Mid Air !!!
03-07-2014 | 03:55 AM
#26
Senior Member
In 1997 I went to an all 4-stroke fly-in @ Hamilton, OH.
They were flying a goofy pattern that had madatory figure 8s & putting up 4 aircraft @ a time.
We heard/saw @ least 4 mid-airs that day & even got one on my mini 8 camcorder. I aircraft crashed into the pits.
That was a real clusterflop if ever I saw one. I never flew my brand new Dyna Fite PT-19 during that event & chose to maiden it on a less chaotic day/location.
They were flying a goofy pattern that had madatory figure 8s & putting up 4 aircraft @ a time.
We heard/saw @ least 4 mid-airs that day & even got one on my mini 8 camcorder. I aircraft crashed into the pits.
That was a real clusterflop if ever I saw one. I never flew my brand new Dyna Fite PT-19 during that event & chose to maiden it on a less chaotic day/location.
03-07-2014 | 09:33 AM
#27
Senior Member
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This is what keeps me grounded and my planes in one piece. At a club setting it is basically a free for all, in who flies when. I too am selective in whom I will share airspace with. My spotter will inform me if some undesirable is starting up his plane and I will immediately land, and I do as well for him. I have even been on the runway when someone decided to fire one up and taxied back to the Pitts. This is the simplest way to keep ones sanity, ones plane, and not develop a disliking for other fliers. And there are those that are well above me in ability that I will yield the blue skies to just as quickly. Staying on the ground hurts nothing versus the consequences.
03-07-2014 | 11:45 AM
#28
I don't recall ever seeing a midair when it was jsut our club in Fairhope flying. Probably because the majority of the time the pilot always had someone watching his 10 and 2. Even as a newbie after I soloed my instructor was always watching from the sidelies.
Now, I saw several midairs at our flyins at the polo fields. Too many pilots fly in heavy traffic without a spotter.
Now, I saw several midairs at our flyins at the polo fields. Too many pilots fly in heavy traffic without a spotter.
03-07-2014 | 12:55 PM
#30
Several years ago, a friend and I each had an older plane that we wanted to get rid of, but neither were sellable. So we went out to the field and tried to have a mid-air. We tried for head-on's, convergence, over-taking, dive-bombing, combat style ... everything we could think of. This went on for several flights. Although we got close at times, we succeeded miserably. Finally, we gave up, and plowed the planes into the grass.
Mid-air collisions only happen when they are not intended.
Mid-air collisions only happen when they are not intended.
03-07-2014 | 04:12 PM
#31
03-07-2014 | 04:34 PM
#32
Senior Member
Several years ago, a friend and I each had an older plane that we wanted to get rid of, but neither were sellable. So we went out to the field and tried to have a mid-air. We tried for head-on's, convergence, over-taking, dive-bombing, combat style ... everything we could think of. This went on for several flights. Although we got close at times, we succeeded miserably. Finally, we gave up, and plowed the planes into the grass.
Mid-air collisions only happen when they are not intended.
Mid-air collisions only happen when they are not intended.
It's like trying to intentionally hit a deer. It’s nearly impossible to do.
I had an '83 C20 Chevy that had a brush guard on the front onto which I had mounted my spare tire. When a deer would jump out I would try to keep the big 285-75 X 16.5 centered on the deer to avoid fender damage. I never came anywhere close to hitting one. When you aim where a moving target is, it's gone by the time you get there.
Last edited by SrTelemaster150; 03-07-2014 at 04:36 PM.
