Mid Air Question

[Richard Strickland]

I don't have a problem with it if the judges agree.... This IS supposed to
be fun and 2-4 grand in the ground isn't.  That said--on a few occasions
guys have said how they were going to handle the sun or was going to get out
of someone's way and did not necessarily result in a downgrade.

Richard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Ivey" <jivey61 at bellsouth.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Mid Air Question


> Ed
> Does that mean when I goof a manouver I can call avoidance and get to
refly it?
> I like that.
> Jim Ivey
> >
> > From: "Ed  Alt" <ed_alt at hotmail.com>
> > Date: 2005/02/16 Wed PM 09:49:29 EST
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Subject: Re: Re: Mid Air Question
> >
> > 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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