Former enroute (above 5,000 ft & out of Approach control airpsace) ATC here. Separation errors (failure to maintain mimimum distances btwn aircraft) could be 20 miles in some instances. Gotta tell ya, I was (and still am amazed) how few collisions (and near misses) there were/are in Approach controlled airspace. To this day, when I fly, my prayer on the runway has always been "Please G-d, get me to 5,000 ft".
So,, are we to believe that flight paths are allowed to cross if their altitudes differ by 200 feet?
That is also a good point. What is considered a near miss? Less than 150 feet vertically?
Former enroute (above 5,000 ft & out of Approach control airpsace) ATC here. Separation errors (failure to maintain mimimum distances btwn aircraft) could be 20 miles in some instances. Gotta tell ya, I was (and still am amazed) how few collisions (and near misses) there were/are in Approach controlled airspace. To this day, when I fly, my prayer on the runway has always been "Please G-d, get me to 5,000 ft".