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Old December 19th, 2007, 02:04   #3
PilotChip
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Default Re: Aircraft Separation Minimums

To be honest, there's TOO MUCH to read about separation. Your best bet would be to...

Give an example of what situation you want to know the sep.
or
Provide a specific question about a sep. rule.

I'm guessing you're wondering about final approach sep. In this case it varies by size of a/c etc... Radar controllers can give an explanation on final approach sep.

From a basic tower perspective, vfr is vfr is vfr = see and avoid. Even though a tower radar display can assist a local controller in providing traffic information, it's ultimately the pilot's responsibility to separate him/her self from other traffic.
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