Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:

I've surrendered my ROW via a two way conversation. I hope I haven't
broken any regs. G

While you might have surrendered ROW via radio I doubt the FAA will find
that it relieved the other pilot from his responsibility under the regs.

That's an interesting question. Let's say I'm on final and I call you on
the CTAF and tell you that I'm coming in slow and you have plenty of time to
depart before I get there. You can see me on final, but you can't really
tell how fast I'm moving. You go ahead and start your departure role, and I
end up colliding with you somewhere down the runway. Are you at fault for
not giving way to traffic on final? Even if I advised you to go ahead?

For you nitpickers that will claim that you should be able to tell the
speed and distance of an aircraft on final from the runup area, assume the
vis is 3 miles and I'm flying a helicopter.

For the record, I give way to other aircraft all the time when I have the
ROW. They are usually bigger, faster and burning a lot more fuel. I like
flying, so I don't have a problem remaining aloft for a few extra minutes.
We coordinate on CTAF and I've never had a problem. Much like when I'm
talking to ATC, if there's any question about what each of us is going to do,
I ask for clarification before proceeding.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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