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To: wtd
Close call or close flight?
9 posted on 01/29/2015 8:54:34 PM PST by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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To: 9thLife

Exact same thing happened to me and my wife in a flight to California a few years back,except I was the ONE in the window seat in our approach to Ft.Worth airport,small aircraft heading right to my window when he turned and dove,I was listening on the channel where you can listen to the pilots when this happened before they abruptly turned it off the pilot called the tower small plane maneuvering in our final,then turned off the radio


10 posted on 01/30/2015 4:43:49 AM PST by ballplayer
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To: 9thLife; theBuckwheat; txhurl; Right Brother; Does so; ballplayer
From the article...
"JetBlue Flight 94 had begun its descent to Westchester County Airport Sunday afternoon when its

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Based on the above highlighted and emphasized quotes, it appears the rogue unidentified aircraft was aiming to collide with Jet Blue Flight 93 on Sunday. Flight 93 could not make visual contact with the rogue plane which was perpendicular 93's flight path. The rogue plane however must have had flight 93 in its visual space and must have changed direction to continue its threatened collision after flight 93 changed direction in direct response to the control towers direction. The midair collision was averted only due to 93's pilots last minute "Hail Mary" maneuver.

The way this article was written implies the Jet Blue pilots made two maneuvers to avoid collision with the rogue aircraft. This interpretation suggests a possible dry run.

God bless these two pilots !

11 posted on 01/30/2015 5:01:50 AM PST by wtd
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