REFLECTOR: Close Encounter

[aminetech at bluefrog.com]

Ditto for me.  Flying over DFW at 11,500,heading east, I was on FF in
contact with regional.  Out of nowhere comes a jet headed right for me. 
All I had time to do was say, "6Q has traffic at 2 and it's going to be
close".  Then regional contacted the jet who replied that he was in the
process of responding to a TA.  I'd like think that I made a decision to
do nothing because the jet was aware of me and was avoiding me, but the
truth is I didn't have time to make a decision.  It was over before I
could say "OH S*#%".  In less than a minute 2 other jets came from the
same direction (it was a busy IFR route and there are many of them going
through DFW).  It's hard to believe that the controller missed that one. 
Or did he decide that since both me and the jet were maintaining altitude
that it wasn't a factor?  Anyway, check that your altimiter is accurate,
that your pressure setting is correct and don't even THINK about changing
altitude near a busy IFR route.

John
>
> Don't count on trafic following or the tower to keep
> others away or even inform you of trafic.
> The closest I been to a in air contact came on a 2 mile
> final at an airport with an active tower and approch
> control.
>
> They vectored a 737 on base to a short final to 35R when I
> was cleared for 35L.
> When you are in a 152 and you can hear the 737 above, but
> can't see it.. and more importanly wasn't told about it...
> kinda makes you not trust the guys anymore.
>
> Noel
>
> On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 11:50:56 -0700
>   Scott Derrick <scott at tnstaafl.net> wrote:
>> Exactly, I was waiting for 9,500 before calling ABQ
>>center for flight following.  They lost radar on the
>>inbound leg 30 minutes prior, when descending through
>>9300 in about the same location.  Luke probably had me on
>>radar but thats not their area.
>>
>> I was in a T210 and the wing was blocking my view of to
>>the south.  He was just coming out of that obstruction
>>when I saw him.  The Velocity offers much better
>>visibility in flight.
>>
>> I am also constantly amazed at how hard it is to see
>>airplanes that are within a mile of my position when
>>traffic is quoted by ATC.  I don't blame the other guy at
>>all, he looked like he was paying attention. Just looking
>>level and forward at the time.   Now if he had been
>>reaching back to get a beer out of the cooler, well thats
>>another story.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> nmflyer1 at aol.com wrote:
>>> If Scott was where I think he was (over by the twin
>>>peaks)
>>> approach(who is really poor, By the way)  won't  talk to
>>>you there,
>>> And Center  radar  can not  see down that low to help.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: MikeWatsonSpg at cs.com
>>> To: reflector at tvbf.org
>>> Sent: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:45:04 EST
>>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Close Encounter
>>>
>>> Scott,
>>>
>>> If not on an IFR flight plan, flight following is a
>>>must, provides
>>> an extra pair of eyes. Never fly VFR without it.
>>>
>>> Mike W.
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