Guest Video: Spilled Coffee Abort

Aborting a takeoff is usually a pretty serious event, but it seems like this instance was properly dealt with as a housekeeping matter. AvBrief subscriber Ed Wischmeyer was heading back to Savannah Airport in his tricked out RV-9A with his flight instructor Kelly Wetherton when they heard this exchange between the tower controller and a sheepish United Express pilot who was trying to take his passengers to Dulles in their E175. The flight got into Dulles about a half hour later than usual, according to FlightAware data. The takeoff run seems to have barely begun when the crew hit the brakes because they were given a taxiway about 2,000 feet from the threshold to stop and sort everything out. If you’ve captured some interesting video or audio, send us a YouTube link at russ@avbrief.com. It has to be something you shot or recorded yourself and not something you came across while scrolling. All the normal rules about civility and good taste apply. If there’s interest in this kind of thing, we’ll make it a regular feature. Meanwhile, thanks to Ed for thinking of us.