Comment by m4rtink
3 days ago
I guess in some cases lowering altitude could result in flight into terrain or possibly entering airspace where collision with other aircraft would be more likely ?
3 days ago
I guess in some cases lowering altitude could result in flight into terrain or possibly entering airspace where collision with other aircraft would be more likely ?
Not these days, with detailed terrain maps and GPS + GPWS.
The chances of colliding with anything else would be tiny. In case of other commercial jets zero, thanks to TCAS at the least.
GPWS = ground proximity warning system
TCAS = traffic alert and collision avoidance system