Scared of mid-airs

To the group.


My original posting has developed beyond intentions.

Let me be presise:

I am NOT terrified of having a mid air every time I fly.
I realise my original post is misleading in this regard.

I fly as much as I can, and I scan for traffic the best I can with the
techniques I've learnt, and picked up along the way.

However, from time to time, I think more about this than other times.

Much like the way one might think more about hitting another motor vehicle
going around a bend in 80 mph somewhere. Sure, you don't think of this all
the time, but occasionally after seeing reckless drivers out there, the
thought creeps in.

I just posted to get some opinions on the subject, and some raw statistics.

I'm sorry if my original post offends any pilots out there.

Be assured, I do not fly around being afraid, and I do not intend to in the
future either. It's just been a few times the past 2-3 years that I've
experienced the odd minute or two of nervousness enroute, but it doesn't
last.

Maybe it even makes my scan technique better!

And 3 times close encounters (not meaning near misses) is not much I believe
if you do any flying near any sort of congested airspace like I do.

Only once was I uncomfortably close to another plane, and that was in the
airspace around Amsterdam Schiphol.
Does the fact that this happened before I reached 230.000.567.983.574.000
hours total time holding an ATPL, being knighted by the FAA etc etc etc AND
being the best crop duster in the world make me a careless pilot?

I don't believe it does. Everyone has the right to his/her opinion though.

Thanks for all the input on this matter, and safe flying to you all!

Frode



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Frode
Care to come take a look at my logbooks? I've been flying all over the
world and much of it, about 13000 hours, crop dusting.
If the thought of a midair scares you, stay on the ground, or in
bed.....
If you have had several near miisses in your brief career, please let
me know where you will be flying so I can avoid the area?