Martin Hellman wrote:

Knowing when to spend extra time scanning -- with an extra shot of
adrenalin -- would probably have prevented the recent Washington
fatality. And reading the description by the surviving pilot, I can
see that I've been in similar situations several times. Flying with a
friend, we split up to try different areas of lift, can't see each
other, and aren't sure when we come back into danger range unless we
tie up 123.3 or 123.5 or some other frequency -- and even that isn't
possible sometimes due to others tying it up.

I suggest you use the radio in this situation. You and your friend are
so close, he'll hear you, even if another glider a few miles away is
transmitting. Better some unintentional noise on the frequency than the
noise of a collision.

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA