Valuy@lemmy.zip to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoPlanes were just 300ft apart in Boston airport near miss, expert sayswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down11
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minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·2 months agoFor context, this is about the length of an airliner. So this was actually extremely close. Also, I flew back into Logan yesterday, on a delta flight, though I did not discern any abrupt maneuvers or a go-around on landing 😅
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoNot to sound terminally USian, but 300 ft is 100 yards, which is 1 football field. I don’t think commercial jets are the length of a football field. Maybe like ½ - ⅔ of one at most.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAh, you’re right - I guess I was thinking more along the lines of larger airliners. Still, this is in the realm of “uncomfortably close”.
For context, this is about the length of an airliner. So this was actually extremely close.
Also, I flew back into Logan yesterday, on a delta flight, though I did not discern any abrupt maneuvers or a go-around on landing 😅
Not to sound terminally USian, but 300 ft is 100 yards, which is 1 football field.
I don’t think commercial jets are the length of a football field.
Maybe like ½ - ⅔ of one at most.
Ah, you’re right - I guess I was thinking more along the lines of larger airliners. Still, this is in the realm of “uncomfortably close”.