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Here's a very close call as recorded through the HUD camera of a T-38C.
Scott Wilson
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=qLVtstYAZLY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLVtstYAZLY


That was about as close as it gets without aluminum scraps flying.

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DW

I think it's scary cuz the pilot(NICE HUD, btw) didn't know he was
there....didn't look that close. Maybe 100 feet....

The circle in the middle of the HUD calculates where you will end up at
current speed, pitch etc. On final the circle was just below the runway
but the pilot knew it would rise slightly during the flare. There
probably wasn't much doubt. Compare that to a C-172 where you are only
somewhat sure where the plane will end up.

-Robert