Midair of 2 single engine planes over Wyoming

On Aug 13, 5:59 pm, wrote:
On Aug 11, 7:18 pm, "f-newguy" wrote:



"Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com wrote in message

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"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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One aircraft was possibly a student flying solo in a 172 and the other a
Cirrus SR22 with two people:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/...lane_collision

So much for pulling the chute in the case of a midair in the Cirrus.

This time. Next midair might offer an opportunity for a 'chute save. This
proves nothing, except that some accidents are unsurvivable.

Sad, sad stuff.

Indeed. I wonder if ATC called the 172 traffic for the Cirrus.

And that flight following and a fish-finder don't relieve you of the
need to maintain your visual traffic scan... not saying that they
weren't looking, but often you can be lulled into a false sense
of security with flight following and a fish-finder in the panel.

My nightmare would be of a fast low wing like a Mooney or Cirrus, with
poor downward visibility, descending onto a high wing Cessna. For too
long we've been in the habit of dropping to the right altitude for
the 45 degree entry upwind or downwind entry leg a mile or two from
the pattern without doing some modest clearing turns on the way down.
Education is all about learning from other perople's mistakes -- this
is a lesson (re)learned.