"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote

Well, if the visibility is such that the arriving aircraft can't see you
and
it lands on top of you, then it's unlikely that sitting kind of sideways
would allow you to see him.

I don't see why you would think that.

Ever been rear ended, sitting at a stop light, or such? (in a car, of
course)

I have been, and a very hard hit, about 45 mph. When ever I stop now, I
look in my mirror, and if I see that somone is not going to stop, I am ready
to take evasive action, like going off the side of the road, or into another
lane.

It may not work, but I'm sure going to try and avoid that, if I can.

Same thing for sitting sideways, to get a view of the glideslope. If
someone is coming in, and I saw them, I could try to get to the side of the
runway, or back to the taxiway, or into the ditch. At least you would have
a fighting chance to avoid a catastrophe. Sitting straight, some planes
couldn't see squat, so there is a *good* reason for the sideways trick. It
couldn't take more than 3 or 4 seconds to get straight in the first part of
your takeoff roll.
--
Jim in NC