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Old 30th Jul 2015, 22:07
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mary meagher
 
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Did you ever file an Air-miss?

Or Air-prox, interesting experience. First of all, indignation, how close we came and that other guy wasn't looking out at all! Secondly, reaction and the shakes set in when we landed safely, and think about how close we came.

And third, the investigation procedure, which is interesting, because they can very often verify the identity of that other guy! I have over the years had to make three official Air-miss reports.

One I didn't bother to file...flying a glider on final approach to Wycombe during a Notamed comp, had to take avoiding action when a black and yellow Pitts was doing the falling leaf or whatever on my track! So returning to base, I told the comp director, and he said "O, that was probably that idiot from White Waltham!"

So I called the tower/controller/whatever at White Waltham, and he said "Very sorry, but I am not allowed to give out that information!"

In that case, I said, I will file an airmiss!

The controller said "I'll just see if he's in the bar!...."

And sure enough the chap came on the phone and we discussed the incident, and he apologised, how about that!
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