bumper wrote:


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Without the TPAS, this was just another example of the Big Sky theory
actually working - - though I'm disinclined to bet my life on Big Sky. We've
doubtless all had similar "near misses". But, for the sake of luck and
probability, and also the TPAS, it could have been another mid-air.

bumper
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This might be a good time to point out the similarity of the Big
Sky/Little Airplane theory of collision avoidance and the Big
Yard/Little Shoe theory of dog poop avoidance. Both work most of the
time, but adherents of these theories must be prepared for the
occasional atypical results.

I certainly don't know which tools are BEST for avoiding mid-airs, but
in your case TPAS certainly seems to have improved your odds.

So congrats, and thanks for the story.