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There were no injuries this morning (Thursday) following a plane crash on the southbound side of Flying Cloud Drive near Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie. According to Sgt. Peter Vosbeek of ...

Jenny Marrs doesn’t love flying on airplanes, and it all stems from a scary incident that she once witnessed on an aircraft.

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Stefanie Waldek is a space, travel, and design journalist with expertise in aviation, meteorology, and polar regions. She was a former editor at Architectural Digest, TripAdvisor, and ArtNews.

The idea of flying a plane of any kind is often daunting and mysterious. Glancing into the cockpit of a plane may send ...