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Old September 1st 06, 08:01 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Hawker vs. Glider Midair - with photo!

"Jack" wrote in message
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Aluckyguess wrote:

If the glider came in from the side how would the Hawker see him[?]


At a 3-4x speed differential the glider cannot "come in from the side".
Nonetheless, there are side windows -- even in Hawkers.

Does the dog crossing the freeway at 15 mph run into the grill of the semi
which is cruising at 55? I think not.


Uh, actually, I got hit by a cat once. Going 20ish, cat going a lot less.
It hit the rubber, spun down the road, scared the crap out of me. After a
trip to a rural vet (no real vets where I lived), got put back on the road
and ran off like it never missed the half hour trying to save it.

-Curtis