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Old 04-09-2007 | 07:20 AM
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Default RE: Rocking the boat

Definitely voice your concerns but I would not do it at a public club meeting. Although the incidences at the club I belonged to were not as bad as yours I still mentioned them. For example, I saw people starting their planes without them being tied down (the field had tiedowns in the pits) and facing the parking lot. I had the same reservations about bringing up safety violations. I did not want to 'make waves' being new to the club, but I did not want to get hurt when flying either.

What I did was to get some personal one-on-one time with the Safety Officer and several of the other club officers. I told them I was concerned for my own safety and asked for them to interpret the rules, who should adhere to them, etc. Their response was that all members were to follow the rules. They said I should say something when I see the violations, and I did - in a nice way, however, nothing changed.

The bottom line here is that if you do not voice your opinion then someone could get hurt or worse. I know I would feel terrible if someone got hurt and they may not have if only I had said something.

Good luck!