Today I dropped an Angel Flight patient off at Massena, NY (KMSS), an
uncontrolled airport in the very north portion of NY state. The weather
was 50 feet above minimums and the ILS was the only way in.

Once the patient was safely in the warm terminal, I preflighting and
started up, only to learned that there was an Air Midwest B1900 ten
minutes out. Flight Service could not release me until the B1900 was
down and canceled IFR.

To ensure that I was ready to go, I taxied to the departure end and
performed the pre-takeoff checklist. Then it hit me. There was no ILS
hold short line marked, yet weather was right at minimums and I was sure
I was beyond the ILS transmitter tower.

So as not to potentially interfere with the ILS signal, I turned around
and taxied back to what I believe was the transmitter tower (it was
dark) and waited for the aircraft to land.

Did I overreact, or should there be ILS hold short lines at uncontrolled
airports with ILS approaches?

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Peter







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