Please leave the airplane neat and tidy after your flight, as you would expect to find it when you open up LFRA aircraft for pre-flight inspection. Try for 8,000 feet or above, where fewer airplanes fly. When flying along the shoreline or major bodies of water, fly offshore a short distance to avoid those who prefer to fly along the shore line. Avoid military airports and MOA s, where jet traffic flies at speeds approaching 500 knots. Be conscious of your aircraft s blind spots and keep all windows clean.
Visual alertness is most important.
Suffice it to say, in this abbreviated discussion, that the better eyesight a pilot has, the better the chances at seeing traffic. Learn the techniques of scanning for other aircraft, especially as you enter and depart landing patterns. U.S. Navy research reports that from the time you first recognize an aircraft until you react, takes 12.5 sections. That means that at a closure rate of 360 knots, it takes 30 seconds for impact if the other aircraft is 3 NM away. This leaves but 17.5 seconds to determine that the elected course of action is correct and must be taken.