Originally Posted by
gcolyer
I beleive airlaw states a right hand turn as avoiding action. So if both pilots have rememberd his information they would execute a right hand turn thus avoiding a loud bang and a falling sensation.
In a perfect world - yes
In the real world????
Why would I turn into the direction of an aircraft that is closing on me at about 200mph (see my earlier post).
Yes it was my responsibility to see him earlier and had I done that I would probably have made a right turn in good time to avoid the conflict but as he was 'hidden' in the sun and because he was on a collision course he stayed in a fixed relative position it was only when he blocked out the sun at about 30 metres did I see him and instinct would not allow me to turn towards him. Istead I initiated a steep dive and left bank away from him.