HighPlains

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For the most part, you need to listen to the other airplanes to know where they are and their direction of flight. One of the reasons that I don't want people talking to me while I fly or running up engines on the flight line. It is also very difficult to tell where electrics are.

I find that I can keep track of up to three other airplanes while flying my own just from listening. Four is one too many.

flymeaway

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It's funny how long this thread has been running its course, good topic though.

I caused a mid-air last year at our field. Yes, it was completely my fault. I was on the downwind leg of the pattern trying to trim a plane out I had just repaired when the ailerons locked in a slight bank. At the time there were three other planes in the air. I yelled out very loudly that I had lost control. I had rudder, throttle and elevator so I was able to get the plane down safely away from the runway and the pits (I said safely, not successfully). Just before impact a mid air occurred low center runway. The third plane crashed (dumb-thumbed) in watching all the chaos. As we all walked out to retrieve our carcasses, the oldest member there was yelling at the guy who hit him, then yelled at me because I yelled and caused all this. So you see, it was all my fault. The whole event was nothing short of a brilliant comedy routine actually.

The story is true, but I'm obviously being facetious.

I think this is worth another look for it is very well said:

That's exactly how I fly - courteously and with common sense. If an old time member has his 1/4 scale cub in the air that has hundreds of flights on it, I stay down since he floats around at all altitudes and does many t-n-gos and I fly more IMAC type stuff. If two or three flyers have been up for a bit, I wait for them to land.

I look at flying/crashing/the plane's eventual and inevitable expiration date like this - it's a great opportunity to get yet another plane.