I am an airline pilot myself, and this is something we see pretty much every day. This looks like a 1000 feet to me and is standard vertical separation. Remember a B-747 is a huge bird and will appear very close due to its size at 1000 feet.
Standard separation is 1000 feet vertical and 1 nm horizontal, which this event clearly conforms to; from the video it would seem that the JAL 747 is climbing away from Sydney onto a corresponding course at one flight level below the BA aircraft. It can only be assumed that it would be subsequently cleared to higher levels, while the BA flight descended to join the circuit for landing at Sydney Inter. No airprox was filed for this event subsequently.
More than a thousand feet vertical separation. They aren't near misses at all, don't panic. If they're closer than a mile on your flight level then you can pay attention. You were safe
You can see this any time you're in a holding pattern. Several planes if you're over somewhere like Heathrow. Including ones passing above and below you.
I've already seen closer also ... in heavy traffic sky of Singapore. One time , in holding pattern, we've seen the face of passengers of Cebu pacific A320, just near and below.
This is not a near miss. If you fly towards Chicago O'Hare Airport or Atlanta Int Airport, you could even see closer and landing together but in a separate runway. This one is pretty much a normal situation and considered safe by any standard.
It is clear to see that your plane and the other planes are in a holding pattern waiting for clearance into sydney. This is perfectly normal with planes flying different altitudes within the pattern using a standard separation
That was easily 1000 feet vertical separation, which is the minimum for cruise flight (although it seems too close when you get overtaken by a plane twice your size at minimum separation)
No near miss la. Scenes like this happen all the time over Heathrow esp during the morning arrival peaks when huge no of jumbos of Asian carriers circling around waiting for landing slots.
How close are they? Not close enough to matter. This happens all the time. Not only are they far apart side to side, they're also far apart in regards to altitude.
Clearly you are an inexperienced flyer. When on decent into an airport is common place for aircraft to be close together but at different levels (each circle of the airport is usually 1000ft) and the same direction.
these incidents are totally normal. All aircraft must be fitted with a transponder that is picked up radar and displays the call sign (typically speedbird XX for BA) also has the heading (001 - 360 degrees) Altitude and speed (KNT). your pilot would have been told by ATC of a Boeing 747 at 9 oclock at 27,000ft report him in sight, and will do the same to the other plane. he may tell you to go up or down turn left or right.
it might look close but thats quite far away, fighter jets now they fly close where they can pass stuff to each other and take pictures of one another lol
They are obviously 2000 feet apart no need for such a catchy title. Besides you should fly in the U.S. you would see what a busy airspace is all about!
they're pretty far. if planes could rotate as quickly as a helicopter while maintaining speed and both were dead set on a collision course than yeah they would only be a few seconds apart. That's not possible however. they are flying parallel and at different flight levels in preset flight corridors so no this was not a close call
With RVSM (Reduced Vertical Separation Minima) specific planes can fly with a minimum 1000ft vertical separation; approximately 300m. These planes are not dangerously close, you will find planes normally fly alongside/above/below each other along main routes due to sheer volume of air traffic. Technology allows this to happen with no risk, although obviously you will get the odd person panicking when they happen to see another plane through the window!
Between the surface and an altitude of 29,000 feet (8,800 m), no aircraft should come closer vertically than 300 metres or 1,000 feet (in those countries that express altitude in feet), unless some form of horizontal separation is provided. Above 29,000 feet (8,800 m) no aircraft shall come closer than 600 m (or 2,000 feet), except in airspace where Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) can be applied.
some dumd asses on here kill me ..saying the planes are not to colse ...they could hit each other in just a matter of a few sec ..since each plane is moviing about 400 mph ..at that speed it wouldn't take long to run right into rach other
@DukeNukem1011 Yeah but that would be if they are heading straight towards each other. I'm pretty sure with today's technology, such as TCAS they are aware of each presence.
