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Allow me a grapevinian ramble:
I saw another airplane traveling perpendicular to our direction while at cruising altitude on a recent flight. It was sort of mind blowing to see how fast it was traveling. I don't fly all that much, and when I do I usually get the aisle, so it was the first time i'd ever seen another airplane while flying.
I wish I could estimate how far away it was, but without anything to provide perspective, I have no idea. It was close enough that I could easily read the southwest on the tail of the plane, though. It seemed pretty close, quite frankly.
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Originally posted by Donuthole View PostAllow me a grapevinian ramble:
I saw another airplane traveling perpendicular to our direction while at cruising altitude on a recent flight. It was sort of mind blowing to see how fast it was traveling. I don't fly all that much, and when I do I usually get the aisle, so it was the first time i'd ever seen another airplane while flying.
I wish I could estimate how far away it was, but without anything to provide perspective, I have no idea. It was close enough that I could easily read the southwest on the tail of the plane, though. It seemed pretty close, quite frankly.
Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
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Originally posted by falafel View PostAre you sure that's what you mean? What kind of aircraft was it, a rocket?"Seriously, is there a bigger high on the whole face of the earth than eating a salad?"--SeattleUte
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Originally posted by falafel View PostAre you sure that's what you mean? What kind of aircraft was it, a rocket?Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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Originally posted by Lost_Student View PostWhat do you think he means by "perpendicular"?Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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Originally posted by Donuthole View PostI am pretty sure that's exactly what I mean. Your limited grasp of geometry is not surprising, however.
Was it in front of you then? How much higher/lower? It seems totally crazy that flights with dissecting paths would be allowed to fly so close to each other (in terms of time).Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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Originally posted by falafel View PostGeometry is overrated.
Was it in front of you then? How much higher/lower? It seems totally crazy that flights with dissecting paths would be allowed to fly so close to each other (in terms of time).Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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Yeah, that's no problem. They're required to maintain at least 1000 ft vertical separation up to 29,000 ft altitude, and 2000 ft vertical separation above that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separat...raffic_control)
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I was once in a single-engine Cessna at about 5,000 feet and saw a Southwest 737 that was 2-3 miles away, but at the same altitude, on approach to a landing. The contrast between that jet's speed and ours was pretty impressive.Last edited by LA Ute; 10-29-2011, 08:54 AM.“There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
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