Originally Posted by
Chiefttp
ATC Watcher,
How can you say “Good Luck saved the Day” in the Austin incident. The FedEx crew had good situational awareness .
Once again , Fedex initiated the go around by himself was a good move but there after all SA was lost to everyone. . Fedex commanding SW to abort was most probbaly undestood by the controller as coming from the SW hence the clearance to turn right when able, and not giving any avoid instructions to the Fedex who lost sight of the SW below him as he pitched up and the SW could not see where the Fedex was as it was coming from behind. No one ordered a side step by the Fedex so collsion was avoided by the diffrent rates of climb. (All this if the ADS-B and minimum separations given are validated of course ).So yes : no-one was taking care of separation anymore, and luck did save the day ..
The other 800lb gorilla in this story is the Tower Controllers employment qualifications and prior record. There are rumblings under the surface.
You mean those on the .65 web site ? I would not touch that site with a bargepole to do an investigation ;
This is the first post in there accusing the controller :
Rumor has it the controller in question faked a hate crime at his old facility which he then leveraged to get into his new facility and possibly the reason he certified as well. This is a rumor I got from the internet and does not necessarily represent fact.
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Which of course it becomes and slandering the guy continues in a harder tone afterwards, mentioning his skin color and even his supposed religion . Internet at its best.