Low flying & the military

[kevmusic]

On Mil Av:

http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/364743-collision-avoidance-fast-jets-vs-light-aircraft.html

Ok to post the link, mods? Of great interest to little-plane drivers. :)

[englishal]

It is a typical boring thread of bickering children and didn't teach me anything :}

[scooter boy]

I had a hawk come pretty close but not dangerously so last Thursday while I was clattering from Plymouth to Truro in my R44. Same height, heading South to play with the ships in the danger areas in the English channel - it was "Thursday war" as usual.

Some questions:
What kind of radar do they have on board?
Can they see my transponder?
Or is collision avoidance simply left to the good old Mk1 eyeball and lightning reflexes?

SB

[vetflyer]

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