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August 30th 06, 05:44 PM
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I think one there are two important questions to be answered in
the NTSB investigation: 1. Did ATC inform the Hawker about glider traffic? 2. Did the Hawker pilots look out the window? Regards -Gerhard -- Gerhard Wesp / Holderenweg 2 / CH-8134 Adliswil +41 (0)76 505 1149 (mobile) / +41 (0)44 668 1878 (office) +41 (0)44 668 1818 (fax) http://gwesp.tx0.org/ 
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August 31st 06, 03:47 AM
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August 31st 06, 01:19 PM
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But quite a short time to make one turn in a thermal. Author: Jodom Date/Time: 12:10 31 August 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------ 16 seconds is a long time to make an avoidance manuver. raulb wrote: I remember at the time that Chip said that at the speeds they fly, we go from being a speck on the windshield to a full target in less than 16 seconds. ------------------------------------------------------------
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