Originally Posted by
porcia83
Wait a sec, who is alleging that a club or the AMA is ignoring the fact that someone is flying without a waiver? For that matter who has confirmed that the club or the AMA knew that the guy was flying in this manner? It's been brought to their attention now...at least informally, but there is nothing I can see that indicates either entity knew or approved of this, tacitly or implicitly. I'm not sure I agree on the amount of damage being worse with a turbine, speed alone isn't a factor. Size and weight is also. I think the Mac Hodges plane could do more damage than a smaller turbine trainer jet could, but that's not really the issue...even a foamy can cause catastrophic damages/injuries in the right situation. I don't think any of us are in a position to decide what punishment, if any, should be meted out, but I get that we will have our opinions. Let the process work the way it should. The club should be the first involved, then the AMA if at all.
I seem to remember seeing other people standing around at the ramp area during the flybys. I also saw a gathering of folks in the pilot area as he taxied in. I guess none of those people noticed a non-waivered pilot flying a turbine?
If they didn't notice that, and it was right in front of them, how in the world would they notice a light civil manned aircraft approaching?