February 5, 20232 yr 9 minutes ago, Armybrat said: Somebody fucked up badly. Some ATC might be in deep shit, unless a pilot blatantly ignored direction/guidance.
February 5, 20232 yr 44 minutes ago, SHOOTER12 said: Some ATC might be in deep shit, unless a pilot blatantly ignored direction/guidance. Donald Margolis is still at it I see
February 5, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, RPM said: Didn't they check the radar range? Wow. Mike Ehrmantraut really is a man of many talents.
February 5, 20232 yr https://www.wsj.com/articles/southwest-airlines-to-reduce-minimum-requirements-for-aspiring-pilots-11675520426
February 5, 20232 yr 77' - I'm no pilot and don't know anything about aviation, but I think that's pretty close right?
February 5, 20232 yr Should not have clicked on that. Rather live in my fairytale world that these things don't happen.
February 5, 20232 yr 16 minutes ago, next2naus said: Where was Ted Cruz? He's been there since Wednesday.
February 5, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, immamac said: In a hurry to get to Cancun Seems like they weren’t in a hurry enough. They should have hauled ass after clearance.
February 6, 20232 yr The audio makes pretty obvious this was the fault of ATC. And it’s not the first one of these at AUS. There was another near-miss just a few weeks ago involving American and Delta. There’s a real problem at Austin ATC, and it needs fixing now. Even without a collision, it’s remarkable that Southwest didn’t get caught up in the turbulence from FedEx. The 767 is a big plane, and a 737 trying to take off really shouldn’t be that close to one.
February 6, 20232 yr 8 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said: The audio makes pretty obvious this was the fault of ATC. And it’s not the first one of these at AUS. There was another near-miss just a few weeks ago involving American and Delta. There’s a real problem at Austin ATC, and it needs fixing now. Even without a collision, it’s remarkable that Southwest didn’t get caught up in the turbulence from FedEx. The 767 is a big plane, and a 737 trying to take off really shouldn’t be that close to one. I mean, for starters, there's too many fucking planes for the airport. ABIA needs to be twice as big. Edited February 6, 20232 yr by ztejas
February 6, 20232 yr 11 hours ago, cattail said: http:// Yikes, almost a disaster 11 hours ago, immamac said: In a hurry to get to Cancun
February 6, 20232 yr Have we heard from any passengers on this SW flight? Could they tell what was happening?
February 6, 20232 yr 11 hours ago, ztejas said: I mean, for starters, there's too many fucking planes for the airport. ABIA needs to be twice as big. chortles at you in gatwick Edited February 6, 20232 yr by Celery Man
February 6, 20232 yr Austin is pretty busy for a non-Bravo airport, but clearing a 737 to takeoff when there’s a 767 on short final in CATIII visual conditions seems like a very poor choice…this isn’t Heathrow or JFK where runway utilization has to be absolutely maximized. Hats off to the FedEx pilot for staying cool and focused. That felt ‘Air Canada landing on the taxiway’ levels of danger close.
February 6, 20232 yr 15 hours ago, Ghost of LL said: Even without a collision, it’s remarkable that Southwest didn’t get caught up in the turbulence from FedEx. The 767 is a big plane, and a 737 trying to take off really shouldn’t be that close to one. Caught in his jet wash? Fuck......
February 6, 20232 yr probably already posted on the airplane thread but this guy is my go to for this stuff
February 6, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Homercles said: Austin is pretty busy for a non-Bravo airport, but clearing a 737 to takeoff when there’s a 767 on short final in CATIII visual conditions seems like a very poor choice…this isn’t Heathrow or JFK where runway utilization has to be absolutely maximized. Hats off to the FedEx pilot for staying cool and focused. That felt ‘Air Canada landing on the taxiway’ levels of danger close. I'm not defending ATC but I feel like you're underselling how busy ABIA is during peak traffic. Given it's size it has to be one of the most chaotic airports in the country.
