bob turner
Registered User
Drives me nuts, seeing these instructors with ten page after start checklists. One in my alley takes ten minutes. Includes a VOR check.
We have a new flight school parked along a taxiway serving about 75 hangars. The school pulls their aircraft out to the taxiway centerline, mills around smartly, etc. I personally go around them, using an alley that serves a pair of maintenance hangars.
Today two things happened. First, I returned from my daily landings to find all alleys to my hangar blocked. I did fine, between a fuel truck and a mechanic’s pickup. I had a foot either side, and wing walkers. My buddy in the other Cub got his picture taken going around the blocked area using an empty tie down spot and the maintenance alley.
I had already alerted management to the potential for serious tie-ups - picture a pair of Bonanzas getting into a traffic jam! But I told them we were working on an equitable solution.
Then the owner of the flight school showed up, miffed that we were going around his airplanes. He said the area we were using was “unauthorized.” That, of course, is news to me - I just taxi so I don’t hit anything, and if that means across an empty tie down, what’s the big deal?
But I am sure the other shoe will drop tomorrow. I will let you know. Is it possible that Cubs will now have to follow orange center lines? I bet they are just jealous!
We have a new flight school parked along a taxiway serving about 75 hangars. The school pulls their aircraft out to the taxiway centerline, mills around smartly, etc. I personally go around them, using an alley that serves a pair of maintenance hangars.
Today two things happened. First, I returned from my daily landings to find all alleys to my hangar blocked. I did fine, between a fuel truck and a mechanic’s pickup. I had a foot either side, and wing walkers. My buddy in the other Cub got his picture taken going around the blocked area using an empty tie down spot and the maintenance alley.
I had already alerted management to the potential for serious tie-ups - picture a pair of Bonanzas getting into a traffic jam! But I told them we were working on an equitable solution.
Then the owner of the flight school showed up, miffed that we were going around his airplanes. He said the area we were using was “unauthorized.” That, of course, is news to me - I just taxi so I don’t hit anything, and if that means across an empty tie down, what’s the big deal?
But I am sure the other shoe will drop tomorrow. I will let you know. Is it possible that Cubs will now have to follow orange center lines? I bet they are just jealous!