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Old July 18th 06, 03:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jose[_1_]
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Default PED Vintage Jet Slams Into Homes Near Air Show

Its like when people say "near miss." What they actually mean is "near
hit."


No. There is no such thing as a "far hit". All hits are near... as
near as they can be. If you do not hit, you "nearly hit" but it is not
a "near hit'

However, misses come in many forms. You can miss by a mile (which is a
near miss in transatlantic aviation, and a far miss when diving into a
swimming pool). You can miss by inches, which is a near miss when
aviating and a far miss when doing brain surgery. None of these "nearly
missed", they most definately missed.

Jose
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