Appears the incident was in Class G? Is looking out the window optional? An outside loop at 1000'AGL sounds like dramatic licence. As does turning a transponder off for a five hour flight.
The 2006 Hawker / ASG29 (TXP off) midair near Minden was in pretty similar Class E. Repercussions are still being felt.
Is there an excuse for turning a transponder off these days? The gliders involved in both cases have two or optionally three compartments for 12V 8AH SLA or 10AH LiFePO4 batteries.
Jim Hawker versus ASG29, including Hawker photos: http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/007288.html On 1/2/2016 12:50 PM, Christopher McDonnell wrote:
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