Curious About Mid Air Collisions

[J.Oddino]

I believe I have had 13 in my RC life if I include hitting a free flight and a kite string.  I didn't count hitting a table way out in the middle of Sepelveda Basin with nothing around it but space.
The good news is my insurance company wrote me a nice check on the last one that occurred at a contest up north a few years ago.  We tried to get our respective insurers to pay each other for being liable. My company said there was no negligence so no liability, but there was a clause covering aircraft damage.  It meant damage to my house due to aircraft but it didn't say that so they paid.  It's worth a try next time you have a mid-air.
Jim O
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 1:10 PM
  Subject: Re: Curious About Mid Air Collisions


  I have witnessed 6 in my 35 years, and only four of those in Pattern. One was last year at the Nats where I was judging F3A.

  One of those non-pattern "events" happened to me way back when I was a pup. Some little flitting dart went through the outboard section of the Telemaster wing. I was helping a guy fly the Telemaster when zip---1/3rd panel gone. The Telemaster flew quite well on 2/3rds of a wing landing without further incident. The dart came through nearly without a scratch.

  One of the Pattern mishaps happened about 4 yrears ago at the D3 DC at Ron Van Putte's field. The models looked like they barely touched one another. Yet when Lamar brought his down his wing tube was bent quite severely. It surprised me how much damage for how slight a touch. These models pack terrific energy when in full flight

  MattK

   In a message dated 2/14/2005 3:24:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, rcaerobob at cox.net writes:
    Yeah, Bryan - what's the common denominator, here?  Could we form an un-correlated hypothesis about "reasons mid-airs occur" ????   
    <VBG>

    BOb P.
    > 
    > From: <brianyemail-nsrca at yahoo.com>
    > Date: 2005/02/14 Mon PM 03:05:23 EST
    > To: discussion at nsrca.org
    > Subject: Re: Curious About Mid Air Collidions
    > 
    > Keith....you have actually witnessed all these mid airs?
    >  
    > I have seen 4 in 15 years flying, and 2 were mine.
    >  
    > 
    > Keith Black <tkeithb at comcast.net> wrote:
    > > #7. Mid air in Nederland
    >  
    > Mike, you're correct, that is another I was present for. Seems like there are still others I've forgotten.
    >  
    > BTW, the "fellow from LA" said he had been involved in three (I think) mid airs at Nederland. I don't think he'll be back.
    >  
    > Revised List (in order):
    >  
    > 1. Brian Young & Bobby Zikes - planes totaled - Dallas 
    > 2. Lance Van Nostrand & Ron Bar - planes saved - Hot Springs
    > 3. Mark Hunt & David Cotton  - planes totaled - Temple (I think)
    > 4. BW Ponder & Sean McClain - planes totaled - NATS
    > 5. Nat Penton & "fellow from LA" - one plane totaled, one moderate damage, repairable -  Nederland, TX
    > 6. Gray Fowler &  Paul Villarrubia - planes saved - Dallas
    > 7. Keith Black & Art Wagner - planes totaled - Hot Springs
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