- FAA investigating a near-miss near Fort Lauderdale after JetBlue Flight 1256 and a flight-school Beechcraft 76 came within about 500 feet vertically (1.6 miles horizontally); JetBlue pilots got a TCAS alert and climbed to avoid a collision.
- The small plane was in a charted flight‑training area operating under visual flight rules (see‑and‑avoid) with its transponder on, where pilots aren’t always required to be on ATC frequency.
- ATC audio captured tense moment and a controller calling the other pilot “insane,” though the FAA says required separation was ultimately maintained.
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