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An instructor pilot in holding near cpk reported an airborne conflict with a military T-6 aerobatic formation as the flight maneuvered with no communications at a relatively low altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1189938 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201407 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CPK.Airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Military Trainer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Other Maneuvering |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 300 Flight Crew Total 1100 Flight Crew Type 100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 500 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
I was flying a practice hold VFR with my student south of cpk airport. I knew of the traffic in the area. The traffic was military T-6's flying aerobatics in close proximity. As we turned away from their direction in the hold; I noticed our tis inform us of traffic behind us 1;000 feet high. The next time the tis updated the traffic was at our altitude and the traffic dot was hovering over our approximate location. I had no idea which direction to go since the traffic was behind and doing evasive maneuvers. I was not sure if the traffic was below or above; or if they had turned away by then. About 10 seconds later I looked back and noticed the T-6 in a hard right bank turning away from us. The traffic never alerted on unicom of their location or intentions like many other military aircraft have prior. I feel these maneuvers should be performed in a MOA or warning area specifically designed for these types or training missions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An instructor pilot in holding near CPK reported an airborne conflict with a Military T-6 aerobatic formation as the flight maneuvered with no communications at a relatively low altitude.
Narrative: I was flying a practice hold VFR with my student south of CPK airport. I knew of the traffic in the area. The traffic was military T-6's flying aerobatics in close proximity. As we turned away from their direction in the hold; I noticed our TIS inform us of traffic behind us 1;000 feet high. The next time the TIS updated the traffic was at our altitude and the traffic dot was hovering over our approximate location. I had no idea which direction to go since the traffic was behind and doing evasive maneuvers. I was not sure if the traffic was below or above; or if they had turned away by then. About 10 seconds later I looked back and noticed the T-6 in a hard right bank turning away from us. The traffic never alerted on UNICOM of their location or intentions like many other military aircraft have prior. I feel these maneuvers should be performed in a MOA or warning area specifically designed for these types or training missions.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.