February 6, 20232 yr The FedEx pilot knew something was up. he clearly heard the landing clearance for himself, and the takeoff clearance for SWA. he even fucking clarified with the tower and they told him no issue plane would be gone. sounds like Fedex never trusted that, and once he heard SWA giving their take off notice, Fedex aborted, but had to get enough power to pull away, getting them within 75 actual feet of each other, plus take the SWA plane tail height and the FedEx wheels down it was probably less than 30 feet maybe 25 feet of fucking clearance at one point.
February 6, 20232 yr I thought they landed on one runway (west) and departed on the other (east); do they takeoff and land on both runways all the time?
February 6, 20232 yr One nice thing about DFW. It's so fucking big that I am pretty sure they rarely, if ever, use runways dual purpose takeoff/landing.
February 6, 20232 yr Just now, Surly Bevo said: One nice thing about DFW. It's so fucking big that I am pretty sure they rarely, if ever, use runways dual purpose takeoff/landing. I mean, here in Austin, we HAVE the runway capacity. It's just that we're using most of it for bike lanes at the moment.
February 6, 20232 yr 23 hours ago, Reagan1k said: 77' - I'm no pilot and don't know anything about aviation, but I think that's pretty close right? Depends upon who you ask. Edited February 6, 20232 yr by Jerry Callo
February 6, 20232 yr I thought they landed on one runway (west) and departed on the other (east); do they takeoff and land on both runways all the time?Surprisingly, no. Both runways are used for takeoff and landing simultaneously. Depends on the direction of departures and arrivals. However, last month they were doing a trial of landing one and taking off the other.
February 6, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, ztejas said: I'm not defending ATC but I feel like you're underselling how busy ABIA is during peak traffic. Given it's size it has to be one of the most chaotic airports in the country. Maybe and I hear you but given the massive amount of ramp space, two runways, and no airspace to share with nearby major airports I don’t think it’s insane enough to call a quick takeoff in those conditions without at least an ‘expedite’ call. I feel like San Diego with the unique approach / single runway / volume and Nashville with their narrow alleys would be more challenging for overall operations.
February 7, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Brisketexan said: Listen Brisket, don't start in with your white zone shit again.
February 7, 20232 yr Dude made a visualization (in severe-clear) based off available data. Damn close.
February 7, 20232 yr There were likely multiple code browns among those directly and indirectly involved in this...
February 7, 20232 yr in the audio, it sounds like when ATC realizes a collision might be imminent the first thing they say is 'Southwest abort' and the SWA flight replies 'negative' - were they already going too fast and were thus committed to takeoff? did the FedEx pilots actually see the SWA plane and pull up on their own?? Edited February 7, 20232 yr by mchookem
February 7, 20232 yr 12 hours ago, Homercles said: Dude made a visualization (in severe-clear) based off available data. Damn close. That Southwest flight was seconds away from being NowThis'd.
February 7, 20232 yr 11 hours ago, mchookem said: in the audio, it sounds like when ATC realizes a collision might be imminent the first thing they say is 'Southwest abort' and the SWA flight replies 'negative' - were they already going too fast and were thus committed to takeoff? This is what I thought.
February 7, 20232 yr 50 minutes ago, Rip76 said: This is what I thought. 11 hours ago, 4th and 5 said: That’s the FEDEX pilot telling SWA to abort which is highly unusual I think it was FedEx saying “swa abort”. ATC would’ve used a full call sign and different terminology. SWA said negative, likely because they were beyond the speed at which you are committed to going.
February 7, 20232 yr 13 hours ago, Homercles said: Dude made a visualization (in severe-clear) based off available data. Damn close. how am i supposed to trust this when he has some bullshit united tail marking on a supposed swa flight? jesus christ that was close. someone seriously fucked up.
February 7, 20232 yr 18 minutes ago, Your Mom said: I think it was FedEx saying “swa abort”. ATC would’ve used a full call sign and different terminology. SWA said negative, likely because they were beyond the speed at which you are committed to going. It was definitely FedEx calling "Southwest abort," because it's the same voice that then announces that FedEx is a "go" around. That you've got FedEx telling Southwest to abort is a real problem. ATC has completely lost control of the airspace. And FedEx can't tell Southwest to abort because he has no idea what speed Southwest is going (presumably Southwest had already passed V1, so it couldn't safely abort).
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