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Hassin Bin Sober

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19. At an uncontrolled airport the pilots call out their intentions and positions.
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 11:57 PM
Nov 2013

The danger would be some small aircraft not expecting a fast moving jet to land without warning.

I can only imagine getting ready to taxi on to the runway and seeing that big bastard land right in front me.

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Fog! yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #1
LOL! Wait Wut Nov 2013 #2
Sounds like "Cabin Pressure" Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #4
I would have been shitting my pants davidpdx Nov 2013 #14
Sounds more like Meigs! Xithras Nov 2013 #23
LOL! Wait Wut Nov 2013 #25
Yep Xithras Nov 2013 #27
Oh my... SoapBox Nov 2013 #3
shouldn't drink and fly heaven05 Nov 2013 #5
So he must have been cleared to land by the AFB tower on either 1/19L or 1/19R... No DUplicitous DUpe Nov 2013 #6
Is it normal for air force fields to handle commercial/industrial traffic? Samba Nov 2013 #7
The AFB is right next to Boeing Shrek Nov 2013 #8
One more reason for the FAA to insist that pilots know how to manually fly question everything Nov 2013 #9
That being said... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #10
Two possibilities......... Capt.Rocky300 Nov 2013 #13
That I can believe. nt awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #15
Flying manually may have been the problem. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2013 #18
How would this aircraft have been given tower clearance to land? Earth_First Nov 2013 #11
The Col. James Jabara Airport does not have a tower. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #12
Thanks for the clarification... Earth_First Nov 2013 #16
At an uncontrolled airport the pilots call out their intentions and positions. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2013 #19
What happened ktc Nov 2013 #17
No problems, despite the shorter runway jakeXT Nov 2013 #20
Has he got a chance? UncleYoder Nov 2013 #21
I just watched 'Dr. Strangelove' the other day. heaven05 Nov 2013 #22
Huh. Size does matter. Who'd have thought? randome Nov 2013 #24
Hahahaha In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #28
That would be something to see liberal N proud Nov 2013 #26
They probably could have driven it up to the right airport. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2013 #29
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