Orlando Executive airport after Charley hit

As a West Coast pilot, can anyone explain to me why people don't move their
aircraft out of the way of these storms? I'd call in sick and miss a day of
work before I risked by 30K+ investment.



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"Robert Bates" wrote in message
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As a West Coast pilot, can anyone explain to me why people don't move their
aircraft out of the way of these storms? I'd call in sick and miss a day of
work before I risked by 30K+ investment.

I also find this strange. As always, some were probably waiting on parts,
out of license, or otherwise could not be moved. That said, I don't think that
there is a certified aircraft made that lacks the range and speed to be flown
out of the path of a hurricane given a few hours warning. I paid a visit to F45
(outside West Palm Beach) the morning of the storm and found only two planes
still tied up outside. What is wrong with the Orlando guys? Perhaps they think
they are immune because they are 50 miles from the coast?





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"Vaughn" wrote:

I don't think that there is a certified aircraft made that lacks the
range and speed to be flown out of the path of a hurricane given a
few hours warning.

When you only have a few hours warning - which is all we had here in
Orlando - I think it's natural to be more concerned with preparing your
home and family than your airplane.

Sadly, a lot of people moved their airplanes from the Tampa area, where the
storm was forecasted to make landfall, to the Orlando area to get them out
of the way. As it turned out, Tampa barely got rained on and we got
hammered. The only sure way not to get hit by a hurricane in Florida is to
not be in Florida.


B

"Robert Bates" wrote

As a West Coast pilot, can anyone explain to me why people don't move
their aircraft out of the way of these storms? I'd call in sick and
miss a day of work before I risked by 30K+ investment.

OK, I fly my 30K 1959 C-172 to safety, what happens to my 40K SUV
and the 35K boat? The auto is a lot easier to relocate, more of a
necessity after the storm and the insurance company is going to
replace any loss anyway.

Bob Moore

Robert Bates wrote:
As a West Coast pilot, can anyone explain to me why people don't move their
aircraft out of the way of these storms? I'd call in sick and miss a day of
work before I risked by 30K+ investment.

1. That's what I have insurance for.

2. I have other more expensive assets (house) that I don't want to leave (unless
there's an evacuation order, of course).

3. Funny (maybe) story about hurricane Fran, 1996. I'm based at Raleigh-Durham,
about 150 or so miles inland. Fran was forecast to come ashore at Wilmington, on
the coast. Fran didn't read the forecasts, mostly missed Wilmington, hit
Raleigh-Durham pretty hard. As far as I know the only aircraft damaged at
Raleigh-Durham was one based at Wilmington that the owner had flown to RDU to
get it out of the way of the hurricane.

Himmacanes (aka Charley, Andrew) just go straight ahead, don't stop w/o
turning. So see where they're pointing and get out of the way.

Buuut those Hurricanes wander about, turn w/o signaling and just plain go
where they want and you w/ have no idea where that w/b.

Thx, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.