An accident that could have been averted.

[richard.lewis]

It's also very easy for a pliot to glance at the planes in the air when
turning on, if you see something bad happening, you can switch off
immediatley and find out what's going on.  It's an easy habit to get into,
sort of like putting up an antenna or clipping on a neck strap, once it is a
habit it is no trouble at all.  I also have a habit of not turning on while
another plane is on final or other precarious situation, just in case.    I
sort of consider it courtesy gesture to my fellow pilots.

It's not unheard of for a tranmitter to be off-spec, mis-labeled, etc...such
that even with the proper frequency control interference situations can
occur.

Richard.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
Behalf Of Steven maxwell
  Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 12:20 PM
  To: discussion at nsrca.org
  Subject: RE: An accident that could have been averted.


   Couple of things I do that helps me to remember is #1 I always keep 2
modules and extra crystals on a different channel #2 i always take the
module out if there is someone on my frequency, that does 2 things it
reminds me that someone is on that frequency, and most important you can't
hurt anyone with the module out, I think most contest do a good job of
letting people know of frequency conflicts.
   Steve Maxwell

  Dean Pappas <d.pappas at kodeos.com> wrote:
    Great idea Mike,
    That actually was done at this contest.
    Dean
      -----Original Message-----
      From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of mike mueller
      Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 12:42 PM
      To: discussion at nsrca.org
      Subject: Re: An accident that could have been averted.


       Joe that brings up a point I would like to see made into an SOP for
all contests. During the pilots breifing before the contest it would help if
the CD would announce all the frequency conflicts and have those people talk
to each other. Many times you don't even know if there's someone else using
your frequency. It's just common sense. Mike

      Joe Lachowski <jlachow at hotmail.com> wrote:
        This past weekend at a contest, a pilot inadvertently took the wrong
pin
        from the pin board and shot down the pilot on the other flightline.
A few
        things here to ponder about when one attends a contest when this
situation
        occurs.

        One - Double cjheck to see that you do have the correct pin.

        Two - You can't trust the pilots to take the right pin. Someone in
the
        impound must directly hand the correct frequency pin to the pilot.
At least
        that was resolved immediately after the incident.

        Three - This one requires everyone being alert of what is going on
around
        them and quickly reacting. In this situation the pilot with the
wrong pin
        could have turned his radio off when people started yelling to turn
off ALL
        radios in use. This pilots plane was in the hands of the caller at
that
        time. The pilot who lost his plane made a valiant effort to save his
        plane(on an FM Rx). The amount of time from interference to crashing
in the
        trees was more than enough time to shut ALL radios off. There was
sufficient
        time for that pilot to save his plane had the other pilot reacted
quickly.

        Enough said.

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