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Plane with first lady came too close to cargo jet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal aviation officials say a plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama aborted a landing Monday after coming too close to a military cargo jet. The Federal Aviation Administration . . . (flightaware.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I guess the the plane was not RVSM... LOL, where is the news here.. SO WHAT. This is just about as import as Y2K was... A Non-Event. They must have not had much news to report. 3 Miles is a joke. Happens all the time.
We seriously need a squawk and eject button on comments. Love dbaker and chiphermes, not so much the cream puff in between! :p Not sure if I misread the comment about "erasing" the first family or not so I will reserve my DEMOCRATIC comments about that and just say lets please stick to the topic at hand--ATC. I agree that this isn't news worthy and anyone that's been in a plane more than once understands the purpose of a go around and the lack of glamour and excitement this news piece is trying to give it...
you know my very first solo (at an uncontrolled field none the less!) I came within 300 YARDS of another aircraft as I was on down wind and he crossed mid field to join a down wind, what did i do? turned right a few degrees and gave spacing. So the first lady's plane did a G/A BIG WHOP lets all complain about it and blame the FAA. The News media needs to stop making such a big deal about ATC's DOING THEIR JOB!
What this article SHOULD be about, is why is the first lady flying on a 737? from NEW YORK none the less, for gods sake I think a G6 will do! that must have cost $600,000!
What this article SHOULD be about, is why is the first lady flying on a 737? from NEW YORK none the less, for gods sake I think a G6 will do! that must have cost $600,000!
You know, the one good thing that may come out of all this is that some folks may realize that there is a heck of a lot goes on between takeoff and landing, rather than just get in and go. Then again, if it all dies down, it will probably all be forgot.
Just as an FYI; the center in Warrenton was where the separation error occurred. The tower caught it on the handoff and did what they needed to do to separate them. The C17 was on the ground but not clear the active. There is no real control of Pilot action at that time because as long as he is not clear, he is not clear
Whether FAA or USAF or USN or or or... They all work under the same rulebook and apply the same separation criteria. The exception to that is airspace where the military applies their own separation to their own aircraft. Probably FAA controllers at Andrews because USAF controllers would be subject to being transferred out.