waveflyer
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One would think both pilots, or at least the FO would have looked in both directions EVEN if the tower cleared them to cross. Basic airmanship.
That's not as near a close call as it appears. The zoom lens compresses depth of field to make it appear they're on top of each other, but the aircraft that went around hadn't reached the threshold yet, and the aircraft that crossed was almost a mile from the threshold. Worth a go around certainly, but not "split second reaction saves terrified passengers from certain doom" material. It's a dramatic seeming video, suitable for short attention span viewers during a 30 second spot on the evening news to hold viewers over the commercial break. Meh.
That's not as near a close call as it appears. The zoom lens compresses depth of field to make it appear they're on top of each other, but the aircraft that went around hadn't reached the threshold yet, and the aircraft that crossed was almost a mile from the threshold. Worth a go around certainly, but not "split second reaction saves terrified passengers from certain doom" material. It's a dramatic seeming video, suitable for short attention span viewers during a 30 second spot on the evening news to hold viewers over the commercial break. Meh.
True, probably not as dramatic as the video makes it seem, but clearly someone screwed up. The controller issued a inappropriate crossing clearance, or the pilots missed a hold short instruction; something. However, if the same situation occurred in IMC, the outcome may have been horrifically different.
Bubba
That's not as near a close call as it appears. The zoom lens compresses depth of field to make it appear they're on top of each other, but the aircraft that went around hadn't reached the threshold yet, and the aircraft that crossed was almost a mile from the threshold. Worth a go around certainly, but not "split second reaction saves terrified passengers from certain doom" material. It's a dramatic seeming video, suitable for short attention span viewers during a 30 second spot on the evening news to hold viewers over the commercial break. Meh.