REFLECTOR: Close Encounter

[Scott Derrick]

I was flying from Wickenburg AZ to Grants NM yesterday heading almost 
due east.

Climbing out of 8300 ft just north of Phoenix I looked up to the right 
and there was a brand new Cessna 182 about 50 ft ahead and 100 ft above 
going north west!!

What an eye popping view that was.  The pilot was looking straight 
ahead, had a red shirt on and a set of Dave Clark's.  

No time to do anything but, thank god I hadn't used a 1/4 inch more of 
MAP in the climb!

Scott