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Old September 6th 11, 05:06 PM
Walt Connelly Walt Connelly is offline
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Originally Posted by John Smith View Post
Walt Connelly wrote:
Hard to think of anything other than pilot error for a mid air.


Yes an no. Fact is, it's impossible for a human to see every threat in
time. Yes, we have to try, but at the same time we must admit that no
matter how hard we work at it, we will never be able to reach that goal.
That's the reason why FLARM has been developed.

I agree but at the same time I would ask if they were doing what I have been told is important when thermaling with another airplane. If they were 180 degrees apart in the turn and turning in the same direction it would seem almost impossible to do a mid air.

I feel it is important to identify the real causes of these accidents and learn from them. The loss of a life is terrible, failure to learn from such a loss is inexcusable.

JMHO

Walt
 




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