Low-Flying Aircraft

Last Saturday, I was enjoying lunch with my family at Carls Jr. when suddenly I noticed a fairly large aircraft, possibly a 727, was flying towards us at a very low altitude. I guessed that it was only a few hundred feet above us. My son and I, first to see the oncoming craft, raced to the other side of the restaurant to watch. It was flying so low that it disappeared over the next foothill. We waited for seconds for an explosion but it never came. Finally, it came up and bended left avoiding the mountains ahead. I noticed half the restaurant was now looking out the window with us. Eventually, everyone returned to their seats and continued eating. This event was not in the news and apparently went unnoticed by most people.

Had it actually crashed, this would have no doubt been a big news story. It turned out to be a non-event without the dire consequences that we had predicted. Take from this story what lesson you will.

PS. As it turns out, BYU was playing Air Force and the low-flying aircraft was no doubt a demonstration of the might and power of our Air Force. Sadly for them, they lost to the might and power of the Cougars of BYU.