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On 5/19/2018 9:02 PM, True North wrote:

Way too close together. I thought the camera might be making the planes seem closer than in reality until the pilot mentioned 18" and sometimes 6".



I can't imagine maintaining that distance from another plane's wingtip
while doing an inverted roll at over 300 mph.

I have a tough enough time keeping a Cessna 172 going straight down
the runway during takeoff.