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Operations => Aviation & Flying Activities => Topic started by: Live2Learn on December 04, 2016, 04:57:13 PM

Title: Surprisingly good article in The Atlantic re: "near miss" events
Post by: Live2Learn on December 04, 2016, 04:57:13 PM
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/12/aviations-opaque-definition-of-the-near-miss/509027/ (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/12/aviations-opaque-definition-of-the-near-miss/509027/)

Reasonably accurate, reasonably on point, few diversions into hysteria. 

I think the 'new' definition of incursions is perhaps behind the boost in incursion stats mentioned with concerns by the author.
Title: Re: Surprisingly good article in The Atlantic re: "near miss" events
Post by: Flying Pig on December 05, 2016, 12:58:52 PM
My post is more regarding air to air issues, but as a pilot who flies just about every day in the same types of mission profiles CAP usually flies, Im continually amazed at how many airplanes I encounter at or below 500' while Im flying the helicopter.  Mostly down the coast, or out in the boonies.  Nobody is doing anything wrong.  Just pilots out flying.  But it happens enough that Im always watching.
Title: Re: Surprisingly good article in The Atlantic re: "near miss" events
Post by: etodd on December 06, 2016, 12:05:35 AM
Near Miss!

https://www.facebook.com/Gordon941/videos/1721678834729538/ (https://www.facebook.com/Gordon941/videos/1721678834729538/)

Not really, it was for a commercial. But so close!