@DukeNukem1011 I am a private pilot and also fly a lot (in the military) and I see this all the time, mainly on long transatlantic or transpacific flights or during decent to landing when there are parallel runways and both are being used for landing. This is perfectly normal and the FAA has guidelines on how close planes are allowed to come to each other.
@DukeNukem1011 yeah, unfortunately your logic breaks down when you realize they are headed in the same direction, and it's kind of hard to hit something unintentionally when you can see it
@DukeNukem1011 They aren't close at all. They are at least 1k feet apart which is the standard minimum safe distance between 2 aircraft .
To you and me sure they seem close, however even at a mile apart 2 aircraft closing in on each other could easily hit each other in a matter of a few seconds. So what do you think that the minimum safe distance should be?
its on a different flight level, standard operating procedure it will be min of 4000ft below if a/c is above 29000ft and 2000ft below if below this level. nothing unsafe or near miss like about this at all!
I've seen that so many times flying back and forth from Chicago to Florida, not to worry, the planes are separated both horizontally and vertically by 1000's of feet, besides, looks to me as if the Japanese Airline 747 is banking to the LEFT.
Yes a few seconds apart if they were head on... in these pics... they are divergent, also, as long as the over taking pilot can maintain visual separation they can get pretty close... fly in to New York, Chicago, or Atlanta some time
how is this even close to being a near miss? aircraft being this near to one another is more common than you realize just stake out your local airport and you will see
in cabin nothing happens, in cockpit everything happens... and I'm sure the pilot have traffic, as it is the duty of the tower informs that ... and I'm sure it did
Between the surface and an altitude of 29,000 feet (8,800 m), no aircraft should come closer vertically than 300 metres or 1,000 feet (in those countries that express altitude in feet), unless some form of horizontal separation is provided. Above 29,000 feet (8,800 m) no aircraft shall come closer than 600 m (or 2,000 feet), except in airspace where Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) can be applied.
@MrPilotSimon RVSM airspace (which covers most of the globe now) requires 1000ft seperation. Giving altitude clearences in 500ft increments is a pain in the arse.
It's further away than it looks . I was inboard an easy jet flight a few weeks ago and a ryaniar plane seemed to come really close but it was actually a few miles away :)
First I have to say: I'm a glider pilot and in a thermal there are only metres between us. Okay, A glider is of course an other kind of plane with oher speeds, but listen "ONLY A FEW METRES BETWEEN". In this Video is nothing dangerous! When the pilots and the people in tower stay in attention then all is okay.
lol that plane was probably 2 miles away from the other. i work right down the road from an international airport and have seen FAR closer when actually landing.
As far as I know a near miss is when planes come close together without the pilots and/or air traffic controllers realising it. Its OK for them to come reasonable close if they know where each other is and fly accordingly.
different altitudes, same direction, it would take awhile to close that gap. looking out the window you always see other planes zooming around, ever flown above NYC?
Traffic is I'm ing and bearing away from your aircraft. Now....if you could see the top of the traffics fuselage turning onto an intercept course, I would be yanking the call button!
@BrickTVEntertainment If I'm not mistaken I think BA009 flies from Bangkok to Sydney. I saw my Thai friend's luggage tagged "BA009" and I was thinking "woah wasn't this the flight that got involved in the volcanic ash incident"
@BrickTVEntertainment Well kinda. At that time flight 9 was from London to Auckland with 5 stopovers. Now it's a flight from London to Sydney with 1 stopover only.
Actually, that is not a near miss. It is common for high altitude aircraft to come close to each other. The pilots are in contact with centers and are warned on any nearby aircraft. As a passenger, I have seen other jets come real close, but not on any collision course.
totally different altitudes. since you guys are bound to the same direction so you both at least have 2/3K feet apart. Also, depending on the region you are flying in..there are rules and regulations for aircraft seperation. That did look close. Good video overall though. =)
not even close, i was flying from Heathrow to Lisbon, those airways are jammed packed, about 5 airplanes flying in the opposite direction were about 1 mile or less away from us at the same altitude, cool to see but makes you a little nervous
Not close at all, I've had a BA 747 out of LAX come just over the top of us after take off from SAN, nearly head-on. Was a lil freaky. I'd worry more about landing and take off traffic than anything.
