Delta Regional Pilot Forced to Make 'Aggressive Maneuver'
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Josh Kadrmas and his wife were at the opening ceremony of the North Dakota State Fair, which featured a B-52 bomber flyover. That’s what he was trying to get video of, but he also happened to capture Delta flight DL3788.
Sorry about the aggressive maneuver. It caught me by surprise,” the pilot can be heard saying on the video. ”This is not normal at all. I don’t know why they didn’t give us a heads up.”
A SkyWest flight, acting as a Delta connection between Minneapolis to Minot, North Dakota, was cleared for landing on Friday when the pilot “performed a go-around” to avoid colliding with a B-52 bomber, the airline said.
A pilot made an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a military plane. That pilot gave a detailed explanation to passengers, who then gave him a round of applause.