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| Experts deny aircraft near miss | |
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| Aviation experts have reassured a Glasgow resident after he claimed he saw a near miss involving two aircraft. | |
| David Rocks was shocked to see what he believed to be two aircraft heading straight towards each other on Sunday, before one suddenly rose sharply. | |
| He managed to photograph the event, however, aviation experts insisted there had been "no incident". | He managed to photograph the event, however, aviation experts insisted there had been "no incident". |
| The National Air Traffic Service (Nats) said the aircraft were separated by at least 1,000ft. | |
| Mr Rocks, from Glasgow, who sent his pictures to BBC Scotland's news website, said: "I was sitting on the sofa at about 10.30am on Sunday listening to some music and saw the two planes flying towards each other. | Mr Rocks, from Glasgow, who sent his pictures to BBC Scotland's news website, said: "I was sitting on the sofa at about 10.30am on Sunday listening to some music and saw the two planes flying towards each other. |
| 'Standard separation' | 'Standard separation' |
| "As I got my camera, one turned away. It was really scary." | "As I got my camera, one turned away. It was really scary." |
| A spokesman for Nats told the news website: "I can guarantee that there has been no incident. | A spokesman for Nats told the news website: "I can guarantee that there has been no incident. |
| "The two aircraft were separated by 1,000ft which is the standard separation. | "The two aircraft were separated by 1,000ft which is the standard separation. |
| "Our radar equipment automatically detects when two aircraft come too close together. | "Our radar equipment automatically detects when two aircraft come too close together. |
| "The plane which turned was responding to an ordinary navigation change of direction." | "The plane which turned was responding to an ordinary navigation change of direction." |
| He added that vapour trails were only visible above about 30,000 ft (5.6 miles). | He added that vapour trails were only visible above about 30,000 ft (5.6 miles). |
| "Everything looks much closer than it actually is," he said. | "Everything looks much closer than it actually is," he said. |
| "When the skies are particularly clear people tend to look up. But what they don't realise is that even if the planes are 1,000ft above each other they can look closer." | "When the skies are particularly clear people tend to look up. But what they don't realise is that even if the planes are 1,000ft above each other they can look closer." |
| A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority said: "We get these calls every time we have a nice blue sky. | A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority said: "We get these calls every time we have a nice blue sky. |
| "These aircraft will have been at least 15,000 ft high and separated by 1,000ft vertically." | "These aircraft will have been at least 15,000 ft high and separated by 1,000ft vertically." |