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Cliphead replied

2 May 2013, 07:24
Probably some eejit in a microlight out of Strathaven

And no they don't always paint on radar.
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SimonMac replied

2 May 2013, 07:10
Big yellow thing in the sky above them? I know the weather is crap in Scotland but are they really still confused when they see the sun?
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EternalOptimist replied

2 May 2013, 07:03
The blue might have been a UN helmet, the yellow could have been a bowl of pasta
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ctdctd replied

2 May 2013, 06:29
Nothing to worry about - just Zeity popping to the shops.
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centurian replied

2 May 2013, 06:00
Originally posted by Troll View Post

Did EGPF have a stammer?

Probably tulip-ing himself at the prospect that he missed some traffic on his screen and nearly caused a mid-air collision - and seeing his job/career float in front of his eyes....
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Troll replied

1 May 2013, 23:13
Originally posted by AtW View Post

The Airprox report included a transcript of the conversation that took place between the aircraft and the controller at 12:55:

A320: "Glasgow Approach [A320 C/S]"

EGPF: "[A320 C/S] pass your message"

A320: "Er yeah we just had something pass underneath us quite close [1255:30] and nothing on TCAS have you got anything on in our area"

EGPF: "Er negative er we've got nothing on er radar and we're n- not talking to any traffic either"

A320: "Er not quite sure what it was but it definitely er quite large [1255:40] and it's blue and yellow"

EGPF: "OK that's understood er do you have a an estimate for the height"

A320: "Maybe er [1255:50] yeah we were probably about erm four hundred to five hundred feet above it so it's probably about three and a half thousand feet."

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Did EGPF have a stammer?
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AtW started a topic Er

1 May 2013, 23:10
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The Airprox report included a transcript of the conversation that took place between the aircraft and the controller at 12:55:

A320: "Glasgow Approach [A320 C/S]"

EGPF: "[A320 C/S] pass your message"

A320: "Er yeah we just had something pass underneath us quite close [1255:30] and nothing on TCAS have you got anything on in our area"

EGPF: "Er negative er we've got nothing on er radar and we're n- not talking to any traffic either"

A320: "Er not quite sure what it was but it definitely er quite large [1255:40] and it's blue and yellow"

EGPF: "OK that's understood er do you have a an estimate for the height"

A320: "Maybe er [1255:50] yeah we were probably about erm four hundred to five hundred feet above it so it's probably about three and a half thousand feet."

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