BizPac Review Dramatic aerial footage captured the moments before and during a near mid-air collision between a single-engine Cessna and a Delta Boeing 757 passenger jet over Orlando International Airport in August.
The terrifying video was taken from inside the Cessna and there is no question that a mass casualty collision was imminent were it not for the quick thinking of Malik Clarke, the pilot of the smaller plane. As it was, both pilots spotted each other, but the 757 could not effectively make evasive maneuvers as it ascended and gained airspeed. Clarke, however, handled the situation with aplomb as the two planes ultimately came within 500 feet of each other.
The Cessna pilot related the events to ABC News in a recent interview…
