WGC - pre-competition mid-air; any info?

On Wednesday, August 8, 2012 1:59:19 PM UTC-7, BobW wrote:
Per the FAA preliminary accident/incident reports, during practice there was a

minor mid-air (if there can be such a thing for the pilots involved!) between

a JS-1A and a Ventus-2c. Happened July 31; reported August 2.



Both gliders returned to Uvalde; damage to both listed as minor; no injuries.



I haven't come across any reports of this on any of the WGC sites I've looked

at. Can any RAS readers throw some light on the circumstances? PFlarms in use?

Thermalling? Etc...



Thanks if you can/do!



Bob - just curious - W.

Wow, I kept crossing my finger that we will have a midair free contest, but I guess it didn't help. I must wonder why we didn't hear about it? After few flights with powerflarm I am convinced that nothing but putting your head on a swivel can prevent mid air in a gaggle. All the Powerflarm can do is tell you that there is traffic nearby, and in case of gaggle, from all directions and altitude, but you already know that, and likely not going to pay any attention to the flarm display while in a gaggle. But when cruising, or thermaling alone or with few gliders, it is a different story, and flarm is a life saver in these situations.

Ramy