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kylehotchkiss
on Jan 2, 2022
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Boeing 777 departing Dubai nearly had a major inci...
It’s a very narrow city on the coast and you take off towards the water. It’ll get dark pretty fast.
rurban
on Jan 2, 2022
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If you look at the map, you'll notice that the plane was at 60m altitude in Downtown Dubai, at overspeed (600km/h) with highly lit skyscrapers of 200m left and right of you. Almost another 9/11. You cannot make that up even in desaster movies.
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