Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100219:23:54:00
Brickyard, was heading in that line. after he questioned the controller's guidance, the pilot proceeded, making something close to a u-turn right toward the oncoming traffic and narrowly flew behind one of the planes in line. as he veered, the controller caught the error and scrambled. >>. >> faa officials tell us the republic airlines plane missed one of the planes in line by less than two miles and had descended 250 feet below it. i asked commercial pilot mark weiss just how close that was. >> the plane in orange is the one that is directed to fly to the fixed point. he crosses paths with th...
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