Location is the key. I fly a beach slope which is close to two "training"
airports. This means it has a steady flow of new, full scale pilots showing
off their new skills but poor judgement.
The local slope in Bellingham, Wa. is literally about 1/4 Mile from the end of
the runway of the international airport! It is directly in the landing path of the
runway!!! The tower is aware of the slope and just told them to stay under 200ft.
if there is traffic. Traffic is hard to miss because it is coming straight at you!!!!
This slope has been in use for over 15 years and there has never been an incident
of any sort.
I was flying on Orcas Island a few years ago at a site that is about 3/4 mile from the
airport and there was an incident, The full scale pilot was completely at fault.
He saw us, knew some of the guys flying and he intentionally buzzed the
field at about 300ft. He got close enough to a model to realize the implications
and then made a complaint to the airport later.
They checked into it, but when they heard the entire story, they verbally chastized
the full scale guy............
Mark Mech
www.aerofoam.com
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