First, glad everyone is Ok.
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Originally Posted by allbee
My only question on this one is... no radios???
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No idea if radios were used / present, but there is NORDO traffic at 52F. About 4-5 months ago, I was going to taxi across the active (required to get from the west taxiway to 35 and also requires 100ft of back taxi), checked the final, hadn't heard anyone, announced that I was crossing the active, turned on to the runway for the short back-taxi to the south.
I was met by the sight of a L-3 on a 1/2 mile final. I quickly added power and completed the 180 into the grass, waited for him to pass, checked again and went on my merry way, glad that the airplane and most of my wits were intact.
Needless to say, I'm more careful in checking the final at uncontrolled fields now.
TODR