I'd like to hear some opinions please. May not be a clear answer, but here goes...
Taxi out to the end, and find someone sitting in the runup area, clear of the actual taxiway curve to the hold short line. You do your own pre-launch routine, and when you finish, the other pilot is still head down, running a checklist, or copying a clearance, or something. They do not respond to a radio call of "Nxxx, are you ready to go?"...no wave, head nod, or radio response.
Do you declare and take the runway (pattern traffic permitting of course), or do you sit and wait?
Taxi out to the end, and find someone sitting in the runup area, clear of the actual taxiway curve to the hold short line. You do your own pre-launch routine, and when you finish, the other pilot is still head down, running a checklist, or copying a clearance, or something. They do not respond to a radio call of "Nxxx, are you ready to go?"...no wave, head nod, or radio response.
Do you declare and take the runway (pattern traffic permitting of course), or do you sit and wait?