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Old August 31st 06, 06:29 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.soaring
Ron Natalie
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Default Hawker vs. Glider Midair - with photo!

Kingfish wrote:
Larry Dighera wrote:
While pilot Annette Saunders handled her Hawker 800XP admirably after
colliding with the glider, why she obviously failed to give way is a
mystery.


Don't you have to *see* the other aircraft before you can give way? As
has been mentioned by other posters in this thread, if the glider
didn't have a transponder the jet's TCAS wouldn't have seen it, and the
glider's profile might make it hard to spot. Why do you automatically
assume the Hawker pilot is at fault?

When in VMC pilots are required to maintain a visual see and avoid
whether they are operating IFR or flying a bizjet.