Pilot apologizes to passengers after near-miss with B-52 bomber

[Mr. Sparkle]

A Delta regional pilot made an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid a mid-air collision with a B-52 bomber on Friday. The incident is under investigation. The pilot explained what happened, saying, “Sorry about the aggressive maneuver, it caught me by surprise. This is not normal at all. I don’t know why they didn’t give us a heads up, because the Air Force base does have radar...Long story short, it was not fun, but I do apologize for it and thank you for understanding. Not a fun day at work."

[calimary]

1. I appreciate the applause from the passengers.

That pilot just saved everybody’s day (not to mention their lives)!

God bless our pilots!!!

[Omnipresent]

2. All that airspace in the sky above, and somehow planes still get to close to each other.

[NutmegYankee]

4. Airports are congested air space.

Planes coming in and flying away all in one small area.

[Omnipresent]

5. "Flying away in one small area sounds like the problem.

[NutmegYankee]

7. Having two airports in close proximity doesn't help.

The Air Force base is just a few miles away from Minot. I flew in and out of there back in June.

[Omnipresent]

8. I'm guessing the public in that area, wants all that noise to be contained.

As for other things, the public doesn’t want to see or hear from are Prisons and landfills.

[BoRaGard]

3. the G.O.P. has totally screwed over American air space

there's been a long string of shit happening in the sky since Krasnov (r-felon) and his sicko crew immediately trashed the FAA as soon as they took over in January.

What a disaster the G.O.P. has made of our airports and skies. They can't do anything right.

[Vinca]

6. Wow - they were lucky there was a competent pilot on the plane. That's seriously scary.

[3Hotdogs]

9. Whose fuck-up? 52 pilot? A.F. ground control? Commercial ground control?

How does the Delta not have radar?