You and I both know this isn't an issue of being hyper-sensitive, you made it personal with your comments that you have since removed; you drew first blood. Now let's move on to a bigger issue.The bigger issue seems to be that you feel we are being too harsh with the pilot in question. Others, myself included, feel dealing with this situation requires more that just a little humility. I have to admit, I’ve heard similar scenarios before and thought to myself, "was it really that bad – c’mon", so I can understand your point of view Gary. I have as much empathy as the next person when it comes to flying mistakes, etc. I've been there, you've been there, most of us have been there. Most of us see things regularly that may not be safety conscious. Mother Nature is very forgiving, and we get away with a lot more that we probably should. On the whole, I think SB is pretty loose when it comes to rules and regulations considering how many things we have to navigate around. Generally, when we see actions that may lead to incident we are pretty good as a community at advising the pilot quietly, and that seems to do the job. With this in mind, I can see where the views Bo and I expressed regarding the visiting pilot may have seemed too aggressive for those that did not witness the events. It's very rare that you see a post here on this forum regarding safety issues of a pilot like the one were are discussing now. Shouldn't that tell you something, just maybe this case is exceptional? I believe that most things are just going to happen no matter what you do to try and prevent it, but sometimes – sometimes, you can make a difference. I also think if you look at the statistics closely, you’ll find that the amount of visiting pilots that end up in the bushes far outweigh how many locals do, if you consider the amount of flights between the two. We just seem to remember when our friends pound in a little more.
Once again here are the facts. Bo and I witnessed an out-of-town pilot flying repeatedly in an unsafe manner that could easily result in an impact with the ground. In the LZ this pilot was strongly advised not to continue this style of flying while in SB. He was also told he needed to have a 2-way radio while flying in SB, which he didn't have. On his very next flight this pilot launched from Skyport, did two or three S-turns in front of launch, then made an attempt to circle very close to the terrain in front of launch which resulted in an impact; and not a mild one at that. This was witnessed by two people. To top it off, once again he wasn't flying with a 2-way radio. He’s an experienced pilot, and he didn’t regard or respect what was asked of him by a local instructor, and now he’d like some help out of the bushes, which was done graciously by Jim Maddox. I’ll admit, I’m a little more fired up about this situation because I witnessed this guy being warned and I feel this guy just doesn’t give a sh*t. I may feel differently about this situation in a couple days, who knows…
What I don’t understand Gary, is why it’s more important for you to defend a pilot that you don’t know, and whose actions you didn’t see, rather than consider that the situation may need some special attention. Is this topic too close to home for you? Do you feel you were unjustly dealt with in a similar situation here in SB and this topic is hitting a raw nerve? Where’s the support man!
This is getting ridiculous, somebody punch me
I’m tired of writing. I think I’m getting Carpal Tunnel syndrome…
.Trust me Dean,moved things around and changed words so as to not be misundestood,but happen anyway,such is life...some will understand,others will not get it, just like when you tell someone they are doing something wrong.
