Originally Posted by
PotatoChip
Because it’s so easy for a new pilot to distinguish a Lear from a Citation three miles away while trying to maintain traffic pattern altitude, airspeed, rpm....
Sounds like that one could have happened to most pilots at that stage.
Because it's so easy to look for traffic, then look beyond and see other traffic.
Not just a good idea. It's the law.
Midair collisions happen because of failure to see and avoid.
See and avoid applies equally to student pilots and professionals. A mid-air collision won't discriminate, hence the reason for the law.