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24th Feb 2019, 05:18

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Buster Hyman

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I seem to recall that the KLM pilot rotated early at Tenerife in an attempt to 'jump' over the PA 747 but didn't have the speed to climb. If that was the case, then would that constitute a conscious avoidance???

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