Originally Posted by
mary meagher
The RULES say to avoid head on collision, both aircraft should TURN RIGHT!
I recently attended a safety forum regarding VFR, because of the increasing accident and near-miss rate in our busy Class G and F airspaces.
One of the experts, who gave a great presentation on how to scan well the sky, concluded that the RULES are probably NOT perfect.
1) GA aircraft often have 2-seat side-by-side arrangements, and the pilot sits on the LEFT side, whereas the conflicting traffic that needs to be given way to, comes from the RIGHT side. This rule worked well with ships with a central bridge, but doesn't work so well with many GA aircraft types anymore. .
2) I am not sure the rules say anything about LEVELS. In straight and level flight, you can visually acquire a traffic coming from your RIGHT with 500 ft vertical separation, which suddenly dives / zoom climbs to your altitude, so you really need to do quick and hard evasive actions. And if the moron files a report, you, the person flying straight and level, will be punished by the RULES.