Originally Posted by
11atsomto
yeah basically........
reminds me deplaning in SFO one time I was queried by a "I probably fly more than you" types.......who asked "Was that a near miss over Nevada?"
Likely was an opposite direction at cruise 1000 below but I couldn't recall exactly...so I just said...."If it were a near miss...Trust me you'd know it."
Would’ve referred him to Carlan’s “Near hit” bit. A near miss is called a collision. “Look (points at fireball in the sky)! They nearly missed!”