I never meant to imply anything that dramatic, but in any case, don't
you think it prudent to minimize the surprises in an activity such
as aviation especially when you have no way to know the skill level of
the other participants?

Well, you did imply something that dramatic, and that's what set me off.
If you merely mean it's nice to follow noise abatement procedures, and
it's generally a good idea to follow the local procedures, then I
heartily (but not stridently) agree.

Personally, I always fly under the assumption the other guy is a 5
minute student unless he has multiple engines or a turbin.

Several well known "five minute students" flew with a turbin. They had
a turbine too. (sorry, I couldn't resist, and I know "turban" is
misspelled too)

I think "home grown" is a sticking point with some people,

Not the "home grown" part, but the "imposed as a mandatory procedure by
some local yokel who has no authority to do so" part which was implied
by the stridency of your original advocacy.

I only think it is a big deal when some inconsiderate yahoo comes
charging in out of nowhere from a direction I don't expect anyone
to be coming from...

No, that's not a big deal. That's just life. You're not in the cockpit
with him, and it's your job to watch for that kind of thing.

I will agree though that what he did did not appear to be too bright or
considerate, but this has little to do with a noise abatement procedure.

Or maybe it does. Maybe he was "avoiding" the "noise sensitive area"
where his great aunt lives, right under the approach end. How's that
for a local procedure?

Jose
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