darkazana 1,736 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Any one off to Spain this week? Take your parachute!! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28195337 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Flashback to Tenerife without the fog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Why do they call this a 'near miss'? Surely it was a 'miss' or a 'near hit' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Guess it's just one of those englishisms, littlebro. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,869 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 El prat airport, sounds about right. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 At that angle it is hard to realise how close or how far apart they were. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Nomination for the understatement of the decade: 'Officials have denied passengers were in danger at any point'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I'm sure a lot of this goes on and we never hear about it. Ignorance is bliss, comes to mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I think I'd rather not hear of these close shaves. I'd never go on a plane again. lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Why do they call this a 'near miss'? Surely it was a 'miss' or a 'near hit' It's a miss that was near. In other words it only just missed. It would be more correct to say nearly a hit rather than a near hit. I was taught English by someone who was once joint winner of the Booker Prize so I ought to know what I'm talking about (even if I don't). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Shureuncle 19 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I'm at my house in Spain at the moment and on Spanish TV they are saying that they were about 1.6 km /1 mile to 1.8km /1.15 miles apart the camera angle just makes it look much worse . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 i have got some friends who went to spain on saturday for a week our other friend flew back on saturday after five weeks at his spanish villa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,120 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 #11 saw the video and didn't think it looked all that close to be honest. Still wouldn't have liked to have been on either plane though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Bob #11 When I first saw this I could see the distortion caused by 'compression of perspective' by a telephoto lens. Air travel would be much safer if only wide angle lenses were used, (perhaps)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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