On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:03:50 -0700 (PDT), John Cochrane
wrote:


"Idiot" is perhaps a bit strong, and I may have been hasty in applying
it to a fellow pilot. On the other hand, he did pass 10-20 feet over
the top of my glider in a large gaggle.


One pilot who I know very well told me that during a WGC when he was
competing for the first place (he was in the lead), one very-well
known competitor flew maneuvres that this pilot could only classify as
attempts to produce near-misses. Within half an hour they had two
near-misses with less than fifteen feet, both provoked by the same
pilot.

Then the pilot in question lost his nerves and broke off the flight.
The attacking pilot won the WGC.



Andreas