I worked flight line ops this afternoon, and handled the three mass arrivals while stationed at the far north end of 36 Right.
The first mass arrival was 109 Bonanzas around 1300. Some observations:
1. I know in your briefing, you are told to keep the speed up once you land, because of traffic trailing behind you. And ATC said the same thing once you land, and tells you to taxi all the way to the end. But seriously, you've got to slow down some time. When you see us linemen, that's a good time to slow down. Obviously, few if any of you are familiar with the "slow down" signals, so please see Figure 4-3-15 in the AIM.
2. I know it's hard to see us lineman when you are taxiing at 40 kts, but please try to pay attention to us. We're trying to prevent you from bumping into other Bonanzas, or killing any of us.
3. Would a wave be so hard? Or was that not in your briefing?
I think 130 Cessnas mass arrived at 1430. Some observations:
1. Thanks for the waves, guys, and welcome to Oshkosh. You all seem generally thrilled to be here, and we love to see the excitement.
2. Well done on your 50 degree gusting crosswind landing.
A gaggle of Mooneys arrived around 1615. Some observations:
1. Well done on your 80 degree gusting crosswind landings!
2. Thanks for slowing down promptly when instructed by the linemen.
3. Thanks for the waves. It's fun to see!
Have fun this week. I'll be returning on Wednesday..
