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troopernflight · January 12th, 2008, 21:44

Looking at that will make you be a little more careful next time you go up. Before today I had the "I'll see it coming" attitude. When I departed the pattern the tower told me that there was no traffic in the area. Right after she said that I spotted traffic at 3 o'clock, maybe a couple hundred feet lower. I took evasive action as a precaution. Then returning to the airport, the tower informed me of traffic at 12 o'clock. It took me quite a while to find it since the mountains where behind him. No question, vigilance is paramount in collision avoidance!

January 12th, 2008, 21:44	#3
troopernflight Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 216	Re: Anatomy of a Midair... In fine detail Looking at that will make you be a little more careful next time you go up. Before today I had the "I'll see it coming" attitude. When I departed the pattern the tower told me that there was no traffic in the area. Right after she said that I spotted traffic at 3 o'clock, maybe a couple hundred feet lower. I took evasive action as a precaution. Then returning to the airport, the tower informed me of traffic at 12 o'clock. It took me quite a while to find it since the mountains where behind him. No question, vigilance is paramount in collision avoidance!