Mid Air Question

[Ed Alt]

Calling "avoidance" by either pilot or caller has become customary at many 
IMAC contests, but I don't remember it ever being a rule.

Ed
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan at goodsonacura.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Mid Air Question


>I think IMAC has an interference rule but I don't think pattern does.
> Usually the collision occurs faster then one could react to avoiding it.
> Even with callers or observers it still happens.  All part of being in a
> finite area and most people are trying to fly at that ideal position 
> between
> 125-150 meters out.
>
> Knocking on wood....
>
> Wayne G.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Strickland" <richard.s at allied-callaway.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 2:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: Mid Air Question
>
>
>> Because you HAVE to have two flight lines if you've got more than fifteen
>> pilots and most runways aren't long enough to get far enough apart 
>> without
>> some cross over.  Maybe there should be an 'overs' on close calls if the
>> caller or pilot calls it.  Did I really say that?!
>>
>> Richard
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <bdbd at bellsouth.net>
>> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 1:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: Re: Mid Air Question
>>
>>
>> > Here is what I don't get.  Most of these midairs were at competitions.
> It
>> would seem to me that the competition coordinator/ manager would set up
> the
>> flight lines where there is no interference from multiple planes. It 
>> would
>> seem to me that if the coordinator was held accountable for these midairs
>> there would be alot fewer incidents. If I am flying a $2000 + bird I 
>> would
>> make dern sure that my plane was in no jepardy of a mid air.  These 
>> planes
>> are way to expensive to become combat models. If I wanted to fly combat I
>> would choose a much cheaper and more durable plane.  Why don't we spend
> more
>> time trying to make the events safer and less money and time building
> combat
>> planes.
>> >
>> > Dan
>> > >
>> > > From: Bob Richards <bob at toprudder.com>
>> > > Date: 2005/02/16 Wed AM 08:36:54 EST
>> > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
>> > > Subject: Re: Mid Air Question
>> > >
>> > > I'm not sure about the sound AFTER the midair, but I imagine the 
>> > > sound
>> BEFORE the midair is something like: "Hay, y'all, watch this!".   :-)
>> > >
>> > > Bob R.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > rcaerobob at cox.net wrote:
>> > > What sound most frequently is heard following the D6 mid-airs??
>> > >
>> > > Bob Pastorello, El Reno, OK, USA
>> > > rcaerobob at cox.net
>> > > www.rcaerobats.net
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