Presidential aircraft performs shocking stunt on approach at Buenos Aires airport

[Judi Lynn]

Wednesday, March 30th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

Video footage of Argentina's Air Force T-04 Boeing 737-500 landing at Buenos Aires' Aeroparque in a quite unorthodox style went viral Tuesday on Youtube. The aircraft is a part of the Presidential fleet.

Control Tower operators recorded the incident on their mobile telephones and uploaded it after noticing the maneuver was anything but normal. It was definitely not within the standard approach procedures for the runway.

“What a son of ... !” an air traffic controller can be heard saying after noticing what the pilot of the T-04 had done, which was even beyond any conceivable emergency procedure.

However, Government sources explained that the maneuvers were being carried out as part of a special Air Force training program and that Aeroparque's tower had greenlighted it.

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More:
https://en.mercopress.com/2022/03/30/presidential-aircraft-performs-shocking-stunt-on-approach-at-buenos-aires-airport

[FreepFryer]

1. That's like pulling off the freeway at high speed and drifting right into your garage (Nt)

[FBaggins]

2. Not so shocking. Used to happen in GITMO several times a day

Depending on wind direction, the pilot has to do something similar on approach to avoid entering Cuban airspace. The border is quite close to the western end of the runway.