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Old 16th Dec 2017, 10:37
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flapsin
 
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Well, I had an airprox filed against me some years ago by a glider pilot. I was flying a vintage aircraft on a sortie which included aeros. I saw a glider as I exited a looping manoeuvre and turned to increase separation, it wasn’t that close.
I responded to the airprox report citing this and disputing the lack of separation claimed by the other party. Additionally I commented that the other party’s narrative of events were inaccurate and highly exaggerated. The Board decided to accept the glider pilot’s version of events, to ignore all my input such that I came away feeling very aggrieved. I vowed I would never deal with them again, a policy I maintain to this day.
I realise the Board has a difficult task but in events where it’s one word against another’s it should not apportion blame or imply the same without evidence from a third party.
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