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Old July 25th 12, 01:14 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Avoid head-on collision? Forward facing LED strobe?

So how many of us have flown along close to cloudbase under a cloud street, and suddenly seen another glider pass us on the opposite heading?

It's obviously hard to see a glider that is coming straight at you.

So what about a narrow beam LED strobe aligned with the glide path vector... would the other glider see it? Would it be legal? Could you shine it through the canopy with a baffle to block internal reflections?

Has anyone done this?

I once saw another glider coming towards me on a ridge with wing tip strobes. It really got my attention and in plenty of time. So I kinda think that this would work.
 




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