The Free Flight Concept
Spatial zones encircle each plane. The smaller zone (in yellow) is called the ``protected zone.'' The protected zone of an aircraft can never meet the protected zone of another aircraft. The larger ``alert zone'' extends well beyond the protected zone and, upon contact with another aircraft's alert...
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