>Fitter2
My point was about the outcome of the impact.
Do you think the outcome would have been any more or less pretty in IMC?
You retort that see and avoid should have worked (or would have worked if the aircraft was travelling more slowly) which may be a reasonable point but please remind me how it is going to work in IMC?
If nearly all of you dont have a transponder and 95% (is that correct) dont have FLARM are the vast majority of you relying on good fortune<
Fuji
Well said! and I add this extract from the investigation
>I'm led to believe that the ASG-29 had a working transponder on board but that it wasn't currently powered up. If that's the case, it means the glider was virtually invisible to the jet's pilot and co-pilot, not to mention Reno Air Traffic Control. Even if the jet pilots couldn't have visually detected the glider (which is pretty difficult going that fast), their TCAS would have picked up the transponder signal and suggested a safe diversion.
If the glider was not equipped with a transponder, that was a serious oversight. While they're not required (yet?), it's a very good idea to have one if you're flying in busy airspace.<
Pace