My point is that had they included a quick look around 360 in their pre-takeoff checks routine, like I do here, then they would have likely seen me. My point is, that this is extremely unlikely. If he can't see you while he is taxiing straight towards you (while backtracking), what makes you think ...

I would like to share a personal experience...and here is why at my home airport I do a quick 360.... Do you think those pilots on the ground that missed you on short final would have spot you in a downwind position, which every plane flies at a different distance and sometimes at a different altit...

I would like to share a personal experience...and here is why at my home airport I do a quick 360. Location is an ATF airport which has one runway and single taxiway from the rather large apron to the middle of the 4000 foot long runway thus making you have to always backtrack in either direction fo...

I support you Gilles. Keep fighting the good fight. If I was not on the west coast I would be there. And to the last post, there is so much wrong with what the troll wrote, no point acknowledging it. Good luck! I would like to see a fair counter to the post though. I can see validity to both sides ...

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They have unmanned Bell 407s in development testing for the military now. How long til these start fighting forest fires with bambi buckets? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_MQ-8C_Fire_Scout http://aviationintel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/northrop_grumman_mq-8c_fire_scout-920x613.j...

anofly wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 3:42 am sadly we may be headed towards things more like that model here.

I think that with our letter support groups such as COPA and AOPA there will be less chance of this happening on this side of the pond. There is much more of a collective voice over here.

I thought, based on the title, that you meant radio tower out in the middle of nowhere. They hit the frikin control tower! This happened a couple of months ago.

The student pilot was taken to the hospital for assessment, but received only minor injuries.

This aircraft has a significant crash history...

http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2016/07/q ... ident.html

Wasn't he flying VFR...?

AirFrame wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:03 am Langley has had problems over the last few years, with overly officious controllers...

What does that mean? They are bound by very strict procedures and phrase-ology guidelines. If they stray from these they get penalized for it, even if it's minor.

"The pilot of the Cessna saw the Champion aircraft impact the water, flew a few orbits..." not sure if I would have done the same not knowing what sort of condition my aircraft was in right after a mid air.

Just stay clear of the Rockcliffe zone and you'll be fine. No real procedure.

Fuel is probably cheaper a CYSH to the southwest.

The 2 remaining (of 4 originally purchased) CL-601s that 412 are operating are 34 years old. It's probably time to replace them. They added 2 new CL-604s to the fleet in 2002 to replace one CL-601 that was written off in an accident and another that was to be retired recently and has since been put ...

First flight of a Magnix electric powered Caravan is today: https://www.magnix.aero/ecaravan/

why would they buy a new airframe? The aircraft commander fucked up royally. engine failure should not equal stall into spin into a spiral into a house. Its not the planes fault this turned out the way it did. Please don't spend a billion of my tax dollars on a frame that will end up the same way w...

"Key moments in the Snowbirds crash"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGS3dmuPlPo

I think trying to use the Hawks or Harvard IIs might be difficult because the somewhat unusual operating agreement they were acquired under. They are owned by the government but leased to a third party, CAE, for the NFTC program.