Heathrow-bound planes in mid-air 'near miss'
aol.co.uk: Heathrow-bound planes in mid-air 'near miss'
I do not think they were THAT close either...I know I've seen other planes at a distance with coming in/out of LHR. :) Spectators at Wentworth golf course were yesterday left "gasping" as two Heathrow-bound passenger planes looked to be heading for a mid-air collision above their heads. But, in reality, the distance between the planes was not uncommon. According to the Daily Mail, the plane on the left is a mile or two lower than the plane on the right, and both are taking part in a process called 'stacking', where pilots wait their turn to land. So crowds at the BMW PGA Championship in Surrey actually witnessed an optical illusion. |
The Daily Mail (shockingly) has their facts wrong - they were likely as close as 1,000ft apart vertically, or about 0.2 miles.
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Originally Posted by star_world
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The Daily Mail (shockingly) has their facts wrong - they were likely as close as 1,000ft apart vertically, or about 0.2 miles.
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