On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:24:01 -0600, - Barnyard BOb -
wrote:



I didn't. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Statistics
are statistics, but reading the transcriptions...it's easy to be in that
cockpit right next to them.

I always get a charge from the photo of the two pilots turned around
for their photograph whith the Baron visible in the windshiled behind
them. Although the photo is contrived, it still gives me the shivers.

Roger Halstead
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

If that gives you shivers.....
You should have been in my RV-3 on Saturday.

Some bonehead at 2000 feet in a C-150 tried
to T-bone me in the left door... if I had one.
He missed vertically by 25 feet or 30 feet.
Classic case of head in the cockpit???

Many, many, many...and so on...years ago in another life, far, far
away....(and I've probably told this story on here at least a dozen
times, but I don't remember any so it's all new to me)

I was landing the Piper Colt on 36 and Midland Barstow (3BS). I
probably had 5 or 6 hours in by then and could actually land the Colt
unassisted (most of the time).

At that time 18/36 was only paved south of the intersection with 06/24
which is about 900 feet. It's about as close to the express way as it
can get and still have a road run between them. Basically you are no
more than 300 feet coming over US-10 and usually no more than 200.

As we were passing over US-10 I caught a flash out the corner of my
right eye and had an image of rivets out the left window.

A Comanche was flying the express way at low altitude and passed
directly under us. He was actually past us before either of us jumped.
All I can tell is it had the maroon and white paint and the top of the
tail was really shiny. The top of the vertical stabilizer passed
between the nose gear and the main gear. I'd guess it was less than 6
inches below the bottom of the Colt's fuselage. (maybe less) Now,
figure the timing to get that tail between the gear on the Colt while
we were moving at 90 degrees to his flight path.

You'll have to fix the return add due to dumb virus checkers, not spam
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair?)
www.rogerhalstead.com



A couple of weeks ago, nearly identical situation.
However, I saw that perpetrator coming early on.
Like this dude, he took no evasive action at any time.

Flying low is not for me anymore, but not much way
to avoid this crowed airspace when transitioning from
cross-country to landing or takeoff.

Everyone - not only keep your head out of the cockpit,
but on a very active swivel. The other guy may not looking
out for you.....or even himself.

Barnyard BOb -- maximum safety is a helluva challenge