Im pretty damn certain, each set of pilots would have been more than aware of each other. They probably had been told by A.T.C and had to report each other in sight.
it doesnt matter how close they are, as an airline pilot I can tell there is at least 2000feet vertical separation here, minimum is 1000feet and is pretty cool when another aircraft passes directly over your flight path just 1000feet above/below
This is no near miss, say hello to the great Japan Airlines 747-400 which is right on it's correct heading. Your BA flight deck crew knew where he was at all times. You want to see some close aircraft, try the approach and departures into the great DFW or the great SFO and LAX. Nice photos, thanks.
They must be 1 000 ft separated, this is compleately normal, don´t be worrey about ;)
rafaelmtzd7 1 week ago
Not close at all but i like the pics tho :D
eeeee524 1 week ago
Its not JAL, the 747in the video belongs to South African Airlines
ranath2424 3 weeks ago
1000ft is normal flight separation i think. Someone can correct me on that so not that close really.
CumbyOnThePiss 3 weeks ago
I am an airline pilot myself, and this is something we see pretty much every day. This looks like a 1000 feet to me and is standard vertical separation. Remember a B-747 is a huge bird and will appear very close due to its size at 1000 feet.
pschweitzer 3 weeks ago
How close are they?...
Not close wanna se close and near crash if few feet higher?
Watch this then /watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=95HS8VQO4ig
555SexyAndIKnowIt555 4 weeks ago
Standard separation is 1000 feet vertical and 1 nm horizontal, which this event clearly conforms to; from the video it would seem that the JAL 747 is climbing away from Sydney onto a corresponding course at one flight level below the BA aircraft. It can only be assumed that it would be subsequently cleared to higher levels, while the BA flight descended to join the circuit for landing at Sydney Inter. No airprox was filed for this event subsequently.
jonnybee48 1 month ago
@jonnybee48
Even 500 feet separation is standard if you will take the VFR flights [9.500 feet or lower]additionaly.
So everything is controlled and OK!
ThePilot314 2 weeks ago
this is normal,try to fly into london heathrow and you'll seealot of this...
gensanbell 1 month ago 2
I'm an italian air traffic controller and this is a standard vertical separation.
frapohc 1 month ago
This is not a near miss. One or two miles laterally and at least 1,000 feet (probably 2,000) vertically. Holding most likely.
fezekil 1 month ago
More than a thousand feet vertical separation. They aren't near misses at all, don't panic. If they're closer than a mile on your flight level then you can pay attention. You were safe
lukeybabey1977 1 month ago
You can see this any time you're in a holding pattern. Several planes if you're over somewhere like Heathrow. Including ones passing above and below you.
Dickyboy234 1 month ago
I don't see a near miss
because a near miss= collision ;)
Super4445 1 month ago
Good thing the music is not Dreamscape.
pcorf 1 month ago
so not 1 second apart
LLCPfans 1 month ago
I've already seen closer also ... in heavy traffic sky of Singapore. One time , in holding pattern, we've seen the face of passengers of Cebu pacific A320, just near and below.
88orangina 1 month ago
Almost crunched.
wwwd1fcom 1 month ago
THE backing music is called BEAT OF THE MOMENT! by009 sound system!,
raymondrayban 1 month ago 10
This is not a near miss. If you fly towards Chicago O'Hare Airport or Atlanta Int Airport, you could even see closer and landing together but in a separate runway. This one is pretty much a normal situation and considered safe by any standard.
