(Snowbird) wrote in message . com...
What's the general viewpoint here?

Today at that airport, one aircraft was in the pattern for
the shorter runway, which the wind favored. I wanted to use
the longer runway for various reasons, so exercising a sharp
look-out and making my radio calls, I proceded to do so.

Sydney, thanks for a nice thread.

At my home base it's routine for me to be on the turf runway, into the
wind, while everyone else uses the pavement with a 90-degree
crosswind.

You are PIC. It's not just your right but your responsibility to do
what you think is safest for you and your airplane. If somebody else
has a different idea about what's safe for you, listen to what they
might say, think about it, and then go back to Rule #1: You are PIC.

-Dave Russell
8KCAB

p.s. I posted a few months back about somebody who didn't think like I
do. He taxied right out in front of me while I was rolling for
take-off, oblivious to the fact that there actually was a runway
aligned with the wind. It was a very close thing. Even now I know I
was right to use the runway pointed into the wind, but that wouldn't
have saved us if I'd hit him. I don't know what this is supposed to
mean, but somehow it feels relevant. :-|