----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Here in Provo, Utah, we have a great airport. The local community college has a commercial flight program. They have a bunch of Katana's for trainers. Provo has no tower. If you want, you can Provo Unicom for advisory, and if they're monitoring they'll give you the runway the last reported traffic used. The problem is that on a Saturday, when all the trainers are doing touch and go's, this place can be a zoo. If someone came in that didn't follow the "reported" pattern, it could be a disaster. When I'm coming in to land, I generally report my intentions, position, and altitude about 5 times prior to actually entering the 45 for down wind. I don't do this to be considerate to others, I do it because I fear for my life. I figure the more pilots out there that know where I am, and what I'm going to do, the better. I just can't figure people who can totally disregard safety. By the way, you can still take off and land at Provo without a radio. I've looked up at times and it looks like a swarm of bees. I believe only the brain dead would try to come in without the radio.
Larry Dennis Spiegel wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > Hello to all, I'd like to stick in my 2 cents too Ihad an incident a couple > years ago too I monitored the ctaf 22.7 of the airport I was to land at I > called in my intentions another acrft radioed in his intentions too .I was > too the west he to the east and it felt as if we would meet due to his type > acft - he was way faster than I so I quickly radioed him and asked where > he was again > he refused to answer as if I didn't exist Icalled him 2 more times he > didn't answer .Isaw him and took evasive action to avoid a midair. this > mother#$%^&^ was gunna be toast when I got down saw I called out what I > was doing so that any other acft would know and finally I landed That plane > was at the pumps, I approached, I was so pissed -the pilot was still in the > plane I asked him if he heard me call him he said HUH? I said that I had > called him several times and did he hear me ?he said I dunn know ask my > instructer. This was a student in the plane (a pilot doing an IFR > refresher) so he really wasn't a student I found the instructer I calmly > asked him if he heard me radio him- his reply was I heard you the first > time > and you heard me the first time he refused to reply after that .WHAT a % > ^$*head he then started making all kinds of odd remarks and my comment to > this wierd guy was I'm glad I'm not your student it's clear you have a > death wish and safety is of no concern to you. right about then he was > ready to take a swing at me when someone in the FBO intervined. He left in > a huff . I haven't seen him since or read about him in the OBITS What a > schmuck !! I would say that I consider safety first andwould never subject > anyone to a close call if it could be avoided easily. I turn on my landing > lites every time I land I do the broadcasts at un controlled properly I > don't want to be a statistic. The world is full of $%^offs occassionally > we cross paths. > > Dennis 99564 IN ILL > > __________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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