Fearless Tower
Touchdown! Greaser!
I was just reading the story about the close call between the AA 777 and a flight of C-17s back in January - in the article, the reporter states that the controller directed the C-17s to make an 'immediate' right turn to avoid collision and then went on to state that according the the FAA, the use of the word 'immediate' is only authorized for use by ATC when a collision is imminent.
Anyone familiar with ATC regs care to comment on the accuracy of that statement? Reason I ask is because about 18 months ago, I was flying a Cardinal RG into MYF at night in IMC. About 5-10 seconds after the controller gives me my final vector and clears me for the approach, he comes back in an excited voice and tells me to make an 'immediate right turn' to the north - about 130 degrees. Then tells me he has a 737 heading right for me that just departed SAN and is not talking to any controller (apparently missed the handoff). I ended up doing a 360 and was re-vectored for the approach without further incident.
Never saw my story in the news, but after reading the article, I'm wondering how close to certain death I came that night.....
Anyone familiar with ATC regs care to comment on the accuracy of that statement? Reason I ask is because about 18 months ago, I was flying a Cardinal RG into MYF at night in IMC. About 5-10 seconds after the controller gives me my final vector and clears me for the approach, he comes back in an excited voice and tells me to make an 'immediate right turn' to the north - about 130 degrees. Then tells me he has a 737 heading right for me that just departed SAN and is not talking to any controller (apparently missed the handoff). I ended up doing a 360 and was re-vectored for the approach without further incident.
Never saw my story in the news, but after reading the article, I'm wondering how close to certain death I came that night.....