On Aug 11, 7:18*pm, "f-newguy" wrote:
"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.

And that flight following and a fish-finder don't relieve you of the
need to maintain your visual traffic scan... not saying that they
weren't looking, but often time you can be lulled into a false sense
of security with flight following and a fish-finder in the panel.