Originally Posted by
buzzpat
Tell that to the C-141 crew who collided with a German military jet at 430 just off the coast at 2:00 am. Both crashed into the South Atlantic. Good buddy of mine was the AC.
Sorry for the loss of a friend. But the collision occurred at FL 350, after the German crew failed to climb to FL 390 as in their flight pan. If either had been at 430, no collision. Not being argumentative, but I survived a mid-air that also killed a good friend. And there isn't much traffic at 450.
GF