Asta
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Last night with a student on a night cross we were cleared direct ISP to western NJ, which took us through the Bravo and over JFK. As we neared JFK at 6500 we were given a traffic advisory for a bizjet at our eleven o'clock. We had him already, and it was a classic example of two aircraft on a collision course: no relative movement and the target only got bigger. After what seemed a long time the bizjet finally called a tally on us, but by then they were about a mile. I told the controller I had to climb and did. The jet passed right beneath us, maybe 500 feet. If I had not climbed it would have been less. The bizjet told the controller that if he hadn't had a visual on us it would have been a "TA" (I think he said TA, but I can't remember as I am unfamiliar with the abbreviation.) The bizjet driver was obviously pissed.
Don't get me wrong, I think NY controllers are the best in the country, but that's was as close as I've ever come to a midair. I'm just trying to deconstruct this and what else I could have done. The whole thing took 20-30 seconds. We were the to right of the bizjet. Thoughts?
Don't get me wrong, I think NY controllers are the best in the country, but that's was as close as I've ever come to a midair. I'm just trying to deconstruct this and what else I could have done. The whole thing took 20-30 seconds. We were the to right of the bizjet. Thoughts?