Air Traffic Out Of Control

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ATOOC Fly By: Seagulls Loitering with Intent Mar 07, 2023

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In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By we go out to Cork, Ireland to hear what kind of disruption a flock of seagulls can wreak on airport operations.

In this recording, pilots converse with the tower a large number of seagulls "loitering with intent" on the grounds, including the actions they take to move them along for the safety of pilots and passengers.

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ATOOC Fly By: Horse Trouble Mar 06, 2023

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Believe it or not, horses are transported by commercial aircraft on a daily basis. This precious cargo, often in the form of expensive performance, competition or racing equines travel all over the world in special cargo stalls and tended to by specially-trained crew.

In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, we hear a DHL Cargo pilot dealing with a horse-related emergency after take-off, forcing him to return to the airport.

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ATOOC Fly By: Grass Troubles Mar 04, 2023

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In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, UPS Cargo flight 1356 experiences some trouble taxiing on the runway at Birmingham airport when it catches a patch of grass and gets stuck.

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ATOOC Fly By: Dust in Dallas Mar 02, 2023

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On this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, American Airlines flight 1240 gets diverted back to Dallas due to a dust storm over Lubbock, Texas.

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ATOOC Fly By: Line Up And Wait Mar 01, 2023

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In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, we have another close call situation for you. Yesterday, the pilot of a LearJet 60 took off without clearance at Boston Logan Airport as a JetBlue Embraer 190 was preparing to land on an intersecting runway.

You will hear in the recording, the controller instructed the LearJet to line up and wait on the runway.

For some reason, the pilot ignored the instructions and took off, putting JetBlue flight 206 in danger.

Luckily, the JetBlue pilot takes last second evasive action to avoid tragedy.

Read more here: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/boston-logan-airport-runway-close-call/index.html

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ATOOC: Fire In The Hole! Mar 01, 2023

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As a pilot, one of the scariest things that can occur mid flight is an onboard fire. You are tens of thousands of feet above the earth and potentially have hundreds of lives at stake. In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, we hear how pilots handle these difficult scenarios.

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ATOOC: Runway Problems Feb 22, 2023

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In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, we are talking runway problems

At LAX, a bus collides with an aircraft on the tarmac and confusion and chaos ensues.

In Toronto, a pilot spots an issue with another plane in the Air Canada fleet.

A Jet Blue flight is stranded for over 7 hours and the pilot is getting very concerned.

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ATOOC: ATC and Chill Feb 15, 2023

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We are trying something new in today's episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control - we call it "ATC and Chill". Sit back, relax, and enjoy the sweet sounds of tower at Chicago Midway Airport.

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ATOOC Fly By: FexEx vs. Southwest in ATX Feb 13, 2023

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Earlier this month, at Austin International airport, a FedEx aircraft narrowly avoided a Southwest plane as it attempted to land.

Controllers had cleared the arriving FedEx seven sixty seven and a departing Southwest Airlines seven thirty seven jet to use the same runway, and the FedEx crew realized the issue before it became a disaster.

The FedEx pilot then told the Southwest crew to abort taking off, then climbed as its crew aborted their landing to help avoid a collision.

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ATOOC Fly By: Welcome to Halifax Feb 10, 2023

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In this Air Traffic Out Of Control Fly By, we listen in on British Airways flight 216 from Washington to Heathrow make an emergency landing in Halifax, once the captain reports fumes aboard the aircraft.

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