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Near Mid-Air
Collisions:
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75% of Near
Mid-Air Collisions (NMAC) involve General Aviation (GA) aircraft
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70% occur near
airports; 85% occur below 3000 feet
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Over 50% involve
pilots simply not using See and Avoid
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Over 50% occur at
airfields with towers
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90% of the
aircraft involved in NMAC are small, light aircraft
Mid-Air Collisions:
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Less than 10%
occur when both aircraft are in radar contact
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20% of Mid-Air
Collisions involve an aircraft where flight instruction is occurring
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MAC's account for
2% of aviation fatalities
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Recreational
fliers account for 46% of all MAC's
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95% of aircraft
involved in a MAC are small, GA aircraft
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Nearly 100% of
MAC's take place during Day VFR conditions
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67% of MAC
reports say visibility was greater than 10 miles
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40% of MAC's
occur during cruise flight
The Bottom
Line: We need to keep vigilant at all times and during all phases
of flight. NMAC's and MAC's can occur at anytime and any place.
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