Controller rumbles Spirit Airlines Pilot to pay attention ” to radio calls while Air Force, we fly 8 miles away

Washington
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A Spirit Airlines pilot was reprimanded by air traffic control Tuesday after being immediately responded to the instructions of a controller while the Air Force, one, traveled to around 8 miles.

The two planes stole in parallel on Long Island. The Air Force One was President Flying, Donald Trump, the United Kingdom and Spirigh Flight 1300, passengers flew from Fort Lauderdale to Boston Logan International Airport.

“Spirit 1300, turn to 20 degrees on the right,” said the air traffic controller at the New York Center to the pilot, according to the audio captured by Liveatc.net

After five seconds of non-response, the controller radios again.

“Be careful, Spirit 1300. Turn 20 degrees to the right,” he said.

It takes two other attempts to reach the pilot before responding, recognizing the right turn.

“Spirit 1300 is running at 20 degrees right now,” said the controller. “Spirit Wings, 1300 run at 20 degrees on the right immediately.”

Spirit Airlines told CNN in a press release that the pilots “followed procedures and instructions for controlling air traffic while in the road to Boston … Security is always our absolute priority”.

It is not clear why the pilot did not immediately respond, however, the pilots are trained to make their first priority to pilot the plane before communicating.

“Spirit 1300, traffic is out of your eight -thousand left wing. 747. I’m sure you can see who it is, ”explains the controller. “Keep an eye on him, he’s white and blue.”

Later, after the Spirit pilot did not respond to another radio instruction, the controller has again radio.

“I was able to talk to you twice every time,” he says. “Be careful, get off the iPad.”

Pilots often use tablets such as an “electronic flight bag” in the cockpit to display information, including cards, calculations, terminal procedures and more.

The meeting between the two planes was spotted for the first time by the Jonnyc account on Bluesky.

The Federal Aviation Administration noted in a press release that they “knew publications on social networks on Air Force One and a Spirit Airlines flight in Boston airspace”, but they said that the plane remained at the required distance.

Pete Muntean, Karina Tsui and Justin Lear of CNN contributed to this report.