Last weekend, another near midair collision occurred, this time in Russian airspace. A Cathay Pacific Airbus 340 reportedly passed within one mile of a Tupolev Tu-154 over the Samaran province last Sunday. The Cathay Pacific flight was en route from Zurich to Hong Kong while the identity and destination of the Russian flight were not known. Monday's crash of a Piper Malibu Mirage over New York state, near Centreville, is looking like a classic thunderstorm encounter, one which the Malibu and its occupants lost. All five aboard the high-performance single died.
Reports are that the plane's wreckage was spread over a wide area.
Here's further proof that general aviation still has a lot to do in educating the mass media. Must be one of those new East European types. Last week we told you about a Baron's close encounter with a flock of Canada geese. We have since learned far more about the birds than we could ever want to and promise never to make the mistake again. We promise, we're not quacks, we just fowled up.