Another midair in the pattern

On 1/16/2011 12:45 PM, Scott wrote:
On 1-16-2011 17:07, Greg Arnold wrote:


The issue isn't whether having a radio will avoid all midairs. It is
whether having a radio will reduce the number of midairs.


My "issue" is why do people think we need (more) regulation to "reduce"
midairs? The government will keep adding regulations until it is illegal
to fly. That will be the final solution and WILL reduce midairs to zero,
presumably their goal (midairs = zero) if they were to mandate radios.

I'm NOT saying radios can't help. I AM saying we don't need to have a
regulation that says we MUST have a radio aboard.

If you want a scenario that will put an end to flying as we know it, it
would be a mid-air between a non-radio equipped GA aircraft and a
passenger jet, where the subsequent investigation uncovers a series of
internet postings by the GA pilot railing against the government's right
to force him to spend $200 on a hand-held radio.

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Mike Schumann