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Old 08-26-2013, 07:47 PM
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I try to remember that "in the end it is the guy with the most cool that wins"

I try . . .
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Old 08-26-2013, 07:54 PM
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I was airboss at an airshow this weekend and after the show ended a young flight instructor flying a static display airplane from Southern Illinois University pushed it outside the crowd area. He cranked up and proceeded to make a 90 degree left turn out, prop blasting me and the sound guys equipment, blowing over tripods and speakers and all of my stuff all over the place. I still had control of the field and I did tell him about it on the radio. blasting an open hangar is taboo too.

When I learned to fly almost 40 years ago, the instructors taught airport etiquette, I did too when I was teaching, but I don't think anybody does anymore. I think its usually a matter of ignorance rather than arrogance.

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Old 08-26-2013, 10:07 PM
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I was airboss at an airshow this weekend and after the show ended a young flight instructor flying a static display airplane from Southern Illinois University pushed it outside the crowd area. He cranked up and proceeded to make a 90 degree left turn out, prop blasting me and the sound guys equipment, blowing over tripods and speakers and all of my stuff all over the place. I still had control of the field and I did tell him about it on the radio. blasting an open hangar is taboo too.

When I learned to fly almost 40 years ago, the instructors taught airport etiquette, I did too when I was teaching, but I don't think anybody does anymore. I think its usually a matter of ignorance rather than arrogance.

Chris M
I was taxiing out to runway 11 when I heard this exchange take place. Mr Murphy was very diplomatic (much more than I would have been) btw, great job as the air boss!
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Old 08-27-2013, 03:55 PM
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I was taxiing out to runway 11 when I heard this exchange take place. Mr Murphy was very diplomatic (much more than I would have been) btw, great job as the air boss!
I was filling in there and was having frustrating radio problems all afternoon. I enjoyed the show and Andrew Fearn and his crew do a great job there. I demoed my rv-4 there a few years ago. I saw several RVs land and I wish I had time to go look at them.

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Old 08-27-2013, 08:44 PM
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Default I don't know if anyone has ever told you.....

It would be hard to have this amount of poise and calm given we are talking about an RV, but I remember being 15 and playing golf. Walked right over the guy's line leaving a foot-print in the way of his birdie attempt.

He calmly told me,"I don't know if anyone has ever told you or not, but you shouldn't walk between a ball and the hole on a green.

There are certain phrase-starters like this that accomplish everything we need to accomplish.

No, I would have a hard time going to lunch not saying anything.
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