Vancouver airport said, "Shortly before 1:30 p.m. this afternoon, a security incident involving a small private aircraft in the airspace near YVR prompted a temporary ground stop."
  • m0darn ( m0darn@lemmy.ca ) 
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    1 year ago

    100%. Maybe the tower thought it was an ultralight because no radio contact/transponder and conveyed that to the pilots.

    If you can see that it is a 172 it’s like mistaking an F150 for a Model T pickup. Not a mistake that would happen when you can clearly see it.