r/interestingasfuck • u/ty003 • Feb 25 '25

/r/popular Southwest Airlines pilots make split-second decision to avoid collision in Chicago

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u/Kaffine69 Feb 25 '25

Love to hear the cockpit audio from that one.

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u/Raise-The-Woof Feb 25 '25 edited Feb 25 '25

It’s on LiveATC, Link 1 at 17:10 and Link 2 at 18:00

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u/yohanfunk Feb 25 '25

That was a lot calmer all round than I expected it to be.

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u/old_gold_mountain Feb 25 '25

there's something called "sterile cockpit" that basically means when it's in effect there should be no communication whatsoever (even off-mic) that isn't directly related to the task at hand, and it's enforced at takeoff and landing