Not being a pilot, how do these type collisions happen?......................
Blind sighted.
High wing airplanes have blind spots above. Low wing aircraft have blind spots below.
Airspace away from airports is wide open and clear. Airspace near airports is not, and planes tend to want to do the same things as they prepare to land or depart that airspace. Most airports do not have control towers and rely on individual airplanes making radio location reports on a common frequency. It doesn’t always work.
Piper cub is highwing the Cherokee Piper 161 is low wing. If the cub is ascending and the Cherokee is descending they can’t see each other. Or it could be the sun. Could be distraction inside the cockpit while both drinking around the lake. A lot of things could have happened.
That’s a good question.....I guess the NTSB will figure it out but by then the drive by media will be long gone and the reason may never be reported.
When pilots decide to buzz their homes to say "hi."
Seriously.
Sounds like two pilots were doing it at once.
VFR adds 500', so always 500' separation.
Always request flight following even in VFR.
Florida is the #1 spot in the world for flight training so there are a lot of idiots.
I did my Private, Commercial, pilot training, instrument, multi engine, ratings in Vero Beach FL.
A lot of stories.
Did my Seaplane rating in South Carolina.
In the air you have the whole sky above, below, ahead and behind to worry about. 360° in every direction.
Imagine that if you not only had to watch out for traffic at your level, you had to also watch out for traffic above you and below you. And then consider the widely varying speeds of aircraft. Even a “fender bender” is going to be fatal.
In the air you have the whole sky above, below, ahead and behind to worry about. 360° in every direction.
Gradually...then suddenly.
Cause buttigege is still on maternity leave
“Not being a pilot, how do these type collisions happen?”
Simple physics, no two objects can occupy the same space at the same time. Pilots try to violate that law at their own peril.