Sounds like most of you were operating small aircraft at small strips. I know from experience that when you are at a "big" airport and getting out quickly is required, a turn from taxiway to runway at max speed is often done and you just slap the throttles to the firewall. The "no reason to check" gene kicks in, since you "know" you are on the correct runway -- V1 and V2 are way more important at that point than runway heading on the mag compass.
On 9/8/06, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Now THAT sounds like fun! > > When there was a new guy handling operations at the field, some of the > older glider pilots liked to drop low on final and fly over the swamp, > then up the hill to the runway in ground effect. From the ops cart they > would disappear completely for a few seconds. Never failed to get a > strong reaction. > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've exhausted all the alternatives." Sir Winston Churchill '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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