I remember when I was flying a Seminole VFR remaining well clear of clouds and then out of nowhere a Piper Malibu (couldn't tell if it was a Mirage or a Meridian) blasts right past us to the right about 200 feet away. Then he vanished into the coulds behind us. Very eye opening experience!

 

Up near traverse city mi, i was on a cross country with a student on an ifr flight plan, we were on with Minn Center and we never received word of any traffic, all of a sudden we pop out of a cloud and there is a C182 about 50 feet below us and very close. I could see that there was 3 people in the plane, two men and one woman. They never saw us. Scared the crap out of me.

 

Was told by tower controllers to maintain 6500 until 5 mile final contollers then told some 90 year old weekend warrior to follow me. after passing 5 mile final i decided for some reason not to descend right away. At about 4 miles I started a slow descent. At which time the controllers started freaking out on the old man to slow down cause he is overtaking me and is not about .5 miles behind me. The old man said ok and that he was still looking for me. At this time contollers asked me if I can see him behind me and of course I can't. I am still descending and the controllers then tell the old man to do a 360 for spacing and he says he will. At this time I just happen to look out the window and down and about 50 feet underneath me is the plane so I imediately started a climbing right turn and infrom tower. Then the contollers freak out on him about not doing the 360 and when he gets on the ground......... he got the number. So even when you are in the hands of contollers shyt can happen!

 

Part 91 (CDW) Tower is the worst, thats CALDWELL, NJ. Many close encounters with weekend warriors.


Part121 descending into ABE in the SAAB with Colgan, came within 200ft or so with a Glider, put the F/A through the ceiling practically haha

 

Flying into Harris Ranch in Coalinga, CA with some friends for a steak dinner. Small uncontrolled strip next to I-5 about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. On short final, had a NORDO Piper Cub cut off our Bonanza and prompted us to go around. As soon as we landed, the Cub driver chased me down and proceed to yell at me for flying the wrong traffic pattern. Having flown into this strip a million times before, I knew we were on the right side of the traffic pattern- so I pulled out good 'ole Mr. A/FD. Boy, did he get ****y after that!

We were a good 100' from twisting aluminum with him on approach.

 

I was flying a traffic watch C-152 along the freeway one day when a Piper Archer flew right over me going the same direction. He was just to the right of the freeway, just like me, but going about 20 Kts faster. He missed me by about 30 feet. It was weird though because it was like it happen in slow motion as he was only going slightly faster. First I heard the engine, then I nearly jumped out of my seat when he appeared just over head. Scary

 

I almost sliced and diced some guy with my rotor blades at 5000 feet. He wasn't wearing a plane. He was skydiving and hadn't pulled the chord yet. I don't know if he saw me but if he did, he DEFINITELY(100%) crapped his pants.

 

I've been there. Talk about the $100 hamburger! (Mmmmmm...hamburger) Steak actually.

 

I have never been within 500' or 3 miles of another aircraft.

 

I would have to agree that the weekend warriors are by far the worst to be around. Almost been killed by them more than once so far!