Twice, flying the Whites and running under street, I came upon an opposing glider and just had the time to flinch. And I always kept a very close eye out for traffic while flying the Whites.


On Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 4:15:05 PM UTC-8, Andy Blackburn wrote:
On Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 2:14:18 PM UTC-8, wrote:

Almost everybody, when faced with the head on scenario will likely do what you mentioned. Sooooo- a better scenario is to push and no banking as it likely will increase your projected cross section.

Literally it's no different than if we just flipped coins at the start of the contest and divided into "pull" pilots and "push" pilots. Your odds are 50-50. If you could get everyone else to agree to push it would be good - for you.

Matching the other guys bank is best obviously.

I'm pooping my pants just thinking about that one! Thanks goodness it happens rarely.

Seriously, there is no agreed to procedure for head-to-head because there are too many scenarios where doing something by rote only makes matters worse. You should assume that in this situation you will not see anything until it is too late. The closer to collision course the less likely you will be able to pick it up. That's just the biology of the human eye. Best to not rely on panic maneuvers if you can avoid it.

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