Officials Demand Change
It was just the sort of near-accident that would make almost any
experienced pilot wish for a case of adult diapers. A helicopter
flying over the San Diego Freeway in Los Angeles was out of
position according to controllers at LAX. The pilot had wandered
into the approach path of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737. The two
aircraft came within 400 vertical feet and .25 horizontal miles of
colliding when a controller spotted the conflict at the last second
and successfully separated the two. It was indeed a near-tragedy
and it's now prompted the FAA to make some changes in air traffic
management around LAX.
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