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Old 19th Feb 2023, 13:11
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Originally Posted by Torquetalk
..... the FedEx crew were cool as cucumbers and dealt with a near catastrophic situation very professionally. ....... and the day was saved.
Really ? going around right on top of a departing aircraft and not side stepping , or even attempting a few degrees off centreline ? ( supposing the FR24 tracks are accurate that is )
The way I look at this incident is that everyone fu* ed ..up , some much more that others fully agree, but no one goes out of this mess as a hero.
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