We do not allow taxiing around in the area behind the flight line. It just isn't permitted. We must carry our planes to the flight line and from there, we can set them down and taxi them out to line them up for take off.

We teach our new students to announce "ON THE FLIGHT LINE", "ON THE RUNWAY", "TAKING OFF" and "LANDING" when we are doing those evolutions. It is also a courtesy to pass the word and let anyone know on the flight line that you are getting ready to land so that they don't do it at the same time and give you lots of room.

Then, once landed, get out, get the plane, and get off the runway.

We had one character that would take off after we were in the air, do about four orbits, then just land. He never burned a full tank of fuel as far as I can remember. He has often caused a dead stick landing for some folks because he would just land while someone was up doing an approach, stroll out to his plane, sit there and fiddle with his carb, and of course because it was to noisy, he could not hear us yelling at him to get off the runway.. causing dead stick landings for some. Very irritating and inconsiderate.

We try to teach our newbies not to do this, but to let people know what's going on.

CGr.