"Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com wrote in message
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"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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One aircraft was possibly a student flying solo in a 172 and the other a
Cirrus SR22 with two people:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/...lane_collision

So much for pulling the chute in the case of a midair in the Cirrus.

This time. Next midair might offer an opportunity for a 'chute save. This
proves nothing, except that some accidents are unsurvivable.


Sad, sad stuff.

Indeed. I wonder if ATC called the 172 traffic for the Cirrus.