Dario Costa carefully approaches a train in his Zivko Edge 540 in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, as he attempts to land on and and take off from a moving cargo train in February 2025.
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World-first! Pilot lands on and takes off from a moving train

Italian pilot Dario Costa made aviation history with a precision landing and lift-off on a cargo train in Türkiye – a high-risk manoeuvre requiring perfect execution.
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