Good point Steve. Andrew was told he couldn't fly with others here in Michigan this weekend. He wanted to but Verne his callerrefused to place his plane on the runway.
Mark Atwood Team USAmanager said it's too close to the worlds for anyone to risk a midair.
Nothing is tougher to endure than a midair. It effects the way you fly with another plane for a longtime.
Last year at the Weak Signals contest Brandon and Harry Els got into an epic collision. It spooked the kid for a longtime.
This year we had another midair that took down Bill Prichitt the other guy's plane landed and got repaired. At pattern contests midair's area fact of life.
Too bad this happens to anyone.