N941WR
Legacy Member
This evening I was on a conference call with an aviation organization, the exact organization isn't important.
Part of the discussion centered on how to host a "safe" fly-in. During that discussion it was brought up that recently, at a large regional fly-in, an "RV-4" performed a high speed pass, pulled up, rolled the plane, came around and landed, where they had a visit with an FAA representative on the field.
These impromptu flight displays are dangerous to the pilot (and passengers), other aircraft in the area, and puts the continued hosting of the fly-in in jeopardy.
My question is this, how do we, the aviation community, convince pilots not to "show off" during fly-ins?
Part of the discussion centered on how to host a "safe" fly-in. During that discussion it was brought up that recently, at a large regional fly-in, an "RV-4" performed a high speed pass, pulled up, rolled the plane, came around and landed, where they had a visit with an FAA representative on the field.
These impromptu flight displays are dangerous to the pilot (and passengers), other aircraft in the area, and puts the continued hosting of the fly-in in jeopardy.
My question is this, how do we, the aviation community, convince pilots not to "show off" during fly-ins?