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Offline NY Z Pilot

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Close call at RDU today.
« on: April 11, 2008, 12:15:54 AM »
Southwest cleared for 23R, this little experimental cleared on 23L. she went right through the final almost plowed into southwest. They were same altitude, not certain of the distance but it was CLOSE. Second half of the clip is the same woman but departing this time few hours later.



Offline KPryor

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Re: Close call at RDU today.
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2008, 12:38:25 AM »
Yikes!  Good work by SW and the ATC.

Offline aevins

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Re: Close call at RDU today.
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2008, 12:42:18 AM »
To quote another member "they'll give a pilot's license to anyone these days". Excellent job by the ATC and SWA.

Offline cessna157

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Re: Close call at RDU today.
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2008, 11:10:39 AM »
Is this the same lady that was in Tijuana?

Offline NY Z Pilot

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Re: Close call at RDU today.
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2008, 12:24:58 PM »
Is this the same lady that was in Tijuana?
???

Offline jonnevin

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Re: Close call at RDU today.
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2008, 03:02:27 PM »
ha ha :-D

Offline PHL Approach

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Re: Close call at RDU today.
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2008, 04:16:21 PM »
Is this the same lady that was in Tijuana?

HA, I was thinking the same thing!

"I think Im at 1,300 or 1,400"

WHAT!!!

Offline moto400ex

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Re: Close call at RDU today.
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2008, 08:25:20 PM »
HAHA!! Must be the girl.  Either that or British women are horrible pilots. (No offense to any british women on here).

Offline ozziecat35

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Re: Close call at RDU today.
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2008, 04:19:49 PM »
Yeah, I was thinking exactly the same thing, that sounds eerily similar to the British woman in San Diego....apparently they fly quite similarly too!

Offline jdfmoc

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Re: Close call at RDU today.
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2008, 05:33:44 PM »
Hmm Great... I am slated to start work at RDU tower July 16th

Offline NY Z Pilot

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Re: Close call at RDU today.
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2008, 10:06:36 AM »
Hmm Great... I am slated to start work at RDU tower July 16th

ill see you there.

Offline RayZor

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Re: Close call at RDU today.
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2008, 02:04:40 PM »
Hmm Great... I am slated to start work at RDU tower July 16th

ill see you there.

and i'll hopefully be talking to both of you at some point soon! 

Offline etsisk

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Re: Close call at RDU today.
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2008, 11:21:17 PM »
Oddly enough, I was the traffic cleared to land on 23L just ahead of her. I guess I switched over to ground just before all that happened, and missed the whole thing.

She was flying a Chipmunk - a taildragger British military trainer. Pretty cool plane. She was headed for Sun 'n Fun and when I talked with her, she seemed pretty together. Hmmm...