March 7 2023 a low-wing piper and a high-wing piper on floats collided killing a flight instructor and student pilot in both planes. This accident was especially tragic for me since the instructor of the low-wing Piper, Faith, was one of the members of the flight team I coached.
In today’s episode, we will discuss collision avoidance tips and tricks to prevent such a tragic accident from happening again. I am also recording this because I promised Faith’s Mom I would do everything I could to help promote good collision avoidance practices. So here are our collision avoidance tips and tricks.


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Cruise Flight:
See And Avoid Tips and Tricks:
Look Outside
Scanning Techniques
Clean your windshield
ADS-B Out
ADS-B In
Foreflight and your iPad as A Tool
Understanding visual limitations during see and avoid.
It can take 12 seconds to react
Blossom effect
Proper communication.
Avoid Over-Reliance On Technology
How do we train, see and avoid?
Other Situations
After Landing Checklist:
Picks Of The Week:
Tom –
https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/
Carl – https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/WinterHaven/FlywithFaithbelievingyouwillbeheard
Leslie – United Flying Octogenarians
https://www.ufopilots.org/
James – Back Seat Pilot
https://thebackseatpilot.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoohKwUWINfTKm4xWdejjRXOETteNu4JQ_xAnT59ApuYrgWVQgC-
Links:
https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/1041368
https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/general-publications/egast-leaflet-ga-1-collision-avoidance
https://www.jbcharleston.jb.mil/Portals/44/Documents/MACA_Pamphlet%20Nov%202017.pdf
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/technology/adsb
https://www.ntsb.gov/Advocacy/safety-alerts/Documents/SA-058.pdf
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