable similes which are in no way just repeating pretty much the exact scenario they're describing:
August 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I love Tolkien because he uses clever yet relatable similes which are in no way just repeating pretty much the exact scenario they're describing:
Romeo was a rally truck with flames on his side. Juliet was a candy-apple red Ford Ranger. It was devastating.
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I Went To A Quarry For Shakespeare And Cried Over Dead Trucks
I might be a little in love with an excavator.
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August 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Romeo was a rally truck with flames on his side. Juliet was a candy-apple red Ford Ranger. It was devastating.
sylviawrigley.substack.com/p/i-went-to-...
sylviawrigley.substack.com/p/i-went-to-...
A US Air Force Pave Hawk helicopter was conducting routine night training over Norfolk when everything changed in three seconds. The crew had followed all procedures. The bird activity maps were current. Yet four lives were lost and a $40 million aircraft destroyed. fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...
Pave Hawk Helicopter and Crew Destroyed by Bird Strike
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. Pea…
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August 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A US Air Force Pave Hawk helicopter was conducting routine night training over Norfolk when everything changed in three seconds. The crew had followed all procedures. The bird activity maps were current. Yet four lives were lost and a $40 million aircraft destroyed. fearoflanding.com/accidents/ac...