[NSRCA-discussion] MID AIR COLLISIONS

Thu Dec 14 19:11:32 AKST 2006

I've had two 2M mid-airs, both at contests hundreds of miles from home, both
with a member from my home club.

Keith Black

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Hartley" <roho3 at rcpattern.com>
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Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] MID AIR COLLISIONS

> Don't fly at the same time your son does or with someone you practice
with!
>
> Ed H
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Fred Huber" <fhhuber at clearwire.net>
> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 10:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] MID AIR COLLISIONS
>
>
> > Don't have 2 planes attempt to occupy the same space at the same time.
;)
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "R. LIPRIE" <RLIPRIE at centurytel.net>
> > To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 5:49 PM
> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] MID AIR COLLISIONS
> >
> >
> >> lolol..    I like to study and watch and determine how to avoid
them.....
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "JShulman" <jshulman at cfl.rr.com>
> >> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> >> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 5:50 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] MID AIR COLLISIONS
> >>
> >>
> >>> Man Matthew... what intrigues you so much about others mid-airs?
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Jason
> >>> www.jasonshulman.com
> >>> www.shulmanaviation.com
> >>> www.composite-arf.com
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> >>> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of R.
LIPRIE
> >>> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 6:42 PM
> >>> To: NSRCA Mailing List
> >>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] MID AIR COLLISIONS
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Mike if you find the person who has the video please send it to me...
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "R. LIPRIE" <RLIPRIE at centurytel.net>
> >>> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> >>> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 8:45 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] MID AIR COLLISIONS
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> sounds like a money burning weekend.  I just about had a mid air at
> >>>> crescent city contest.  I was on a stall turn and apparently he was
on
> >>>> a
> >>>> vertical climb and my wheels and his wheels were about 4 or 5 inches
> >>>> apart.  Very scary finally i stopped and stalled made it out alive.
> >>>> Somehow me and him ended up on the same side of the field.lol.
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "Mike Hester" <kerlock at comcast.net>
> >>>> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> >>>> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 8:38 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] MID AIR COLLISIONS
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> That was spectacular to say the least. Dean was cooking the box
about
> >>>>> wide
> >>>>> open with the Black Magic (prototype with retracts, very fast) and
was
> >>>>> just
> >>>>> pulling into a humpty at the end of the box....darn near wide
> >>>>> open.....
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jim was coming down out of a stall turn, about to power up.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> That was no glancing blow, that was instant obliteration. Jim's
nomex
> >>>>> Aggressor pretty much exploded into pieces and went straight down
> >>>>> (right
> >>>>> on
> >>>>> the poles BTW! in a 25+mph crosswind). Dean's Black Magic turned
into
> >>>>> something...like a fireworks explosion. Millions of tiny sparkling
> >>>>> bits,
> >>>>> drifting with the wind across the road into pattern plane
> >>>>> neverland.....
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The last time I saw a mid air that explosive was about 5-6 years ago
> >>>>> when
> >>>>> Emory Schroeter and Mike Hare hit spinner to spinner wide open over
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> center pole at GMA.....
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Lotsa broken planes, but no broken spirits! BTW somebody actually
has
> >>>>> a
> >>>>> picture of the debris cloud still in mid air. There is actually
video
> >>>>> somewhere of the GMA mid air....just can't find the person who has
it.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -Mike
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>> From: <vellum2 at bellsouth.net>
> >>>>> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>; "NSRCA
> >>>>> Mailing
> >>>>> List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> >>>>> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 6:49 PM
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] MID AIR COLLISIONS
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Jason has a post on RCU from tangerine, including some mid air
> >>>>>> aftermath
> >>>>>> pics.  Let's just say that these light airplanes are pretty
dramatic
> >>>>>> when
> >>>>>> they hit!  I've never seen a plane turn into complete confetti at
150
> >>>>>> feet
> >>>>>> above the ground before.  POOF.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Genesis vs Diesel (Diesel won, but not by much)
> >>>>>> Aggressor vs Black Magic V1 (All that was left of the BM was a
lonely
> >>>>>> retract in the Aggressor fuse)
> >>>>>> Focus 2 RIP
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Expensive weekend!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> From: "R. LIPRIE" <RLIPRIE at centurytel.net>
> >>>>>>> Date: 2006/12/11 Mon PM 06:32:37 EST
> >>>>>>> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> >>>>>>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] MID AIR COLLISIONS
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I herd that the had 2 mid air collisions and one crash at
TANGERINE
> >>>>>>> CONTEST.  IF anyone has any pics are knows the website that has
the
> >>>>>>> pics
> >>>>>>> if you don't mind would you please send them too me i would like
to
> >>>>>>> see
> >>>>>>> how the airplanes look.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Matthew Liprie
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
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