ORIGINAL: Insanemoondoggie
Our club meeting is in a few days and I wanted to bounce this off you guys, make sure I`m not out of line, before voicing my concerns at the meeting.
For the last 4 or 5 weeks, there has be the same 7 or 8 guys at the field.
1 is a AMA board member
1 Is the Club safety instructor
2 or 3 are instructors.
I`m the only one that post or use the freq board and follow the clubs rules when it`s just us there.
They take off out of the pit area , don`t call out anything , such as coming out, landing , on the field, nothing.
They fly , sitting on their tailgates 50 feet behind the flight stations
I about had my head taken off by a Gasser that was taking off behind me in the pit area. And there has been a few other problems between them and the members that follow the rules . Been a few close calls. All of which could be avoided by following the rules and using common courtesy.
Am I out of line with my concerns ? When their not there , every one flies by the rules . and things go so much smoother.
OK, if the AMA board member is flying in an unsafe manner routinley, I would personally setup a video camera to "catch" the act. Then I would send a copy in to the AMA to rat him out. There is no excuse for reckless flying at all. If you are on the flight line and someone takes off behind you and over your head, they should be thrown out on their ear. I don't care how much of a good old boy click they are in. They have no right to put your life in danger just because they are a member of the good old boy click and are lazy. I also feel they don't deserve to be AMA board members or safety instructors or even flight instructors if they don't think the SAFETY rules are important enough for them to follow.
I don't agree with not using the freq board, but my no. 1 concern would be for the safety of the fellow fliers and following the be at the flight line to fly, don't take off right out of the pitts, and alway announce what you are doing if a fellow flier might be at risk.
Would these same people think it is ok for you to land on the runway while they are retriveing their plane off the runway?