Stefan wrote:

alexy schrieb:

A better example might be a glider overtaking a powered plane.

Oh, it's not uncommon that a glider cruses along under a strong
cloudstreet with 120 knots while maintaining altitude. Not to speak of
the final glide with often up to 150 knots. Try that in a Cessna 152.

Stefan

Right. And in that case, I think it clear that the right of way goes
to the 152 under the "overtaking" clause rather than to the glider
under the "converging" clause.

The head-on convergence clause is a little more problematic, as seen
from the different interpretations here. One interpretation (shall we
call it "Peter"?) is that the requirement that both alter course to
the right removes the right of way from both. The other interpretation
(Let's call this one "Larry") is that they are still converging, so
the category right of way rules apply, and the "turn right"
requirement is just for same-category craft, or is just advisory, not
changing the right of way.
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