Admin Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Oops: http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/pilot-mistakes-road-for-runway.30653/
Guest ozzie Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 maybe they should still include at least an eye test for LSA.
robinsm Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 surely the clue would have been the driveways onto the "runway" up either side and the houses ("hangers") ??? (you think?)
Guest davidh10 Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 Clearly he didn't check the windsock or signalling circle. IMHO, the two locations, as seen on the Google Earth image aren't even vaguely similar.
Guernsey Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 The excuses people use when they want to FLY home rather than drive from the airfield. Alan.
Gnarly Gnu Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 Spent a couple of weeks in Alaska in a spot where many of the locals owned aircraft, it wasn't an airpark just a regular suburb of the city but there were signs on the residential streets that cars had to give way to aircraft and a community runway was nearby which crossed a street and ran between some houses, plus a lake for the floatplanes. Quite unusual to see aircraft taxiing up fairly narrow streets past houses. Gotta watch out for the stray pets I guess.
poteroo Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 Perth airport used to be a trap for the unwary - especially at night and in showery wx. The old Forrestfield railway yards used to be just east of the airport, and were aligned 03/21. The huge lighting towers were much more obvious on approach towards 03 or 21 directions than the runway lights. I know that I emerged from above one July night and began to slide 'over' towards the better set of lights. The Localiser needle gave the lie to that, but visually it was a compelling scene. Rumour has it that Garuda nearly got to flare height - but then, in the 70's, they also ended up out at Cunderdin! happy days,
flyerme Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 i thought you were supposed to use a baseball bat for taking out mailbox's?
eightyknots Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 there were signs on the residential streets that cars had to give way to aircraft I love it: there should be more of it around the world!
Guest davidh10 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Looks like the linked image is on your PC. Not uploaded to the site.
Gibbo Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 humm Bugger.. Having trouble with uploads?? Basically a photo thru the cockpit of the Alice Springs / Adeliade road sign. .
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