1755ganesha 1 month ago 4
It is clear to see that your plane and the other planes are in a holding pattern waiting for clearance into sydney. This is perfectly normal with planes flying different altitudes within the pattern using a standard separation
sandflight67 1 month ago 2
its not actually close its much farther away than it looks
NLSLproductions 1 month ago
Bags of room....
bilodef66 2 months ago
That was easily 1000 feet vertical separation, which is the minimum for cruise flight (although it seems too close when you get overtaken by a plane twice your size at minimum separation)
AviationMaster96 2 months ago
Near miss? are they supposed to hit each other then? I think you should call it a near hit!
MrSelectrix 2 months ago
@MrSelectrix nonsense - this is a good separation
lhrlyc 1 month ago
No near miss la. Scenes like this happen all the time over Heathrow esp during the morning arrival peaks when huge no of jumbos of Asian carriers circling around waiting for landing slots.
trent8002003 2 months ago
perhaps they are not 2000 ft apart (despite being in rvsm), but may be composite separation was applied
wildmetal16 2 months ago
NOT a near miss
nightfly33 2 months ago
This is common it doesn't mean anything.
anna803232 2 months ago
nice video mate
fanmanu1000 2 months ago
what''s the title of this trance music
?
jejin11 2 months ago
yup nothing wrong there if you xan see the piolot waving back then its too close
harveydog2006 2 months ago
That is not a near miss,you want to watch the skys over jfk to see how busy it is
citroeno 2 months ago
it may seem close because there japanease
ffscantfindanameffs 2 months ago
Dude I fly closer than that to 747s' in the military nothing dangerous about it
DD05CLANFTW 2 months ago
i liked the sound. can somebody tell me what's the title?
jejin11 2 months ago
How close are they? Not close enough to matter. This happens all the time. Not only are they far apart side to side, they're also far apart in regards to altitude.
cuvautoofficial 2 months ago
Clearly you are an inexperienced flyer. When on decent into an airport is common place for aircraft to be close together but at different levels (each circle of the airport is usually 1000ft) and the same direction.
junctioner 2 months ago
these incidents are totally normal. All aircraft must be fitted with a transponder that is picked up radar and displays the call sign (typically speedbird XX for BA) also has the heading (001 - 360 degrees) Altitude and speed (KNT). your pilot would have been told by ATC of a Boeing 747 at 9 oclock at 27,000ft report him in sight, and will do the same to the other plane. he may tell you to go up or down turn left or right.
fire900137 2 months ago
i had it 20 feet away so
DCdirtjumper12 3 months ago
How close are they? About the same safe distance as you and another vehicle on the road?
1alwill 3 months ago
I'm a BA crew member. I can assure you its on a different flight level. This is standard operating procedure. Not close at all.
Louisesyrupgirl 3 months ago 77
nice photos!! but near miss?????? you need to learn more about flying
chakook 3 weeks ago
A near miss doesnt need to be nearly a collision.
It can even be classsed near miss or an incident if 2 planes MIGHT have collided had they continued on an uncorrected course.
gnark1ll1us 3 months ago
virgin atlantic ? 2:00
maxweelus 3 months ago
this happens all the time on planes and they have crashed
mobbalikescheez 3 months ago
what is this song?
SpacePigAdventures 3 months ago
it might look close but thats quite far away, fighter jets now they fly close where they can pass stuff to each other and take pictures of one another lol
kinstar 3 months ago
RVSM means 1000ft sep, this is 2000 maybe 1000 ft :)
DenBosch112 3 months ago
I've been much closer to another aircraft in the air before.
stefankozma 3 months ago
They are obviously 2000 feet apart no need for such a catchy title. Besides you should fly in the U.S. you would see what a busy airspace is all about!
stefgiorgio 3 months ago
It is a plane from quantas isn't it?
