Yeah reading about the airmisses brings to mind a few. Closest I had was coming off the top of the wire head on with another glider, we both banked right and missed each each other by literally feet. I had another in cct, rule was in RH cct you took the runway, LH you took the grass, I was LH for the grass as I turned base at the same time as another glider who I had in full view. Expecting him to take the runway I flogged on down base for my turn onto the grass thinking 'He's a bit late turning into the runway' when of course he hadn't seen me and was going for my grass.
Rather full deflection of rudder and stick followed.
The duty instructor had to hold me back when I landed...
My old man always taught me when I was learning to drive to treat every road user as a complete idiot, I always apply that to flying now.
Edit: Of course I forgot about the two Tucanos that nearly wiped me out above Newark, but hey, RAF, probably on some urgent mission.
Last edited by thing; 30th January 2011 at 01:16.