Originally Posted by
tossbag
Would transmitting on a radio have prevented this accident?
Most of the places I operate in are saturated with absolute rubbish on the radio. Makes things worse, made up radio calls, 7 hour long readbacks.
Anytime I operate into an aerodrome where gliders operate I expect the worst, cos you're gunna get it. I've never met a glider pilot yet that knows what a radio is for other than to guide the tug pilot when they're starting a tow.
Only have about 30 glider hours but can tell you at this airport they are good with radios in the circuit. But then in one post complaining about too many radio calls and then not enough, it can be hard to keep some sky gods happy.