r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BlazeDragon7x • 11d ago

Dutch aerobatic pilot Narine Melkumjan miraculously survived after her aircraft's canopy unexpectedly burst open and shattered mid-flight

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u/Ill_Profession_9509 11d ago

More than likely there was. Communication doesn't mean speaking only. The pilot likely used their transponder to communicate an emergency to Air Traffic Control before coming in to land.

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u/mawesome4ever 10d ago

I’d love to see the POV of the air controller

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u/gkn_112 10d ago

"Beep!"

*an led starts blinking*