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minus-square@abhibeckertlinkEnglish9•edit-21 year agoAFAIK “near” means “in a minute’s time, you might be within a thousand feet of another aircraft”. Which means 99.99% of the time they didn’t “need” to divert course, but they did out of an abundance of caution.
AFAIK “near” means “in a minute’s time, you might be within a thousand feet of another aircraft”.
Which means 99.99% of the time they didn’t “need” to divert course, but they did out of an abundance of caution.