In article ,
Grumman-581 wrote:

210.213.98.18On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 13:19:16 -0400, Roy Smith
wrote:
Did a GPS-9 straight-in to a T&G at IJD just the other night. The moment I
started my missed approach, I head somebody announcing they were departing
27. All's fair in love, war, and uncontrolled fields.

Would you have preferred that he depart 27 *before* you started your
missed approach?

No, of course not. I'm not saying he did anything wrong. I was just using
this as a real-life example of why "the active" is a meaningless term at an
uncontrolled airport.