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Delta regional pilot makes 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid B-52 collision
ABC News ^ | July 20, 2025 | Sam Sweeney

Posted on 07/20/2025 2:56:00 PM PDT by crusty old prospector

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“Sorry to pull all of those G’s on you. It felt like I was back at Top Gun.”
1 posted on 07/20/2025 2:56:00 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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Do B-52s have TCAS?


2 posted on 07/20/2025 2:58:18 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: LukeL

The interweb says most are exempt.


3 posted on 07/20/2025 3:00:25 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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Were they playing Love Shack or Rock Lobster?


4 posted on 07/20/2025 3:02:54 PM PDT by Round Earther
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The kind of story you get on a slow news day.


5 posted on 07/20/2025 3:03:05 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: Round Earther

I would guess Private Idaho.


6 posted on 07/20/2025 3:05:44 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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C’mon, man. It was an aggressive maneuver. Probably a barrel roll.


7 posted on 07/20/2025 3:06:35 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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“...because the Air Force base DOES have radar..”

I guess the AF hasn’t cleansed their ranks of DEI hires yet!

Great move by this pilot; he saved a lot of lives!


8 posted on 07/20/2025 3:10:15 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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B-52s do seem to be big fellahs.

Best to avoid.


9 posted on 07/20/2025 3:21:21 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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Should have just called it turbulence.


10 posted on 07/20/2025 3:25:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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Maybe an original B-52 with 60s electronics?


11 posted on 07/20/2025 3:26:25 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: crusty old prospector

A near miss is actually a near hit. George Carlin


12 posted on 07/20/2025 3:26:31 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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Maybe he went full Denzel Washington...


13 posted on 07/20/2025 3:27:28 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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So…the pilot got on the PA and told the passengers that the Air Force was to blame?

He’s going to have some gigantic problems with that


14 posted on 07/20/2025 3:28:02 PM PDT by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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He’s probably a former navy man.


15 posted on 07/20/2025 3:31:52 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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The pilot seems like a chatty guy/gal.


16 posted on 07/20/2025 3:32:04 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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The B-52 pilot was a bit distracted trying to authenticate an attack order.


17 posted on 07/20/2025 3:38:00 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary?)
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Don’t think I’d want to tangle with a B-52..They’re beautiful but HUGE!


18 posted on 07/20/2025 3:38:59 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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We love the Navy guys. Some times they’re here for a blue angels demo. They are just great.


19 posted on 07/20/2025 3:48:43 PM PDT by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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A commercial regional jet flying a routine route to a civilian airport in the same town that has long had an Air Force Base with B-52s. Didn’t the civilian ATC Tower notice the B-52 & Delta jet so close to each other?? That question wasn’t addressed in this report for some reason. Does this happen often that commercial pilots have to take an aggressive maneuver to avoid B-52s in greater Minot??


20 posted on 07/20/2025 3:48:53 PM PDT by Jarvis Law 2.0
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