ORIGINAL: dragonov3
I know your pain graybeard. I have lost three airplanes to midairs in the past. A brand new Funtana S, A kit built Sig Something extra with less then 10 flights on it, and a kit built Britty Air Cruiser .60 with about 30 flights on it. Now I land if more than two people are in the air.
I lost a scratch built Curare in my first mid-air. It was at a busy field so I waited until the pattern was clear before the maiden. A few minutes into the flight a Stick joined the circuit. He reversed the pattern without me noticing and the rest is history. All it takes is 2 aircraft sharing the same airspace....
I have had small touches in mid-air while multiple aircraft were in the same circuit, but no serious breakage. I am superstitious when there are only 2 aircraft are in the circuit now.
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