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Old 3rd Apr 2010, 13:44
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Turtle Driver
 
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Class B? Notwithstanding how close they got, did a separation standard exist (at all times)?
In class B airspace in the US, VFR aircraft are separated from aircraft weighing more than 19000 lbs or jets by:

- 1.5 miles horizontal, or
- 500 ft vertical, or
- Visual separation

(FAAO 7110.65 Sec 7.9.4)
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