Low fuel emergency in DFW

I once had a tower controller tell me after I had turned base (close in
base) that I was now sequenced #2 behind a Cessna... I did not see the
Cessna and did not know where it was. I told him UNABLE... other people on
the frequency reported hearing other things that I will deny saying. I was
giving a ride in a Blanik L-13 and I was in the back seat. The controller
promptly sent the Cessna on a go around.

He and his supervisor came over and apologized to us about an hour later.
They were not used to controlling traffic at our field. It was a temporary
tower for a fly in and air show. We had briefed the tower controllers
earlier that when a glider calls the down wind, he owns the runway.

We have parallel runways for glider and power operations, and the tower was
using both runways for power.. as they should because of the increased
traffic.

BT


"Tuno" wrote in message
oups.com...
And if I were the airline, I would start with the PIC, for endangering
the passengers by not being P*I*C.

I made the mistake once of letting the controller tell me I couldn't
land, and I almost busted the &^%$ out of my glider because of it. Not
making that mistake again ...

-ted
Ventus 2C "2NO"