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Old September 1st 06, 02:58 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.soaring
john smith
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Default Hawker vs. Glider Midair - with photo!

In article . com,
wrote:

The glider pilot was circling when he was hit. He reported that he saw
the jet just a blink before the impact with no possibility of evasive
action.


At 16k, what kind of vertical rate of ascent could the glider have been
experiencing in a thermal that day?