A Near-Miss Landing
This pilot just had 15 flying hours under his belt and was learning to use the on-board radio for the first time when this nerve-racking experience happened, which could have killed two plane-loads of people! He was landing in an airport without a tower, which requires all pilots in the area to communicate constantly with each other.
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As he was approaching to land, one of the voices he could hear stated that another plane was about to land, which confused the pilot as he couldn’t see it anywhere. Then, another voice spoke over the radio, saying: “Guys, did you see each other?” According to the pilot, “The instructor starts looking furiously left and right and tries to look above and under the plane (there is very little up-and-down visibility when the wings are above you). Suddenly, he pushes the throttle on full and banks away. The other plane was now 20 feet right below me. I was about to land right on top of him.”