avoidance rule

[Del Rykert]

I luckily haven't had a midair yet and flying since 1970 and pattern since '79. I have developed what I consider good situational awareness that I attribute to flying and shooting. I do choose to fly a different line when flying with pattern pilots especially when they demonstrate skill to maintain their craft on a given line. I try to enter the box with timing that will put me in flow with their pattern if I have the luxury. 
 
Also like Ron I no longer fly with average sport pilots at many fields as they are all over the sky and unpredictable in the flight path they will be using. I feel it has hurt my scores but it has helped avoid midair's. Is it fool proof? Of course not! But it has helped and I will continue to follow it to the best of my ability.
 
     Del K. Rykert
     AMA - 8928 
     NSRCA - 473
     Kb2joi - General 


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ron Van Putte 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:33 AM
  Subject: Re: avoidance rule




  Martin X. Moleski, SJ wrote:

  > --On Thursday, January 30, 2003 8:44 AM -0600 s.vannostrand at kodak.com 
  > wrote:
  >
  >> I'm not disagreeing, Croz, but here is my observation from limited
  >> experience.  I've seen several midairs at contests, unfortunately.  Each
  >> time was such a shock that no one saw it coming.  ...
  >
  >
  > All of my midairs have been with combat and sport planes.
  >
  > Most of the time, I did not see it coming.
  >
  > The last time (Hobbistar 60 vs. 40-size Extra), I had an
  > inkling that I was in trouble.  I may have turned into
  > the Extra instead of away.  :o(  Both of us had spotters.
  > They didn't say anything until the pieces started raining
  > down from the skies.
  >
  > That doesn't mean more can't be done.  All I'm saying
  > is that it is really hard to recognize a collision course.
  >
  >  

  I have been flying R/C since 1954 (!!!!!) and  Pattern since 1967 
  (!!!!!).  I have had six midair collisions.  Five of the midairs were 
  with sport fliers.  I try not to fly with them anymore, even though I 
  sometimes get comments about being 'uppity' for not wanting to fly with 
  them.

  Ron Van Putte

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