Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
That's no joke. Came head-to-head with another 121 RJ the other day...we were the 1000 ft separation, but that sure scared the pants off me. No traffic call from Center either.
Even at the 1000 ft separation I thought we were goners - at that altitude, your eyes can deceive - and at 1000 kts closure I had 1 second after I saw them and they were right on top of us...
Why on earth would that scare you? That's normal procedure for RVSM operations. You had better get used to it, or you'll have a heart attack pretty soon!