1995Lenne 3 months ago
No.
anotherkilleralias 3 months ago
they're pretty far. if planes could rotate as quickly as a helicopter while maintaining speed and both were dead set on a collision course than yeah they would only be a few seconds apart. That's not possible however. they are flying parallel and at different flight levels in preset flight corridors so no this was not a close call
ShatteredMercury 3 months ago
With RVSM (Reduced Vertical Separation Minima) specific planes can fly with a minimum 1000ft vertical separation; approximately 300m. These planes are not dangerously close, you will find planes normally fly alongside/above/below each other along main routes due to sheer volume of air traffic. Technology allows this to happen with no risk, although obviously you will get the odd person panicking when they happen to see another plane through the window!
paulweller84 3 months ago
Vertical separation
Between the surface and an altitude of 29,000 feet (8,800 m), no aircraft should come closer vertically than 300 metres or 1,000 feet (in those countries that express altitude in feet), unless some form of horizontal separation is provided. Above 29,000 feet (8,800 m) no aircraft shall come closer than 600 m (or 2,000 feet), except in airspace where Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) can be applied.
trooper1822 3 months ago
Haven't you ever looked out the window at a major airport before? I've counted between 15 and 20 airplanes many times when circling at ATL...
tarajadethorne 3 months ago
They were drag racing not a quarter mile but a 1000 mile track
streetboy281 3 months ago
Want to see how 'close' the planes are, go to 1:00
w400501r 3 months ago
that was a standard procedure...
username19820228 3 months ago
They are at elast 60s apart, you cannot navigate tehm into each other from this angle at diferent speeds.
krbosak 3 months ago
some dumd asses on here kill me ..saying the planes are not to colse ...they could hit each other in just a matter of a few sec ..since each plane is moviing about 400 mph ..at that speed it wouldn't take long to run right into rach other
DukeNukem1011 3 months ago
@DukeNukem1011 Yeah but that would be if they are heading straight towards each other. I'm pretty sure with today's technology, such as TCAS they are aware of each presence.
jtkent28 3 months ago
@DukeNukem1011 I am a private pilot and also fly a lot (in the military) and I see this all the time, mainly on long transatlantic or transpacific flights or during decent to landing when there are parallel runways and both are being used for landing. This is perfectly normal and the FAA has guidelines on how close planes are allowed to come to each other.
trooper1822 3 months ago
@DukeNukem1011 yeah, unfortunately your logic breaks down when you realize they are headed in the same direction, and it's kind of hard to hit something unintentionally when you can see it
jonjoy1999 3 months ago
@DukeNukem1011 TCAS buddy TCAS
1littlelee 3 months ago
@DukeNukem1011 They aren't close at all. They are at least 1k feet apart which is the standard minimum safe distance between 2 aircraft .
To you and me sure they seem close, however even at a mile apart 2 aircraft closing in on each other could easily hit each other in a matter of a few seconds. So what do you think that the minimum safe distance should be?
ThyBountyHunter 3 months ago
idea woud be 3000 feet side by side
francis2383 3 months ago
Just few secondes apart and a thousand feet apart too
hyrrokinfamily 3 months ago
009 Sound System cracks me up.
ahmadhamad 3 months ago
This happens everywhere. sone airport in USA have same parallel runways with 100 meters distance and both plane can land at same time on both runways
SuperGulfAir 3 months ago
Another plane is close when you can see the Pilot flying the other planes eyes Bulging!
candidcomment 3 months ago
its on a different flight level, standard operating procedure it will be min of 4000ft below if a/c is above 29000ft and 2000ft below if below this level. nothing unsafe or near miss like about this at all!
jamesjanmitchell 3 months ago
Normal Seperation!
splitty77 3 months ago
The other plane is clearly banking to the left.
46619TAB 3 months ago
about 3 nautical miles
abdhoms 3 months ago
I've seen that so many times flying back and forth from Chicago to Florida, not to worry, the planes are separated both horizontally and vertically by 1000's of feet, besides, looks to me as if the Japanese Airline 747 is banking to the LEFT.
46619TAB 3 months ago
Seriously, when you land a DFW airport you're coming in closer than that sometimes when you come in to land...
23FRISKY 4 months ago
Not even close,I've been in near misses
chittychad18 4 months ago
The 747 is at least 3000 feet under your plane, so the can fly atop of each other, if they wish!
