Posted on 08/21/2023 11:30:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway
This is nothing new. Some years ago I was at the airport doing some cleaning and stuff on our aircraft. I saw a 727 arriving on short final. Just over the numbers it went to full power and executed a go around with a sharp turn across mid field. I flipped on the radio and it turns out that the landing 727 had been cleared to land while at the same time another 727 was cleared to take off on the same runway in the opposite direction. Quick thinking and evaluation of the situation by the pilot of the landing aircraft. Controller was out to lunch. Highly competent pilot saved the day.
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I was on a plane once that came within about 100’, I’d guess of a mid-air collision. The other plane went directly below us.
1000’ separation. They are supposed to be competent. And they are all supposed to speak fluent English. AND they all have the latest Maderna clot shot booster.
Naw, Probably 1000 feet. Look up RVSM.
No. Much closer. 1000 feet is 333 yards. This was maybe 30-35 yards.
Plus, as we were descending into Atlanta on a very dark and rainy night, the pilot all of sudden pushed the throttles forward and we accelerated and climbed like a takeoff climb. I thought, WTF and looked straight down and just caught a glimpse. That’s when I saw the other plane go directly beneath us about 30 yards below. It was very dark; I don’t know if the pilots actually saw it. Probably Air Traffic Control told them to climb ASAP, which they did! I’ve flown enough to know it’s not normal to suddenly climb like that when we were gliding in towards a landing. As I left the plane I would’ve said something to the pilots, but they stayed in the cockpit with the doors closed. This was way before 911 and usually they’d open the doors as the passengers departed with a “Thanks for flying with us tonight” and a big smile, etc.
Ya, that’s close. If there was an incident report, it’s in a database and can be accessed if you care to look it up online.
It used to be 1000 feet in the Z direction and 3 miles in the XY. Then I heard they dumbed down the Air Traffic Controller exam.
(I did pass years ago not with flying colors and not hired).
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I don’t remember the name but I’ll watch it again just to see him hang.
Hahahaha! If there was ever a reason to re-watch a movie, seeing the character played by Cusack get it in the end would be worthwhile!
It’s God’s world, I’m just allowed to live in it.
The plane went DIRECTLY underneath us, and it was very, very dark and rainy. If we had collided, the nose of that plane would have hit us in the wing area. I doubt that the pilots ever actually saw it, since it was behind their positions. I don’t know the date to look it up, and they might not have reported it. I don’t know.
Probably the Air Traffic Controller was sweating it out though and saw the two blips merge together and let out a big sigh of relief after they crossed, and he got transponder returns from both planes.
The other plane didn’t appear to be another airliner. It was a good size twin engine propeller plane; I’d guess about the size of an old DC-3. In that split second, I got the impression that it was some sort of cargo plane. It might not have even had a transponder.
46 near misses out of 1.3 million flights handled by the FAA in that month... Yeah I’m not all that worried.
1000 feet in the Z direction and 3 miles in the XY
bttt
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