To clarify, if VFR in Class C you still have to look out. I'm not instrument rated and have no intention of becoming so.
Mike > On 3 Jan 2016, at 11:00 AM, Mike Borgelt <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Hawk wingman did a good job. Unalerted see and avoid can work. > A bunt is a forward push on the stick, not necessarily an outside loop. > Fighter pilots like to keep the target in sight, hence the push not a pull. > Looking out the window is a requirement in VMC even if you are on an IFR plan. > Certainly in G, E, D and C airspace and likely the rest. I'm unlikely to fly > in A or B and can't be bothered confirming that right now. > > Mike > > >> On 3 Jan 2016, at 6:54 AM, Jim Staniforth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Appears the incident was in Class G? Is looking out the window optional? >> An outside loop at 1000'AGL sounds like dramatic licence. >> As does turning a transponder off for a five hour flight. >> >> The 2006 Hawker / ASG29 (TXP off) midair near Minden was in pretty similar >> Class E. Repercussions are still being felt. >> >> Is there an excuse for turning a transponder off these days? The gliders >> involved in both cases have two or optionally three compartments for 12V 8AH >> SLA or 10AH LiFePO4 batteries. >> Jim >> >> Hawker versus ASG29, including Hawker photos: >> http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/007288.html >> >> >>> On 1/2/2016 12:50 PM, Christopher McDonnell wrote: >>> http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14178176.RAF_fighter_pilot_performed_acrobatic_manoeuvre_to_avoid_glider_disaster/ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Aus-soaring mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
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