DarkwerefoxRed 4 months ago
Yes a few seconds apart if they were head on... in these pics... they are divergent, also, as long as the over taking pilot can maintain visual separation they can get pretty close... fly in to New York, Chicago, or Atlanta some time
scoy132 4 months ago
I don't see any lack of separation or anything. With normal 1000feet of vertical in this video is probably standard(if in normal RVSM).
Or if you think it's near missed. Go see traffics of JFK APP That's for real...
Patthanans 4 months ago
I'm sorry but that wasn't even close...
Fsimfreak 4 months ago
Near miss? You're kidding! It's some thousand meters away!
rodelaax 4 months ago
Where is the near miss? All i can see is normal 1000 feet separation which is according to procedure
2129261184 4 months ago 137
how is this even close to being a near miss? aircraft being this near to one another is more common than you realize just stake out your local airport and you will see
mmcc67 4 months ago
i seen this flight over the irish sea from a thomson airways 737
VESERYT 4 months ago
hey, that that plane wasn't close enough for you guys, doesn't mean this isn't a great video!!!
FlyingDutchMan225 4 months ago
...that always happens when I'm on a plane..people just can't see it 'cause they're usually asleep or have their windows closed.
jjumpykkppblabla 4 months ago
They appear close but in fact they are miles/kilometers apart.
1squeez 4 months ago
Whowwwwwwwwww, there's an airplane ...................................... NOT very close actually. Looks like more than minimal separation to me.
litster73 4 months ago
This is WELL within the acceptable civil aviation tolerances for distances between planes at that sort of height.
strangegames 4 months ago
in cabin nothing happens, in cockpit everything happens... and I'm sure the pilot have traffic, as it is the duty of the tower informs that ... and I'm sure it did
JohnynunesPT 4 months ago
This is fairly close but when I went to turkey there was one way closer. No offence!
abihorseymad 4 months ago
no where near man, iv'e seen closer
TheZizgy 5 months ago
Probably in a holding pattern. When you're turning in a hold, aircraft look a lot closer
hourbuilder 5 months ago
music id? Please
greeneyessoul 5 months ago
that happened to me in an a320 over switzerland with an md11 exept it went right over us!
nickstr345 5 months ago
officially they should be seperated by max 1000ft. means 300meters.
This is more then 300meters. during take off and landing the diference is ofcourse bigger.
thestignl 5 months ago
Between the surface and an altitude of 29,000 feet (8,800 m), no aircraft should come closer vertically than 300 metres or 1,000 feet (in those countries that express altitude in feet), unless some form of horizontal separation is provided. Above 29,000 feet (8,800 m) no aircraft shall come closer than 600 m (or 2,000 feet), except in airspace where Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) can be applied.
JiriWi 5 months ago
news media would make this out to be seconds from death but thats really far away
v6greenfbird95 5 months ago
Definatly a "TRAFFIC WARNING!" but nothing to be worried about.
xXxSexyEmoBoyxXx 5 months ago
Do I really need to have an Obama ad pop up on my screen while on youtube?
Lurp65 5 months ago
That is way more than the 1500ft seperation.
MrPilotSimon 5 months ago 2
@MrPilotSimon RVSM airspace (which covers most of the globe now) requires 1000ft seperation. Giving altitude clearences in 500ft increments is a pain in the arse.
SuperTranceMania 4 months ago
"how close are they?" - Not very mate.
Redtape88 5 months ago 109
It's a busy airway...
RePete02 5 months ago
While doing 800-900km/h that is pretty close. Thanks to the airtraffic controllers who know how to do their job.
VEVOrapesmusic 5 months ago
you could fit 100 planes in that gap. health and safety nowadays eh
hardcoredixon 5 months ago
On a flight to Mauritius Island, i've seen much nearer!
08ka10 5 months ago
aslong as the aircraft aren't heading for a colission, this is okay.
ollerverh 6 months ago
They are almost a mile apart! You cant even read the numbers off the JAL jet.
