I think that discussing midair is important in general, so please
continue on.

However, I think it is also important for everyone including your
friends and families to understand that this is basically a collision
between two powerplanes, and one of them just happened to be towing a
glider. This accident has nothing to do with the safety of this
sports. It didn't happen because of the flying characteristics of
glider, the visibility of glider in the air, or having or not having
transponder or similar equipments.

I was wondering why so many initial reports emphasized that the Cirrus
ran into the tow rope. Apparently, there is a perception among non
pilots that the tow rope is miles-long, thus making it an invisible
trap in the air, and the poor Cirrus tripped on it because they
couldn't see it. That is very wrong. The tow rope is only a couple
hundreds of feet long, and you shouldn't get that close to other
aircrafts in the sky anyway.

I even see a headline like this.

Three killed in glider accident
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...?section=world

-Gen