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Old 11th December 2003 | 03:18
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Monocock

 
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I thought you put that very well indeed.

Perhaps there should be a rule (I'm being serious now) that as powered a/c don't dart about, they should be given right of way over a/c such as gliders who do take up an orbital chunk of airspace a mile wide within a short period of time.

Think of it, you are on a long trip (2 hrs+) in your Arrow and you are in the middle of it with a frequency change, a VOR to select, a GPS to cross check, a passenger to shut up, a transponder to reset, a map to refold and a knee board to write on. Should you really have the added responsiblilty at 120 kts of looking out for someone doing aerial hoops?

I am being semi-sarcastic but when you look at it like that it does make you think......

(Blindfold on and ready for the firing squad)
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