"Dudley Henriques" dhenriques@noware .net wrote

For the first few hours you fly the new airplane, put a penciled notation
on
your preflight checklist as the last item to be checked just before
takeoff
and before landing.
"Concentrate on the NEW blind spots!!!!!"
Dudley Henriques


REALLY ! ! !

One day at OSH, during a rush of departures on 36, I almost saw a mid-air
collision, due to the blind spot.

Departure on 36 has you do a right turn at midfield, to a course of 150,
until clear of the OSH airspace. A biplane (couldn't tell for sure what the
types were, as I was horrified at seeing what was sure to be a fatal
accident) had taken off on the right side of 36L, and shortly after a plane
(Piper 6 ?) departed on the left side of 36L. The biplane and Piper arrived
at the turning point (midfield) at the same time, with the Piper a bit
faster and higher. He never saw the biplane, and crossed over it by what
looked to be less than a wingspan. Thankfully, they missed. Remember those
clearing turns, gang!
--
Jim in NC