Power pilots generally are unaware of the existence of gliders. It's sad
to think that a widely accepted excuse for killing someone (glider,
motorcycle, bicyclist...) is: "I didn't expect to see a (name your victim).

On 5/18/2017 7:38 AM, C-FFKQ (42) wrote:
On Thursday, 18 May 2017 08:50:05 UTC-4, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 10:00:01 PM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:
On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 8:47:36 PM UTC-4, 2G wrote:
If you are thinking about installing ADS-B to avoid mid-airs
with GA aircraft you will be sadly disappointed.
Some of the folks with ADS-B will become lax about visually scanning
for traffic.
If you think they are scanning now, you could be more than disappointed...
I was in a thermal near my home airport with two other gliders; we were spread out about 500' vertical from each other. A Cessna 172 breezed through the centre of our group, maybe 75 metres from me.

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Dan, 5J