Amateur night at the field

Thanks for the input. I try to not be critical of other pilots, since I have
done more than my own share of bonehead moves.

On the other hand it's hard to not get frustrated, since we had just flown
nearly three hours in night IMC, dodging thunderstorms, picked up ice, got
bounced around, etc, only to have to go around because someone decided to
taxi full length even knowing someone was on final right behind her.

"Viperdoc" wrote in message
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Thanks for the input. I try to not be critical of other pilots, since I
have done more than my own share of bonehead moves.

On the other hand it's hard to not get frustrated, since we had just flown
nearly three hours in night IMC, dodging thunderstorms, picked up ice, got
bounced around, etc, only to have to go around because someone decided to
taxi full length even knowing someone was on final right behind her.

You say she's hangared at the airport, so it might be useful to send her a
polite note about the problem, citing the relevant AIM passage.

--Gary

And after all, you were in a Baron, and she was in a warrior! How dare she
make you wait!

"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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"Viperdoc" wrote in message
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Thanks for the input. I try to not be critical of other pilots, since I
have done more than my own share of bonehead moves.

On the other hand it's hard to not get frustrated, since we had just
flown nearly three hours in night IMC, dodging thunderstorms, picked up
ice, got bounced around, etc, only to have to go around because someone
decided to taxi full length even knowing someone was on final right
behind her.

You say she's hangared at the airport, so it might be useful to send her a
polite note about the problem, citing the relevant AIM passage.

--Gary

I try to not be critical of other pilots, since I have done more than my own share of bonehead moves.

I've had my own stupid pilot tricks too, I just figure that pointing
out a potentially dangerous (or just discourteous) maneuver might
comprosmise safety at some point. Since becoming a CFI I see things
from a different perspective.

I've had my own stupid pilot tricks too, I just figure that pointing out a potentially dangerous (or just discourteous) maneuver might comprosmise safety at some point.

Oops, need to clarify here. I meant to say that pointing out a
dangerous or discourteous manuever might *prevent* safety from being
compromised later. Gotta be tactful and approach it from a safety
standpoint, as nobody likes a know-it-all.