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What altitude is that plane at?

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searchlight | 16:48 Sun 03rd Dec 2006 | Science
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Looking up at a commercial aircraft is it possible to estimate its altitude to a reasonable degree of accuracy by sight alone?
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yeah, with in several hundred feet prehaps
a got give away is the size at which it appears and weather or not it is co-trailing, whch usually occurs around 15-20 feet depening on temp and pressure
make that 15-20 thosand feet

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