August 17, 20232 yr I hope this will be my last! Definitely too close for comfort. Edited August 17, 20232 yr by Rockliffe HowardMSI Mag B650 Tomahawk MB, Ryzen7-7800X3D CPU@5ghz, Arctic AIO II 360 cooler, Nvidia RTX4090 GPU, 32gb DDR5@6000Mhz, SSD/2Tb+SSD/500Gb+OS, Corsair 1000W PSU, LG Ultragear 48"4K, MFG Crosswinds, TQ6 Throttle, Fulcrum One YokeMy FlightSim YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@skyhigh776
August 17, 20232 yr I have always had a problem with the term "near miss" because it doesn't make any sense. It's an inversion of reality. I was pleased to see I wasn't alone when I heard George Carlin point out the same thing. A collision is a "near miss". Otherwise, it's a near collision. 5800X3D - Strix X570-E - 32GB 3600Mhz DDR4 - AMD RX 9070 XT- Samsung 980 Pro x2
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August 18, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, Jazz said: I have always had a problem with the term "near miss" because it doesn't make any sense. It's an inversion of reality. I was pleased to see I wasn't alone when I heard George Carlin point out the same thing. A collision is a "near miss". Otherwise, it's a near collision. Classic Carlin! Cheers, Pete Pete Solov - Lake in the Hills 3CK and Schaumburg Regional 06CProud AOPA Member - PPL 2001Real World Piper Cherokee Pilot
August 18, 20232 yr 11 hours ago, Rockliffe said: I hope this will be my last! Definitely too close for comfort. Scary but impressive to look at. What traffic settings and/or AI software are you using, Howard ? Surely not everybody was kung fu fighting. https://rationalwiki.org
August 18, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, Jazz said: I have always had a problem with the term "near miss" because it doesn't make any sense. It's an inversion of reality. I was pleased to see I wasn't alone when I heard George Carlin point out the same thing. A collision is a "near miss". Otherwise, it's a near collision. As a military aviator I spent many dreary hours on long haul transits, which were often filled in with discussions on some of the weirdest of topics. Can you see the curve of the earth at cruise altitude? That kept popping up for three days on one long transit with circuitous discussion that went around the world more times than our plane did! And, why do they call it a 'near miss' when pretty clearly it was a near hit? The term 'near miss' came from WWII specifically naval terminology I think. While a shell or bomb may have missed its intended target the pressure wave from the miss often damaged a ship anyway. U-boats were mostly sunk by percussion rather than direct hits so I am told by my ASW brethren, so a miss that is near can be very deadly especially to a ship. But for navy purposes it had to be recorded as a miss (as opposed I guess to a direct hit). The 'near' suggests the impact may have been close enough to cause damage despite the miss. Obviously usage over time has confused the term a little but I like that these historic things still float around in our language, even if the WWII navy ship didn't because of a near miss 😁. Cheers Terry No. No, Mav, this is not a good idea. Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz the tower! Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-10700 CPU @2.90Ghz, 32GB RAM, NVIDEA GeForce RTX 3060, 12GB VRAM, Samsung QN70A 4k 65inch TV with VRR 120Hz Free Sync (G-Sync Compatible). Boeing Thrustmaster TCA Yoke, Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant, Turtle Beach Velocity One Rudder Pedals.
August 18, 20232 yr Author 35 minutes ago, Lord Farringdon said: As a military aviator I spent many dreary hours on long haul transits, which were often filled in with discussions on some of the weirdest of topics. Can you see the curve of the earth at cruise altitude? That kept popping up for three days on one long transit with circuitous discussion that went around the world more times than our plane did! And, why do they call it a 'near miss' when pretty clearly it was a near hit? The term 'near miss' came from WWII specifically naval terminology I think. While a shell or bomb may have missed its intended target the pressure wave from the miss often damaged a ship anyway. U-boats were mostly sunk by percussion rather than direct hits so I am told by my ASW brethren, so a miss that is near can be very deadly especially to a ship. But for navy purposes it had to be recorded as a miss (as opposed I guess to a direct hit). The 'near' suggests the impact may have been close enough to cause damage despite the miss. Obviously usage over time has confused the term a little but I like that these historic things still float around in our language, even if the WWII navy ship didn't because of a near miss 😁. Cheers Terry Interesting Terry, thanks. 1 hour ago, Paul K said: Scary but impressive to look at. What traffic settings and/or AI software are you using, Howard ? I use FSLTL, with AI distance set at 15 miles/total AI at 35% and FSHud ATC, HowardMSI Mag B650 Tomahawk MB, Ryzen7-7800X3D CPU@5ghz, Arctic AIO II 360 cooler, Nvidia RTX4090 GPU, 32gb DDR5@6000Mhz, SSD/2Tb+SSD/500Gb+OS, Corsair 1000W PSU, LG Ultragear 48"4K, MFG Crosswinds, TQ6 Throttle, Fulcrum One YokeMy FlightSim YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@skyhigh776
August 18, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Rockliffe said: I use FSLTL, with AI distance set at 15 miles/total AI at 35% and FSHud ATC, Thanks for that. AI traffic is something I've neglected in MSFS, being happy to have the skies to myself. I think I'll dabble a little bit. Surely not everybody was kung fu fighting. https://rationalwiki.org
August 18, 20232 yr Author 2 minutes ago, Paul K said: Thanks for that. AI traffic is something I've neglected in MSFS, being happy to have the skies to myself. I think I'll dabble a little bit. Try it Paul, it's freeware, I wouldn't be without it. HowardMSI Mag B650 Tomahawk MB, Ryzen7-7800X3D CPU@5ghz, Arctic AIO II 360 cooler, Nvidia RTX4090 GPU, 32gb DDR5@6000Mhz, SSD/2Tb+SSD/500Gb+OS, Corsair 1000W PSU, LG Ultragear 48"4K, MFG Crosswinds, TQ6 Throttle, Fulcrum One YokeMy FlightSim YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@skyhigh776
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August 18, 20232 yr 27 minutes ago, ThomseN_inc said: RVSM 😉 That's what I thought too. Looks like 1000ft separation. Alvega CPU: AMD 7800X3D | COOLER: Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240L Core ARGB | GPU: RTX 4070 TI Super 16GB OC | Mobo: ASUS TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI |RAM: 32 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 6000MHz PC5-48000 2x16GB CL36 | SSDs: WD Black SN770 2TB NVMe SSD (WIN11), WD Black SN850X SSD 2 TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe (MSFS), Crucial MX500 2TB (Other stuff) | CASE: Forgeon Arcanite ARGB Mesh Tower ATX White | Power Supply: Forgeon Bolt PSU 850W 80+ Gold Full Modular White
August 18, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Lord Farringdon said: The term 'near miss' came from WWII specifically naval terminology I think. While a shell or bomb may have missed its intended target the pressure wave from the miss often damaged a ship anyway. U-boats were mostly sunk by percussion rather than direct hits so I am told by my ASW brethren, so a miss that is near can be very deadly especially to a ship. But for navy purposes it had to be recorded as a miss (as opposed I guess to a direct hit). The 'near' suggests the impact may have been close enough to cause damage despite the miss. Obviously usage over time has confused the term a little but I like that these historic things still float around in our language, even if the WWII navy ship didn't because of a near miss 😁 Fascinating. Thank you. 5800X3D - Strix X570-E - 32GB 3600Mhz DDR4 - AMD RX 9070 XT- Samsung 980 Pro x2
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