bumper wrote:
Dave,

The Sparrowhawk is so small that it presents an almost insignificant
collision hazard to a 737. Heck, the big jets bug-wipers should take care of
you handily!! (grin)

Okay, okay, I agree and use a transponder too. Also, I suspect I'm one of
only a few who use a TPAS (transponder passive alert system), a Proxalert R5
in my glider. It's comforting to know, as one approaches the bases of those
fluffy things, that a big airplane isn't nearby and going to descend out of
one to test his bug wipers on you.

Or, for that matter, even a small airplane, since they are required to
carry transponders, too.

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