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Originally Posted by billybob123
Probably similar preventing crashes between the traffic helicopter/C172s that are hovering around town every morning and afternoon. Though I imagine an F-18 moves a bit faster than the traffic choppers.
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Well it does move faster, but must still remain below the "speed limits" set up below 10,000' (250 knots) unless ATC allows them to go faster.
There really isn't a lot of traffic just hanging around over Calgary, most is arriving and departing traffic on set routes, and the traffic aircraft plus HAWC's and STAR's maybe. ATC could always just give local traffic an altitude restriction to keep them above the CF-18 while it's around.