Within five miles of airports and day VFR
I don’t believe the -340 was three miles when the -152 pilot turned base, but just the fact that the -340 pilot reported final within that distance would have prompted most pilots on downwind to yield final to the faster aircraft. I know I would have.
Were you around after the Controller Strike? There were so many close calls, the back of FAA Forms 7233-1 contained a Last Will and Testament.
I never flew a plane with those gadgets. (TCAS/ADS-B) Usually, I just established contact with approach or center for traffic advisories, and if other aircraft were in conflict, they’d let me know.
You can add hear and avoid. Particularly in patterns at busy, uncontrolled fields, if there were a passel of planes and no pattern calls, I’d chime up on the CTAF and advise pilots to keep up the chatter, folks. During a trip to Lincoln, CA for pattern work, I watched in horror as one plane departed runway 33 on initial climb, while another plane was on short final for runway 15. With as much calm demeanor as I could muster, I radioed “Both aircraft at Lincoln, turn right immediately!” two times before each plane banked to starboard. That was a close one.
I don’t see that midairs are increasing. Anyone else?
Gary:
Augmented Reality (AR) is based on the false premise that accurate data are available to the AR feed. Absent sophisticated sensors in the aircraft airspace below radar does not provide data coverage of a large population of flying obstacles like birds, NORDO aircraft (crewed and otherwise, with electrical systems and otherwise) or static obstacles that penetrate the airspace which are not yet included in the geo-spatial data sets the feed AR.
Keep your head on a swivel and eyes outside. The midair or CFIT you avoid might be your own. ?