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Old 12th Oct 2012, 09:40
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Uplinker, perhaps 100's of times a day aircraft do pass with 1000' separation.

BUT, 100's of times a day, two aircraft aren't vectored head on to each other, then cleared to simultaneously climb and descend into one another.
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