Was on a flight recently where another plane was visible nearby going the opposite direction. That thing ZOOMED by! Was pretty cool seeing basically the equivalent of 1000mph up close.
This is your captain speaking from the flight deck. I’m going to turn on the fasten seat belt signs and ask that you return to your seats. We’re going to teach that little bitch a lesson.
Not so fun fact: I was reading recently that while mid-air collisions are obviously quite rare, near collisions happen quite a bit more than we realize.
RVSM was implemented to reduce the vertical separation above flight level (FL) 290 from 2000-ft minimum to 1000-ft minimum. It allows aircraft to safely fly more optimum profiles, gain fuel savings and increase airspace capacity.
Had this happening twice on my flight to Spain recently. The first one passed beneath us pretty much like you did in this photo and it felt even a little bit closer than this. Second passed above us with a bit more distance.
I’ve never seen such close passes previous to that flight.
I saw something like this too! A plane passing is about as close. When I told people on Reddit they said I was lying because they could never get that close. How did you manage to get the picture with it travelling so fast?
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This is anti-chem trail propaganda. Link to video
Use the right lane, except to pass! 🤣
This is what the airline industry calls “dangerously fucking close”.
At the speed planes fly you were practically kissing the passengers on the other plane.
Edit: I’m bad at judging distances, especially in a picture, and these plains did not get closer than the established safety buffer.
Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home.
Rare chem trail in photo
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I love seeing this in a plane
It’s not moving!
Ring the bell and all the pilot to go faster. Tell em to catch up cause you want to read the license plate on the back
I hope someone from the other plane posts a pic of your plane, OP.
Mid-air! Tks for pointing this out.
Was on a flight recently where another plane was visible nearby going the opposite direction. That thing ZOOMED by! Was pretty cool seeing basically the equivalent of 1000mph up close.
This is your captain speaking from the flight deck. I’m going to turn on the fasten seat belt signs and ask that you return to your seats. We’re going to teach that little bitch a lesson.
*Engines throttle up*
That’s a plane from Qatar. Just saying.
Not so fun fact: I was reading recently that while mid-air collisions are obviously quite rare, near collisions happen quite a bit more than we realize.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/21/business/airline-safety-close-calls.html
“gg ez lol”
– other plane, probably
I was gonna make a chem trail joke but then I saw that theres people seriously saying it💀💀
That looks too close
Was it over Romania? Because it happens to just seeing another close call as I looked up earlier today.
You never had me. You never had your plane
RVSM was implemented to reduce the vertical separation above flight level (FL) 290 from 2000-ft minimum to 1000-ft minimum. It allows aircraft to safely fly more optimum profiles, gain fuel savings and increase airspace capacity.
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/separation_standards/rvsm#:~:text=RVSM%20was%20implemented%20to%20reduce,savings%20and%20increase%20airspace%20capacity.
Had this happening twice on my flight to Spain recently. The first one passed beneath us pretty much like you did in this photo and it felt even a little bit closer than this. Second passed above us with a bit more distance.
I’ve never seen such close passes previous to that flight.
That does not look like 2000ft separation. Someone fucked up.
Looks close to me.
your plane looks like a cartoon
Did you want it to pass on the ground?
Dude, You guys are losing! Gotta speed up
Where else would it pass you? Underwater? That’d be a problem…
I saw something like this too! A plane passing is about as close. When I told people on Reddit they said I was lying because they could never get that close. How did you manage to get the picture with it travelling so fast?
Is this on of those near misses they’ve been talking about?
did you wave?
Pics or it didnt happen.
Too close for comfort!
Fire a red shell
Id be supprised if it wasn’t mid air
Thats my plane and were racing. Update: we crashed into 2 big to-