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Old 12th Apr 2006, 22:20
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Originally Posted by Led Zep
Mind you, Guppy, I'd just as rather hit another aircraft mid-air (God forbid) at 250kts as I would at 50kts. The outcome would probably be just the same!
Although I do concur that the slower you go, the more time you have to see and avoid.
Hmm - traffic at seen at 1 mile gives you 14.4 seconds to react @ 250kts and 11.3 secs @ 320kts ignoring any closing velocity. That's why the big boys have TCAS!
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