kirk.stant wrote:
Ls6 "66"More and more of us are doing just that. I fly out of Minden so have been
flying with TPAS (Proxalert R-5) for over 3 years and a Becker transponder
since '98. Back when I bought the TPAS, it was over $1K, so I've over $3K in
equipment. How much is a jet load of passengers worth? Probably well over
$3K at the going attorney's rates. How much is my butt worth? Priceless!
(last time I checked).

bumper

Transponders are kinda like airbags in cars - nobody denies they are
safer, but they are not always available or easy to install...(I know,
that's a whining excuse).

What is your experience with your TPAS?

I'm curious, though - has anyone out there actually been snuck up on
by an airliner? Not a bizjet, but a no-sh*t great big hulking "250
knots below 10,000" airliner?

Yes.

I haven't met one up close, but I've been close enough (1/2 mile or so).
But others I know who also fly in the Great Basin have had close
encounters that scared them into installing transponders. They seem to
occur mostly around Reno/Minden and Air Sailing.

Jeremy