757mech1 6 months ago
What people will make a near miss - incredible.
naisi 6 months ago
It's further away than it looks . I was inboard an easy jet flight a few weeks ago and a ryaniar plane seemed to come really close but it was actually a few miles away :)
ew12345671 6 months ago
First I have to say: I'm a glider pilot and in a thermal there are only metres between us. Okay, A glider is of course an other kind of plane with oher speeds, but listen "ONLY A FEW METRES BETWEEN". In this Video is nothing dangerous! When the pilots and the people in tower stay in attention then all is okay.
Sorry for my bad english!
EragonLea 6 months ago
Oh NO! So cloooosse! What ever should the PROFESSIONAL Pilots do?!
gunnygundog 6 months ago
near miss is when you can read the other aircraft's registration
ryr067 6 months ago
the legle limit for commercial planes is 1000 ft apart only the air force can fly closer this is at least 5000 ft away,
gavinbob85 6 months ago
clearly you have never been stuck in a holding pattern when flying into LHR.
rossyp2k6 6 months ago
This is perfectly normal.
formy2 6 months ago
there miles away.. when ive been to orlando from manchester there was like a plane touching the wings put it was about 4 miles away
bells11967 6 months ago 3
lol that plane was probably 2 miles away from the other. i work right down the road from an international airport and have seen FAR closer when actually landing.
steelstrings1312 6 months ago
Try San Fran thats interesting when your side by side to another Heavy.
JIMBO5444 6 months ago
no near miss about it. JAL is lower and maintaining seperation. both aircraft are also fitted with TCAS so they know exactly where they are
dave46563 6 months ago
Looks Like Good Vertical Separation To Me.
1000FT Is Much Closer Than People Think
daveyb99 6 months ago
this music makes me want to slit my wrists
jeffhardylysia 6 months ago
this is so so far away. ive seen much closer when im on board a plane landing to Perth WA.
jemmit 6 months ago
That's quantas not japanese air..
tomibewi 7 months ago
@tomibewi Looked like JAL to me.
And spell QANTAS correctly next time.
JBofBrisbane 1 month ago
As far as I know a near miss is when planes come close together without the pilots and/or air traffic controllers realising it. Its OK for them to come reasonable close if they know where each other is and fly accordingly.
Sturadio 7 months ago
That aircraft is at least 1,000 feet below. That's the proper amount of vertical separation.
kewkabe 7 months ago
It looks like that 747 is banking left; perhaps it triggered the TECAS on both jets?
jujumediazone 7 months ago in playlist FLIGHTS
YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT A REAL "NEAR MISS" IS!!!
wmoltke 7 months ago
different altitudes, same direction, it would take awhile to close that gap. looking out the window you always see other planes zooming around, ever flown above NYC?
themoose1971 7 months ago
is that near ?
Bullzye666 7 months ago
it is safe as long as nothing colourful is showing on TCAS
yl148 7 months ago
seen closer aircraft from the ground
Trevo711 7 months ago
"Flight B9" LOL.
ryanhaart 7 months ago
Traffic is I'm ing and bearing away from your aircraft. Now....if you could see the top of the traffics fuselage turning onto an intercept course, I would be yanking the call button!
hotelgulf 7 months ago
I thought BA-9 made an emergency lanidng in Indonesia after it's engines coughed on volcanic ash. Is BA still using the flight no. on flights today?
BrickTVEntertainment 8 months ago
@BrickTVEntertainment If I'm not mistaken I think BA009 flies from Bangkok to Sydney. I saw my Thai friend's luggage tagged "BA009" and I was thinking "woah wasn't this the flight that got involved in the volcanic ash incident"
WASBE2007 8 months ago
@BrickTVEntertainment Well kinda. At that time flight 9 was from London to Auckland with 5 stopovers. Now it's a flight from London to Sydney with 1 stopover only.
