Right Of Way-airships?

[stator vane]

a useless question indeed, but-
Bristol's book says, power driven heavier than air aircraft shall give way to airships, gliders and balloons.
airships shall give way to gliders and balloons
gliders shall give way to balloons
power driven aircraft shall give way to aircraft seen to be
towing other aircraft or objects.

then in a list off to the side, they show flying machines towing
anything as giving way to airships.

and bristol's text is verbatim the same as pooley's.

but the snag is, in oxford's book they give a chart that splits
power driven aircraft into heavier than air and lighter than
air-in which falls the airship-a lighter than air-power driven
aircraft.

so when the text says, power driven aircraft, (not stating
heavier or lighter) shall give way to towing aircraft,
would that not mean that airships must give way to towing
aircraft??

cheers;
:cool:

[Aim High]

Dear Stator Vane,

To satrt the full answer to this query, here is an excerpt from ICAO Annex 2 - Rules of the Air

...3.2.2.3 Converging. When two aircraft are converging at approximately the same level, the aircraft that has the other on its right shall give way, except as follows:

a) power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft shall give way to airships, gliders and balloons;
b) airships shall give way to gliders and balloons;
c) gliders shall give way to balloons;
d) power-driven aircraft shall give way to aircraft which are seen to be towing other aircraft or objects.

...3.2.2.5 Landing
3.2.2.5.2 When two or more heavier-than-air aircraft are approaching an aerodrome for the purpose of landing, aircraft at the higher level shall give way to aircraft at the lower level, ... Nevertheless, power-driven heavier-than-air aicraft shall give way to gliders.

[Capt Wannabe]

Just remember,
Big Girls Tits Are Adorable

B - Balloons
G - Gliders
T - Towing
A - Airships
A - Aircraft
:D

[aerodeano]

Of course they are! :D