What are the various types of procedures for two aircraft on a collision course?
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head on, as the answer describes, or at an angle? are they the same class? which airspace? – Federico Jul 10 '21 at 16:36
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@Justintimeforfun At what angle are the two aircraft approaching each other? Which Wake Turbulence Category are they in? In which Airspace Class are they flying? – Bianfable Jul 10 '21 at 16:48
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@Bianfable to narrow the field, lets say USA or international airspace – Justintimeforfun Jul 10 '21 at 16:50
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2FULL RIGHT RUDDER!! Oh wait, that's for ships. – John K Jul 10 '21 at 17:23
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1USA is not an airspace. Is it class A,B,C,D,E, or? – Federico Jul 10 '21 at 17:43
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@Federico, actually FAA knows what is the US airspace, and expects the same from pilots, cf. "Entering, Exiting and Flying in United States Airspace" – mins Jul 10 '21 at 20:07
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@mins sure, but has no relevance on this question, since the answer mostly depends on the class, not the country. but ok, now this is a duplicate of a question that specifies VFR. – Federico Jul 11 '21 at 05:31
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Approaching head-on. When aircraft are approaching each other head-on, or nearly so, each pilot of each aircraft shall alter course to the right.
There are also directions in 91.113 for right of way if the two aircraft are converging, overtaking or landing. I don’t know if you also consider those a “collision course” or not.
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