Subdeacon Joe Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/23/uk/raf-base-plane-spotter-malfunction-scli-intl/index.html Simpson, who previously worked for Boeing in designing aircraft traffic control procedures, listened to the radio communications between pilot Maj. Grant Thompson and the base to see if any action would be taken, but to his surprise nobody else seemed to have noticed. When he heard that the aircraft was set to refuel over the North Sea, Simpson realized the pilot was unaware of possible problems with his aircraft. "It suddenly dawned on me that they had no idea what was going on," the 56-year-old plane spotter said. "So at that point, I called the base, by looking on Google for the telephone number." Simpson, who previously worked for Boeing in designing aircraft traffic control procedures, listened to the radio communications between pilot Maj. Grant Thompson and the base to see if any action would be taken, but to his surprise nobody else seemed to have noticed. When he heard that the aircraft was set to refuel over the North Sea, Simpson realized the pilot was unaware of possible problems with his aircraft. "It suddenly dawned on me that they had no idea what was going on," the 56-year-old plane spotter said. "So at that point, I called the base, by looking on Google for the telephone number." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Good on him. I am a little surprised they took him seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: Good on him. I am a little surprised they took him seriously. I would think that any time they get a call, "Hey, one of your fighters that just took off is shooting sparks and flame out his tail pipe." they will take it seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Yeah, this looked odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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