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Old 06-30-2020, 06:58 AM   #22
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When I was in Coast Guard OCS, we learned that it was preferable NOT to have the right-of-way [ROW]. This was because you never know whether the other bozo knows the rules-of-the-road, especially if the co-pilot is scantily-clad.
I never really thought about it that way, but you made me realize that I also prefer to be the give-way captain in crossing situations for the same reason. I usually make my course correction early enough that I suspect most stand-on captains never even realize there was a collision course at any point.
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