Glider Nearly Hits Paraglider: Instructor Reacts!

Today we analyse a very short clip of a glider nearly hitting a paraglider. This leads to a discussion about how hard it is to see aircraft while flying, and goes through a few potential explanations of what might have happened.

How to Look Out (Australia):
http://www.doc.glidingaustralia.org/index.php?option=com_docman&view=download&alias=1386-osb-02-12-lookout-for-glider-pilots&category_slug=operational-safety-bulletins&Itemid=101

How to Look Out (UK):
https://members.gliding.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/08/1-5-LOOKOUT-2017.pdf

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00:00 Intro
00:30 Pure Glide Store
00:41 Flying Deliberately Close to the Paraglider
01:53 Not seeing the Paraglider
02:39 Focusing on another aircraft example
03:03 How hard are aircraft to see?
03:23 Finding Gliders Example
03:38 How our eyes work
04:30 Apparent size of an aircraft
05:22 Technology that can help
06:12 Conclusion
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Cover photo Credit:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paragliding_in_Catalonia.jpg

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