188 Nine Lessons from Cirrus Midair Collision over Denver
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🗓️ 18 May 2021
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188 Nine Lessons from Cirrus Midair Collision over Denver
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188 Max talks with pilot Eric Gundersen, who created a video that shows some of the factors that led to a midair collision between a Cirrus SR22 and a Metroliner at Centennial airport in Colorado. The factors identified could apply to any aircraft type and serve as a cautionary tale for all pilots. Here's a summary of Max's 9 Lessons Pilots can Learn from the Cirrus midair plus a tenth lesson for Cirrus pilots:
- Fly the correct pattern speeds
- Faster speeds require steeper bank angles
- Autopilots don't bank steeply enough for use in the pattern
- Get comfortable with 30 degree banks in the pattern
- Don't overshoot the final, but if you do, consider going around.
- Refer to a traffic system to identify pattern traffic
- If in doubt, start your turn early
- Use G1000 and Perspective Track Vectors to eliminate overshoot
- Don't Get Distracted
- Bring a parachute
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Mentioned in the Show
Erik Gundersen's video with ground track and ATC audio
How to Avoid Midair Collisions Episode #109
Air Force Pilot Crash in Cirrus SR22 Episode #99
SR22 Crash into House in Southern California Episode #130
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| 0:00.0 | Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk General Aviation with relevant |
| 0:06.1 | news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe. |
| 0:09.5 | I'm Max Ruskat. |
| 0:10.6 | Today we'll be talking about the mid-air last week between a Cirrus and a metro liner at Centennial |
| 0:15.8 | Airport near Denver. |
| 0:17.3 | First we'll talk with Eric Gunderson, who's put together a video that matches the aircraft's |
| 0:22.0 | ground tracks with the tower communications from the two controllers working the parallel runways at |
| 0:27.1 | Centennial Airport. After that conversation, I'll talk about some of the measurements and calculations |
| 0:31.8 | I made after I talked with Eric and how those factor into the accident. And then I'll talk about my |
| 0:37.3 | nine lessons that we can all take away from the accident. And then I'll talk about my nine lessons that we can |
| 0:38.6 | all take away from the accident. As you listen to the show, you might be thinking about what those |
| 0:43.4 | nine lessons might be. By the way, we talked about how to avoid mid-air collisions in episode |
| 0:48.2 | 109, which you can find by going to aviation news talk.com slash 109. Last week in episode 187, we talked with Dr. Greg Van about how hearing loss affects people |
| 0:58.7 | in the many ways that pilots can permanently damage their hearing. |
| 1:02.2 | So if you didn't hear that episode, you may want to check it out. |
| 1:05.3 | Also in our next episode, 189, I'll be sharing my recent conversation with two AOPA lawyers, |
| 1:12.1 | including the general counsel, |
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