B-52, FAA and SkyWest
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The pilot of a SkyWest flight told passengers Friday night that he performed an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a B-52 military aircraft in-flight as he came in for a landing in Minot, North Dakota — then apologized for the sudden move.
The civilian pilot told his passengers a B-52 bomber had surprised him in his flight path on approach to Minot, N.D., social media video shows.
The pilot of a passenger jet landing in North Dakota performed a ‘go-around’ in order to avoid collision with an Air Force B-52.
What Kadrmas also wound up catching was faint footage of Delta Flight 3788, which is operated by SkyWest, heading into the same airspace as the bomber. “I didn’t think this would be a disaster at the time as the smaller plane was difficult to see from the stands," he said.
A SkyWest pilot said nobody warned them about the B-52 being in the area as they approached Minot International Airport in North Dakota.
The pilot of a Friday flight that landed in Minot, North Dakota, from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport apologized to everyone onboard for an 'aggressive maneuver' he had to make near landing in order to safely avoid a B-52 bomber military plane.
The pilot of the SkyWest flight apologized to passengers after having to make an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid what he identified as a B-52 bomber near Minot.