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Arrived at around 2200 last night IFR at our local field, and heard a pilot
doing position reports on the CTAF. I spotted the traffic (night touch and goes), and also announced. As I established on final, she announced a full stop, and then proceeded to land and taxi the whole length of the mile long runway to go to her hangar. Of course, this necessitated a go around, since there was no way I could go slow enough to avoid landing while she taxied down the whole runway. Then, as I was turning base, another slow mover said he was on a three mile final to the runway. Even though I had already turned base, was inside him, and going a lot faster, I elected to extend the downwind, since he had announced his intention to land even though he knew I was on a tight base leg. I guess I was taught to exit the runway as expeditiously as possible at uncontrolled fields, and also that planes on base or closer to the airport had the right of way. Isn't this supposed to be common courtesy, or am I being overly critical and self righteous? |
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