Unexpected Turns: A High-Flying Adventure

Based on a true story:

This is a true story. Last week, while traveling to Tampa, Florida, something unexpected happened. The flight was going smoothly when suddenly, the plane dropped. At first, I thought it was just turbulence. But then, about 10 seconds later, the airplane made a sharp left turn, like we were on an acrobatic military jet. Concern spread quickly through the cabin. Passengers screamed and yelled in fright, and I found myself wondering what on earth was happening.

A few minutes later, the captain came on the PA system, apologized, and explained the situation. He said an unexpected plane had flown in front of ours out of nowhere. Oh, wow! There’s not much you can do when you’re sitting on a plane with only a side window to look out of—you just have to trust your pilots.

Before 9/11, I once sat in the cockpit during a flight, and let me tell you, you see everything from up there—a true bird’s-eye view. I remember on a flight from LAX, another airplane flew right by us, traveling at about 500 mph, just like we were. When it flew in front of us, the combined speed was about 1,000 miles per hour. Holy crap!

You wonder how many times things like this happen, and we as passengers never know about it. But for a minute there, I really wondered if we were going to make it—just for a split second.

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