bob turner
Registered User
That said, Bob- have you gone inside the flight school and gently discussed the issue with the instructors and owners? Explained that other aircraft need to use that taxi way, and if they want to run 10 minute checklists, there are plenty of other areas, not blocking the route, (like the tie down you used) that they could be out of the way?
If not, you need to do that- start nice.
Yep. Did that. Pleasantly offered the suggestion above. Flight school owner came unglued, and I left. Discussions with ramp owners were far more pleasant. I am actually a reasonably pleasant guy. When I get pissed, I don't scream and holler, I go do touch and goes. Defuses it.
The no seatbelt suggestion was meant to get the aircraft going. Some of the modern inertia reels can take forever to fasten. Pull the aircraft on to the taxiway, start it, check oil pressure, and taxi to "Spot A", and maybe shut down so an extensive pre and post start checklist can be carefully completed. Towing works too.
I have another suggestion, but it will not work as well, since the post start checklist cannot be rushed or shortened. I plan to suggest as a distant third alternative that when they see us coming and have not started the engine they push back into the tiedown spot and let us pass. The problem there is that once the pilots get in and start the process it can be ten minutes before engine start. They would resist getting out . . .
Last week I taxied around the black Cessna, flew my daily three landings, and passed the outbound black Cessna on my way back in. By that time he had progressed to the two way taxiway on his way out. What is it about a 172 that takes 20 minutes to get it moving?
If not, you need to do that- start nice.
Yep. Did that. Pleasantly offered the suggestion above. Flight school owner came unglued, and I left. Discussions with ramp owners were far more pleasant. I am actually a reasonably pleasant guy. When I get pissed, I don't scream and holler, I go do touch and goes. Defuses it.
The no seatbelt suggestion was meant to get the aircraft going. Some of the modern inertia reels can take forever to fasten. Pull the aircraft on to the taxiway, start it, check oil pressure, and taxi to "Spot A", and maybe shut down so an extensive pre and post start checklist can be carefully completed. Towing works too.
I have another suggestion, but it will not work as well, since the post start checklist cannot be rushed or shortened. I plan to suggest as a distant third alternative that when they see us coming and have not started the engine they push back into the tiedown spot and let us pass. The problem there is that once the pilots get in and start the process it can be ten minutes before engine start. They would resist getting out . . .
Last week I taxied around the black Cessna, flew my daily three landings, and passed the outbound black Cessna on my way back in. By that time he had progressed to the two way taxiway on his way out. What is it about a 172 that takes 20 minutes to get it moving?