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Old Aug 10, 2017, 7:03 pm
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Originally Posted by After Burner
It's not midair. Both aircraft would need to be flying. The normal separation minima are not applicable near the ground, at an airport. This is my own understanding. But admittedly my knowledge of air law doesn't exceed what was needed to pass the exams.
Okay, so a landing plane misses a taxiing plane by two feet and there's no reporting obligation? There must be an obligation to report an incident like this.
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