nddons
Touchdown! Greaser!
I double shifted on the flightline at Airventure today - I love it. I was at Bravo on the north side of 9/27 - 100 ft from the green dot. Here are some observations:
1. Congrats to those of you who actually hit the green dot! I figure about 30 of you between 9:30 - 4:30. The rest of you were short - or long. Or cleared for the orange dot.
2. "Hilton" is not one of the window signs listed in the NOTAM.
3. Speaking of window signs, they should be readable from 50 feet. Sentences can't be read!
4. Worse than unreadable signs are no signs whatsoever. Or signs that are laying flat on the top of your panel. Please let your marshallers know your intentions. Pointing doesn't count.
5. I marshalled the AOPA Caravan today! They bounced the landing by the way.
6. After the mid-afternoon weather came through, the winds changed from the southwest to the ESE. For at least 30 minutes, the controllers continued to land planes on 27 despite a rear quartering tailwind of 12-13 knots out of 120. That HAD to be tough. Kudos to the few of you who used forward slips to get down fast. (Note to self: practice downwind landings!)
7. Cessnas and Bonanzas seemed to touch down the smoothest. RVs seemed to float long. And a few very loaded Cherokees seemed to make a very firm landing.
8. No ground loops today, as far as I could tell. Though a few RV taildraggers made me hold my breath.
9. I think I marshalled a Rutan late this afternoon. I saw "Rutan" on the left side of the plane. The problem was he whipped by me so fast, with no sign at all, I had no clue where he wanted to go. But he did, and he went that way fast. Kind of rude IMO.
10. Thanks to the majority of you who gave a wave to the marshallers. We notice and appreciate it.
Have a good week, everyone! I will be back next Friday and Saturday.
1. Congrats to those of you who actually hit the green dot! I figure about 30 of you between 9:30 - 4:30. The rest of you were short - or long. Or cleared for the orange dot.
2. "Hilton" is not one of the window signs listed in the NOTAM.
3. Speaking of window signs, they should be readable from 50 feet. Sentences can't be read!
4. Worse than unreadable signs are no signs whatsoever. Or signs that are laying flat on the top of your panel. Please let your marshallers know your intentions. Pointing doesn't count.
5. I marshalled the AOPA Caravan today! They bounced the landing by the way.
6. After the mid-afternoon weather came through, the winds changed from the southwest to the ESE. For at least 30 minutes, the controllers continued to land planes on 27 despite a rear quartering tailwind of 12-13 knots out of 120. That HAD to be tough. Kudos to the few of you who used forward slips to get down fast. (Note to self: practice downwind landings!)
7. Cessnas and Bonanzas seemed to touch down the smoothest. RVs seemed to float long. And a few very loaded Cherokees seemed to make a very firm landing.
8. No ground loops today, as far as I could tell. Though a few RV taildraggers made me hold my breath.
9. I think I marshalled a Rutan late this afternoon. I saw "Rutan" on the left side of the plane. The problem was he whipped by me so fast, with no sign at all, I had no clue where he wanted to go. But he did, and he went that way fast. Kind of rude IMO.
10. Thanks to the majority of you who gave a wave to the marshallers. We notice and appreciate it.
Have a good week, everyone! I will be back next Friday and Saturday.