Duchess Driver ... Just explain how TCAS would not have alerted either one to the vicinity of the other . Every time I have used TCAS I have been shocked at how close I have come to other aircraft without knowing they were there .
I agree with Crab and really think ALL GA should have Transponders and TCAS especially if flying in the south where the bottlenecks will only get worse . One would hope the cost drops significantly if that was the case . I am afraid I don't believe any amount of looking around can stop this sort of thing happening especially with so many blind spots on aircraft and sometimes looking through the windshield into the sun is almost futile .
The tech is there and we should use it in my view .