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Although this is armchair quarterbacking, having the F-16 break off the approach to climb and maintain a new altitude would have been nice. Not sure if there was traffic above him though. Altitude separation is always more comfortable than a vector away from traffic at or near your altitude.


This part baffles me as well. The Cessna was at 1200 feet indicated to begin with. AFAIK, Mode C has an error of +- 200 feet.

That doesn't sound like adequate vertical separation to me. Why not ask for a 500 foot climb instead of giving a vector?




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