raulb wrote:
there is always the chance you could come around in that thermal and
see an F-16 headed at you at mach 1.

That's not a problem. The problem is when you *don't* see that F-16
headed at you. In most cases he won't see you either. In most cases,
the F-16 has a better chance than the glider to make a normal landing
after those types of collisions.

Regards
-Gerhard
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