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ABIA = Austin Bergstrom International Airport

 

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ABIA = Austin Bergstrom International Airport

See that now - to me Bergstrom is KAUS

 

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The result of the JASDF saying "Yeah...we like the F-16, but what if it was...I dunno...bigger?" and Lockheed said "Sure, ok."

From what I've read these Mitsubishi F2's are pretty good planes though.

 

[toddnjoyce]

See that now - to me Bergstrom is KAUS

To most aviators it is. For Austinites, Bergstrom turned into ABIA when both Mueller and ABIA were operating simultaneously. All that’s left today of Mueller is the tower.

After 15 Years of Mueller, Its Iconic Control Tower Has Never Looked Better

It was 2007 when I tried breaking into the defunct control tower at Austin’s former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport — you can call that “urban exploration” or “crimin…

austin.towers.net

 

[BBL]

Doesn't look like ABIA to me... I think it is a simulation.

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You are absolutely right, it's from a flight sim.
The controller reports RVR1200. It was foggy that morning with visibility 400 yds (that's what RVR1200 means). This video if fake, it is sunny. Plus it has awesome clear graphics and clear lines. Better than a professional camera. Plus optical zoom (cell phones don't have that). And no person is allowed to just stand next to the rwy filming. Do we need more proof that it's fake?
And the audio is heavily out of sync at the beginning.
Fake noose. Even Tw@tter says so.

 

[BBL]

I don't know what ABIA is, but that really happened at Austin Bergstrom last week. There but for the grace of God ... (complete FU by the Austin tower controller).

If you're judging from the video, you have incomplete information.
Listen to the controller clear SW for takeoff and advise them that there's another aircraft on final. SW nonchalantly taxies into position, finishes checklists and starts rolling when FedEx is about to land. (You can check ADS-B sites for positional information)
Controller had no idea that SW was gonna sit on the rwy. Yes, he could have issues a "no delay" takeoff clearance to be more clear.
When I get a "no delay" or "immediate" at the hold short line, I quickly taxi onto the rwy and do a rolling takeoff. If I am unable to do so safely, I do not accept the clearance and keep holding short.
The controller is getting the blame from non-pilots for SWA's fk up.
FedEx saved the day, though. Kudos to the captain for a good decisive action.

 

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If you're judging from the video, you have incomplete information.
Listen to the controller clear SW for takeoff and advise them that there's another aircraft on final. SW nonchalantly taxies into position, finishes checklists and starts rolling when FedEx is about to land. (You can check ADS-B sites for positional information)
Controller had no idea that SW was gonna sit on the rwy. Yes, he could have issues a "no delay" takeoff clearance to be more clear.
When I get a "no delay" or "immediate" at the hold short line, I quickly taxi onto the rwy and do a rolling takeoff. If I am unable to do so safely, I do not accept the clearance and keep holding short.
The controller is getting the blame from non-pilots for SWA's fk up.
FedEx saved the day, though. Kudos to the captain for a good decisive action.

People smarter than me have analyzed the events on other aviation YT channels. In the end, it will be the controllers fault.

I mistakenly assumed this was video of the actual event, not knowing the weather. But technically, the video is not a "fake", it is a simulation recreation of the actual events to show just ow close the airplanes got to each other. It should have been clearly labeled as such.

 

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