ORIGINAL: BullardRM
The probabilty of a mid air are slim. Its part of all avaiation sectors, even when miminization is incorporated. If the rolls were reversed and you had landed, would you have paid for his plane? Having had two mid airs, I can say you never see it coming. It is ''a possibility'' in the hobby, just as a head on collision is a possibility on our highways. If you stay in the hobby, it MAY happen again, and be''your fault''. Get over it and move on.
I guess you didn't see where I said I would have covered his loss if I had been at fault. Guess you just didn't read everything...Ya must of missed it hmmm
When it does happen again and it IS my fault..I WILL cover the losses, that would make me feel better with myself..But, I will GET OVER IT.
No one is suing anyone... That's a little much in so many ways
Everyone has a set of moral standards...Some folks here have the same as others. I'd be interested if I crashed into somebody that had a 3K pattern plane with a 300 dollar trainer...Would the other person just get over it...I DOUBT IT!!
If it had just happened and no one was breaking rules, fine..but the person was in the wrong that simple. Let's say I'm driving down the road and decide to cross the median and smash into your new BMW..would you just get over it? Same theory but exaggerated a bit.
What are the rules put into place for if they mean nothing??? We have a rule to fly the way everyone else does when more than one plane is in the sky...Why have the rule if it means nothing to break them.
As far as not talking to a club officer...What if it was a club officer that hit me!! not saying it was but it might have been. What if I had a bad attitude and the next time this fella goes up with his 3K bird I take my hunk of junk and plow into him...Oppps..."SORRY it was an accident " wonder how that would go over?
Lot of what if's. I said the guy was a good guy to me since day one, helped me out at times etc. I consider him a friend. I gotta tell you, If I bashed into his plane, he would of got more than just a sorry from me.......NO MATTER WHAT THE COST!
And people are wondering why I'm getting bent out of shape!