no doubt the citation pilot was either careless or a jerk, but i don't
think there is much to discuss with the faa. the citation had the runway.

Cub Driver wrote:
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 03:47:57 GMT, Robert Coffey
wrote:


are radio calls mandatory on uncontrolled fields?


Well, you have an obligation not to put people in danger. Radio can't
be mandatory because planes are flying that have no radio. It's "see
and avoid."

Seems to me the Citation pilot fell short of his obligation. Perhaps
as the more experienced pilot he figured he knew he had time to take
off without jeopardizing the other plane. Of course he should have
called. It's never a good idea to spook somebody controlling a heavy
object at high speed.


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