That's what I was wondering. I can not see why they continued with the landing if they had another aircraft holding on the RWY. May God bless the victims and the families....And never continue on final with another aircraft holding...
How could they have not seen it? Even if they were landing into the sun... I just don't get it. And what about the CTAF?
A powerful, simple lesson in this one... too bad a couple of little kids had to pay for it.
Good idea, yes! Required? Nope!
Don't be counting on anyone else to be, either! Eyes on a swivel!
Good idea, yes! Required? Nope!
It's possible to not see it as clearly from a distance, even on downwind. Last week, I had a highwing blend in well to a set of stripes. Were it not for watching for the movement, I would not have seen it. But, as you get closer on final you should still be checking out the whole runway, not just the focus point at midfield and further. If this was the case, they should have noticed in plenty time to turn out to the right (assuming left-hand pattern) and climb; dang sure not continue ahead and climb like some might do.
(This was standing on the runway outside the airplane after blowing a tire on my first on-centerline landing that day! )If ya would keep your feet resting on the floorboard, you wouldn't have that problem.See, it's just like I told my primary CFI - Landing on the centerline is DANGEROUS!
Which would be a good reason not to make straight-in approaches. Unless you're on an instrument approach, there's no reason for a straight-in. It violates the standards in the AIM and it's simply an unsafe move. Even if you are making a straight-in for an instrument approach, radio calls must still be made for the sake of those flying a standard pattern and a bit more often.
That's happened to me a few times...overall, in and near the pattern, I'm equally surprised at how easily I spy traffic sometimes and by how difficult it can be to see other aircraft at other times. They just don't jump out at you, especially the white ones.
I've had planes take the active when I'm on final, despite my radio calls and my usual M.O. of lighting up everything available when I'm in the pattern...but I've never had trouble seeing THAT in time!
It really is all about where your attention is focused, and how rigidly it's focused... the time I was about to touch down and my instructor said "what the-?!" and I looked up to see an opposing aircraft landing long the other way, I realized that both of us (scary thought) had been too focused on the touchdown point.
I was lucky- that important lesson didn't cost me anything.
If ya would keep your feet resting on the floorboard, you wouldn't have that problem.
Sorry, I've gotta disagree with ya there. We came back in Sunday night at 10PM with not another around. I still had him fly a normal entry and pattern. There are too many others flying irregular patterns to step away from a standard. I won't get into who is doing it but it's often with a CFI on board.
Sorry, I've gotta disagree with ya there. We came back in Sunday night at 10PM with not another around. I still had him fly a normal entry and pattern. There are too many others flying irregular patterns to step away from a standard. I won't get into who is doing it but it's often with a CFI on board.
This is in Conroe, Texas; the land of steers and guys with guys with 600 horsepower radial engines. Okay, I've not seen any steers around here.
It's only money! But seriously, everyone complains about the money and the need to cut any costs until an incident happens just because one cut a corner during their flight, usually during approach and landing.Yes, if the avgas was all that I was paying for.
Amen! That certainly includes me! I sometimes do things that, if I could think about them sitting nice and safe in my office, I would think I'd never do! Casting the first stone and all that, donchaknow!
Not that I recall. I have a lot of irons in the fire even on the days I'm not flying.