My point. When faced with a test like this,
there is rarely time to stop and think.
People never rise to the occasion. They sink
to their lowest level of training, and either
their instincts are correct, or they are not.
Teaching people new instincts is very difficult
and time-consuming, which is why I now refuse
to do ab initio training on nosewheel.
Another example of wrong instincts: slow flight
and stalls. Before flying, I will review the dangers
of adverse yaw, and
every pilot I fly with, on an
intellectual basis, understands the problems
associated with adverse yaw.
But
every pilot I fly with - including some with
some pretty fat logbooks - when the wing drops,
tries to pick it up with aileron. Here's a straight
and level pilot for you:
Sigh.
Their instincts are wrong - there is no time to think.
I suppose we could say the same thing about Colgan
3407.
Anyways, in my experience, when pilots are suddenly
faced with another airplane in close proximity, they
respond about as well as the Captain of Colgan 3407.
Deer in the headlights, and after many tenths of a
second go by, the
wrong inputs.
PS Feel free to discard my input on these subjects.
I have spent thousands of hours flying formation
aerobatics at low altitude, and know a little bit about
avoiding mid-air collisions, but probably not as much
as you.
http://i.imgur.com/hrT11Pa.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/9gZWJaM.jpg
Remember - biplanes have no "blind spots". Just
ask Jimmy Franklin, or Bobby Younkin.