re: boulder mid=air

[None[_2_]]

"Having the "right of way" only works if the other pilot see's you.
He can't "yield" to what he does not see."

Of course! My comment was directed, through the readers, to those
who would say that having gliders in the air is the problem. Having
the right-of-way didn't help the tow pilot, maybe he couldn't see the
Cirrus, maybe he saw it but not in time to maneuver; possibly he
wasn't looking.

Nonetheless, according to the accounts we have at present, it was the
Cirrus pilot's fault because he was supposed to see and steer away. I
don't like the general public pointing at us as culprits when
accidents are clearly because of some one else. It didn't help the
tow pilot any, but clearly the law is on his side, according to the
descriptions given. Law suits will be against the Cirrus driver's
insurance company, which is right and proper.

[John Smith]

Am 08.02.10 00:28, schrieb None:
>> "Having the "right of way" only works if the other pilot see's you.
>> He can't "yield" to what he does not see."
>
> Of course! My comment was directed, through the readers, to those
> who would say that having gliders in the air is the problem.

For many people, having the right of way makes gliders even more the
problem, if they look at powered flight as a means of general
transportation and at gliders as an exclusive hobby of a few.