JRitt
Line Up and Wait
Sat. I was flying out of KCKV. I was on the taxiway to depart 35 when I hear on CTAF a helo on left base for 35 paralell runway. There is only (1) runway that is 35 except that once in a while they mow the grass next to it and use it for soft field work and all patterns for 17/35 are to the east (Ft Campbell is on the west) so the pattern should have been right traffic. There was another plane coming in on 35 at the same time (right traffic). The helo turned base and announced final for 35 taxiway (I was on it). We both continued down the taxiway towards each other with him desending untill we were about 100yds apart when I asked his intensions and if he was going to land in front of us or behind us. He said " I stated my intensions twice already". He hovered about 100yds in front of us and 100ft high for about 10-15 seconds then moved about 75 feet to our right to let us pass. Are there special rules that allow Helo to land on taxiways and have priority on them or did I just run into (almost) a jerk. About 30min earlier the same pilot was running above the taxiway about 60feet back, the same altitude and parelell to a Cessna 150 taking off from 35 for most of the legnth of 35 (6000ft). Should I just report this to the school or also the FSDO.
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