Near miss above Belgium on 1st Jan

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Near miss above Belgium on 1st Jan

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http://nos.nl/artikel/2152895-gent-op-n ... snapt.html.

What they do not mention is the 90 meters was vertical seperation.
Horizontal seperation was .78 Nm which I believe is almost 1.5 Km.
Still to close for comfort though as 1.5 Km (I think) is a matter of seconds.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4a36eb54&opt=0
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A hairrazing experience for an air traffic controller, I know it from my own background. Nightmares for a long period, glad they did not overrule TICAS.
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Reading the NOS article, the Egyptian plane overruled TICAS.
Assume makes an ASS of U and ME.
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Sorry Thijs, correct! Even more chicken-skin... the radio tapes will thorougly investigated I suppose!
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