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Maru Kitteh

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44. What town in MT are you coming to & where from? I'm in the Flathead Valley.

Tue Feb 25, 2025, 05:36 PM

Feb 2025

Don’t know where you are coming from but Montana, well, it’s big. Depending on where you’re coming from and going to I might have a tip or two to make your trip more pleasant. Maybe. Some parts of Montana I know next to nothing about.

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BREAKING: Another near collision on a runway in Chicago. [View all] Beachnutt Feb 2025 OP

I'll never get on another plane. SheltieLover Feb 2025 #1

I'm with you, Beachnutt Feb 2025 #2

Absolutely! SheltieLover Feb 2025 #8

Issac Asimov nitpicked Feb 2025 #7

I guess if we were meant to fly, we would have wings, right? SheltieLover Feb 2025 #9

"If God had wanted humans to fly, why did he build trains?" Ocelot II Feb 2025 #16

. "If God had wanted humans to fly, why did he build trains?" markodochartaigh Feb 2025 #40

I have relatives on the other side of this country and other side of the world. I will not fly no more, never. erronis Feb 2025 #21

I especially detest being treated like cattle! SheltieLover Feb 2025 #24

Exactly, erronis! I echo you. slightlv Feb 2025 #41

I had an almost landed plane take off again at SFO once Prairie Gates Feb 2025 #3

I was on a flight to Albuquerque once Demobrat Feb 2025 #38

Another link nitpicked Feb 2025 #4

Since January 20th, America keeps winning and winning. Passages Feb 2025 #5

Future trip this summer to a convention in Montana rustysgurl Feb 2025 #6

What town in MT are you coming to & where from? I'm in the Flathead Valley. Maru Kitteh Feb 2025 #44

Thanks for the offer of info. rustysgurl Feb 2025 #60

Not too familiar with Billings but the end of June in MT is GLORIOUS. Maru Kitteh Feb 2025 #61

Your last comment bdamomma Feb 2025 #56

Ground control screwup? boonecreek Feb 2025 #10

Hard to say. LudwigPastorius Feb 2025 #29

Here it is: Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2025 #36

Southwest was SO fucking calm. Jesus. Obviously, Maru Kitteh Feb 2025 #46

Pilots train for those sorts of incidents. Ocelot II Feb 2025 #57

Clearly a pilot brain fart, not an ATC error. Ocelot II Feb 2025 #50

Yikes! That video. LeftInTX Feb 2025 #11

Oh shit..... Lovie777 Feb 2025 #12

Chicago downtown Midway airport. Emile Feb 2025 #13

Wow, that was close. I would think the pilot of the business jet could have seen the Southwest plane landing. Lonestarblue Feb 2025 #14

MDW is scary on a good day. It wasn't designed for scheduled airline service, Ocelot II Feb 2025 #15

Thanks for that overview, Ocelot II. Even that high-level shows the complications. erronis Feb 2025 #30

Here it is: Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2025 #37

We flew SW into Midway in 1987 LeftInTX Feb 2025 #49

At that time they probably couldn't get slots at ORD. Ocelot II Feb 2025 #51

It's not like we had any warning signs or anything Blue Owl Feb 2025 #17

It was "dangerous" before if that's how you measure danger Pull_Left Feb 2025 #18

Welcome to DU Pull_Left! AllyCat Feb 2025 #53

Thank you much! Pull_Left Feb 2025 #59

We don't need no stinkin' authorization moonbeam23 Feb 2025 #19

Cheap land. Nobody want to live there because of the noise. And commercial spin-offs. erronis Feb 2025 #31

The video shows a massive disaster was avoided by no more than a couple of seconds. flashman13 Feb 2025 #20

Another opportunity to show trumps chaos RJ-MacReady Feb 2025 #22

Oh shit was that close Pachamama Feb 2025 #23

This shit is pissing me off to no end. Initech Feb 2025 #25

And the folks on the flight probably had no clue Beachnutt Feb 2025 #26

I have chills. The pilots on that Southwest plane are skilled and were heroes in this near miss. AllyCat Feb 2025 #27

Just imagine a drunk pilot like Pete Hesgeth was in charge of that SouthWest jet. erronis Feb 2025 #28

Pilot error Aviation Pro Feb 2025 #32

Yes, that's exactly what it was. Disaffected Feb 2025 #39

But the tower is still partly to blame. yellowcanine Feb 2025 #43

That's why there's standard phraseology and readback Aviation Pro Feb 2025 #45

In a busy airport? Disaffected Feb 2025 #47

Not in this case. ATC gave hold-short instructions twice, Ocelot II Feb 2025 #52

Very nervous about our flight to Paris/Italy next month helpisontheway Feb 2025 #33

I can understand bdamomma Feb 2025 #54

I'm nervous about flying until Dems are back in charge IronLionZion Feb 2025 #34

Paging Sean Duffy....paging Sean Duffy..... paging Sean Duffy. usaf-vet Feb 2025 #35

"President Plane Crash" strikes again. yellowcanine Feb 2025 #42

Except this was a pilot error, Disaffected Feb 2025 #48

Are these near-collisions occurring before or after Eloon and his band started playing with air traffic control? Vogon_Glory Feb 2025 #55

In fact, those incidents have been happening for years, and there has been Ocelot II Feb 2025 #58