VirusSI 7 months ago
@BrickTVEntertainment BA009 is LHR-BKK-SYD
xyz49271 7 months ago
@BrickTVEntertainment yes, BA009 is the route from London Heathrow to Sydney via Bangkok
dave46563 6 months ago
@BrickTVEntertainment ...why wouldn't they? That was in the 80's and the plane landed safely anyway.
karu1402 5 months ago
Come on, not dangerous in any way.
slgordon3 8 months ago 54
@slgordon3 dont want to sound a douche about this but if a plane is within 1mile of another its classed as a near miss
Lev1H 7 months ago
So where is this near miss? That happens everyday. Pretty normal occurrence.
craigdred 8 months ago 2
Actually, that is not a near miss. It is common for high altitude aircraft to come close to each other. The pilots are in contact with centers and are warned on any nearby aircraft. As a passenger, I have seen other jets come real close, but not on any collision course.
newalm 8 months ago
Eh looks like normal traffic not a near miss.
If it was a near miss you would have FELT the jink...
neviathiel 8 months ago
prob 1.5 or 2 miles apart, plenty of room
sethch53 8 months ago
@sethch53 That would be a loss of seperation guys !! Come on now............ so no, its NOT plenty of room.
1053857 8 months ago
ummmm looks like a couple of miles to me miles
dryque2006 8 months ago
What does it mean"a few seconds apart"?
DaniyalRehman 9 months ago
@DaniyalRehman The time it takes for you to slam into another plane.
tomcat8492 8 months ago
totally different altitudes. since you guys are bound to the same direction so you both at least have 2/3K feet apart. Also, depending on the region you are flying in..there are rules and regulations for aircraft seperation. That did look close. Good video overall though. =)
zoulation 9 months ago
1:25 Boeing 747-400 Thai Airways
ZitumboX 9 months ago
far apart!!!
wizzair1313 9 months ago
i think around 100 feet apart standard, i think ?
francis2383 9 months ago
@francis2383 1000 feet apart in the vertical view, 2-4 miles from horizontal ;)
pereduranofcourse 9 months ago
No near-miss at all, the other B747 is about 500-600 meters away and also 500-600 meters lower than your plane.
puftepos 9 months ago
Thats not a near miss mate.
keithd3 9 months ago
as long as 1000ft apart or 1 mile and that is both , looks closer in the air.
buffallobill007 9 months ago
I have tried to see a tulip 737 300 feet over that plane i flied in sorry for the bad English
airbusa380andsas 9 months ago
there is nothing close about those planes the 747 is big so you could see it a mile away
kyCap222 9 months ago
They are flying parallel in the same direction - they can be pretty close to each other, no problem.
DrainExpress 9 months ago
not even close, i was flying from Heathrow to Lisbon, those airways are jammed packed, about 5 airplanes flying in the opposite direction were about 1 mile or less away from us at the same altitude, cool to see but makes you a little nervous
JoshTehVideoMaker 9 months ago
check out the clip on here, "somewhere over the atlantic" with the NWA flying parallel. it's nice!
rustynalez 10 months ago
Not close at all, I've had a BA 747 out of LAX come just over the top of us after take off from SAN, nearly head-on. Was a lil freaky. I'd worry more about landing and take off traffic than anything.
rustynalez 10 months ago
Im pretty damn certain, each set of pilots would have been more than aware of each other. They probably had been told by A.T.C and had to report each other in sight.
rachaelmatt 10 months ago
it doesnt matter how close they are, as an airline pilot I can tell there is at least 2000feet vertical separation here, minimum is 1000feet and is pretty cool when another aircraft passes directly over your flight path just 1000feet above/below
g1344304 10 months ago
the regulation say it musb be aleast 6 miles apart it seem close but isnt
4generationell 10 months ago
This is no near miss, say hello to the great Japan Airlines 747-400 which is right on it's correct heading. Your BA flight deck crew knew where he was at all times. You want to see some close aircraft, try the approach and departures into the great DFW or the great SFO and LAX. Nice photos, thanks.
DansJets 10 months ago