JonJay
Well Known Member
On a recent trip to the Midwest, I observed the following during during the 14 hour adventure:
Landing on the runway in use. As I slowed to pull off onto the taxiway, my windscreen filled up with a Bonanza smoking his brakes in front of me. I called and asked “Bonanza at xx are you on frequency”. Him - “yes”. Me “‘what is going on?” Him “‘I was on the wrong frequency.” He was taking off in the opposite direction, communicating and listening on the wrong frequency at what I assume is his home field. I was short final. Never saw him. I pulled into the self serve and he disappeared. I told my wife he must have just gone back to his hangar to fix the brakes. She said he went back there to clean his shorts.
At another uncontrolled airport I hear what I assumed to be a seasoned pilot call out another airplane. Him “ xxx it’s really dangerous to do a midfield downwind entry when you have multiple airplanes in the pattern, I almost hit you.” Other guy “ I didn’t get a noticication. If you had ADSB I would have seen you” Him ….silence……
At my home field a few miles out. Him “entering right downwind for runaway one”. Runway one is left traffic. Me …..silence.
Also, me “xx 2 miles out will make straight in traffic permitting. Me a bit later “xx on short final. Other pilot “ xx taxing across active runway”. Me “ xx going around”. Me “‘xx you pulled right out in front of me”. Other Pilot “‘we’re fine, I made two radio calls”. (Neither included have x on short final”.
Be careful out there. I think the collective pilot population is getting dumber…..
Landing on the runway in use. As I slowed to pull off onto the taxiway, my windscreen filled up with a Bonanza smoking his brakes in front of me. I called and asked “Bonanza at xx are you on frequency”. Him - “yes”. Me “‘what is going on?” Him “‘I was on the wrong frequency.” He was taking off in the opposite direction, communicating and listening on the wrong frequency at what I assume is his home field. I was short final. Never saw him. I pulled into the self serve and he disappeared. I told my wife he must have just gone back to his hangar to fix the brakes. She said he went back there to clean his shorts.
At another uncontrolled airport I hear what I assumed to be a seasoned pilot call out another airplane. Him “ xxx it’s really dangerous to do a midfield downwind entry when you have multiple airplanes in the pattern, I almost hit you.” Other guy “ I didn’t get a noticication. If you had ADSB I would have seen you” Him ….silence……
At my home field a few miles out. Him “entering right downwind for runaway one”. Runway one is left traffic. Me …..silence.
Also, me “xx 2 miles out will make straight in traffic permitting. Me a bit later “xx on short final. Other pilot “ xx taxing across active runway”. Me “ xx going around”. Me “‘xx you pulled right out in front of me”. Other Pilot “‘we’re fine, I made two radio calls”. (Neither included have x on short final”.
Be careful out there. I think the collective pilot population is getting dumber…..