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Old August 17th 15, 02:49 PM
Squeaky Squeaky is offline
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Originally Posted by Sierra Whiskey View Post
Sad story.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/17...thorities-say/

If only they BOTH had Transponders?
It's highly likely both did.. just like BOTH the F-16 and C150 did in the SC mid-air. So transponders alone do not eliminate the risk, and as noted, since there has only been one incident with a glider/non-glider in the past nine years, why would we mandate something which isn't affordable to all, causes issues with battery/power over long flights if not allowed to be turned off/managed, and clearly, does not eliminate the risk???