Feds Want to Equipe Gliders With Transponders and Radios

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:55:53 GMT, "Vaughn Simon"
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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1) Provides a framework of preplanned manuvers for aircraft to use to avoid
each other (but only if they both see each other, know the regulations, and
are
inclined to follow them).


Actually, that is true if only one pilot makes visual contact too.

Not so.


So if you see a glider in you path while piloting a powered aircraft,
but its pilot doesn't see you, you don't give it the right of way?

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:55:53 GMT, "Vaughn Simon"
wrote in
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
. ..
1) Provides a framework of preplanned manuvers for aircraft to use to avoid
each other (but only if they both see each other, know the regulations, and
are
inclined to follow them).


Actually, that is true if only one pilot makes visual contact too.

Not so.


So if you see a glider in you path while piloting a powered aircraft,
but its pilot doesn't see you, you don't give it the right of way?

I said no such thing. Kindly go back and read what I wrote.

Sorry, but I think you and I are done with this conversation.

Vaughn

In rec.aviation.soaring Larry Dighera wrote:
So if you see a glider in you path while piloting a powered aircraft,
but its pilot doesn't see you, you don't give it the right of way?

In my opinion, right of way is essentially useless when flying.

There are three relevant situations:

- You are on a collision course with another aircraft. You have the ROW.
- You are on a collision course with another aircraft. He has the ROW.
- You are on a collision course with another aircraft. Neither has the
ROW.

In all three situations the only reasonable thing to is the same: maneuver
to avoid by any means necessary.

Thus your inference is essentially backwards. Not only should the power
plane get out of the way of the glider, but the glider should get out of
the way of the power plane.

--
Michael Ash
Rogue Amoeba Software

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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So if you see a glider in you path while piloting a powered aircraft,
but its pilot doesn't see you, you don't give it the right of way?


So if you see a powered aircraft in you path while piloting a glider, but
its pilot doesn't see you, do you expect it to yield the right-of-way?