Thread: The Case Of The Sleepy Air Canada Pilot
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Old 04-18-2012, 02:06 AM
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Originally Posted by jedinein View Post
Who hasn't taken evasive for Venus at a strategic time?

One dark night in IMC over the CA coastal range, ZOA told me "Cessna XXX, when you break out, traffic will be at your 12 o'clock and 22 million miles, Venus." Apparently three aircraft had taken evasive before me.
Same deal with Hale-Bopp comet a few years back. Similar readback/warning, but the controller added "traffic not a factor".

- stolen from the "On The Air" section of IFR magazine.
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