Cal Vanize wrote:



Mike Weller wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:42:05 -0600, Cal Vanize
wrote:


Dave Stadt wrote:

"Mike Weller" wrote in message
...


On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:43:04 GMT, "Dave Stadt"
wrote:



Handle what things? Guess I am dense but what business is it of
the FAA if
I want to shut down and coast to the pumps? In fact I can
remember doing
just that on a couple of occasions. Seems safer to me than
rolling up with
the meat cleaver spinning. Sorry, but the story doesn't make
sense. I'd
say Mr. Whitmore stuck his nose where it didn't belong.


Put it into the context of when and where it happened.

They shut off the engine on the runway, the prop stopped, and then
they rolled at least a another quarter of a mile after making a 45
degree turn off the runway, rolled down the taxiway, and the made
another quick turn and stop to get to the gas pumps.

Impressive, but not exactly the thing to do in front of "THE MAN".

Mike Weller




Inquiring minds want to know why?


What did they do wrong? What actual reg did they break? Was there
some kind of safety violation?



Now that is good question.

For many reasons pilots, and flight instructors in particular, are
expected to be better than average.

You don't have to break a "reg" to show that maybe, just maybe, that
what you're doing is not the right thing to do.

It's a very fine line sometimes.

My opinion of the incident was that the pilots stepped over the line
and deserved to get being chewed out by Mr. Whitmore.

Mike Weller



I'm STILL trying to figure out what "line" was crossed and what the
chewing was all about.

The only issue I can see was if they ran out of fuel and that was the
reason for the "shutdown." EVen then, I think it would be hard to bust
them, but a good lecture might be in order in that event.


Matt