Re: Runway safety
- From: Keith Beardslee <kbeardslee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bryancotton@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 21:11:23 -0400
Right on. Bryan !
Several years ago I had a similar experience. I was in a K-21
following a trainer in for a north landing. The 2-33 unexpectedly
stopped short on the west runway but there was still plenty of room
for me to land on the grass. Then, when I was on short final, several
juniors started running across the field with buckets of water to
congratulate their friend for completing his first solo flight. None
of them looked in my direction. It was obvious that I would reach my
touchdown point at the same time the juniors did. All I could do was
close the spoilers, take a jog to the right, line up for the main
runway, overfly the flight line at about 20 feet of altitude, and hope
that none of the juniors saw me at the last instant and started to
retrace their steps back across the main runway. It all turned out OK
but that is why I have white hair now.
-Keith Beardslee
On Jul 1, 2012, at 9:10 PM, Bryan Cotton wrote:
All,
Had a great time towing this morning for IVSM. I thought there were
two things that I would like to say about my subject. I had to go
around once for ground crew. A pair were slowly walking to an
ASK-21 down the west edge of the main runway, and not looking behind
them. Fortunately the bright green vests make them easy to see. I
felt that if I landed on the main runway or on the grass I would be
too close, and it was a risk I was not going to take. We all know
we should be alert when on the runway, and minimize the time on the
runway, but it was especially true today because of the intensive
activity and challenging conditions. Be alert and be safe out
there, and don't just look once before you go. Keep on looking, it
is the ones you don't see that will get you.
On a positive note I wanted to thank all the glider pilots who,
despite the challenging conditions, taxied over to the side to clear
as much of the runway as possible. That's the way to do it!
-- Bryan Cotton
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