On Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 10:33:58 AM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:

"At 1100:49, the radar target of the F-16 was located 1/2 nautical
mile northeast of the Cessna, at an indicated altitude of 1,500
feet, and was on an approximate track of 215 degrees. At that
time, the Cessna reported an indicated altitude of 1,400 feet, and
was established on an approximate track of 110 degrees. At 1100:52
the controller advised the F-16 pilot, "traffic passing below you
1,400 feet." "


So, the Cessna was pretty close to the beam, and therefore may not have shown up on the F-16s radar.

It almost sounds like both the controller and the Viper driver expected the other to take the appropriate action - neither took full responsibility for preventing the possible collision, expecting the other to do it!

So much for a transponder ALONE being the solution to midairs...

And until installing ADS-B Out in a certified airplane is a LOT cheaper, what are the chances that that Cessna owner would have bothered?

Would ADS-B in have provided timely warning to the Cessna of the approach of the F-16? As I understand it, since neither the Cessna or the F-16 had ADS-B out, the Cessna would not have received any traffic info from the ADS-B ground stations.

Thanks, FAA, for this idiotic implementation - withholding traffic data as an incentive to equip with ADS-B out!

Dual band ADS-B receivers SHOULD receive both weather AND all traffic! That would probably guarantee that just about everything flying would at least get traffic info!

Kirk
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