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Jeff,
As I
said, "stupid is stupid, but airspeed in and of itself does not make
stupid".
My old
employer, The USAF, did teach me the ILS low approach to a closed full stop
landing, but the airspeed before the closed was way above 200
KTS.
What
would an FAA inspector say if he saw me fly the afore mentioned ILS,
closed, full stop landing (not exceeding 200 KTS )? That is a good question.
Since I didn't exceed 200 KTS , didn't exceed 60 degrees of bank, didn't
conflict with traffic, and made an uneventful landing I don't see that he/she
would have grounds to say or do anything. But there is always that old lack of
judgment catch 22 that he could employ because he doesn't think that a
closed pattern has any place in the civilian world. Ask Bob Hoover about
FAA inspectors.
Or, he
might be like the very first Fed I ever saw. This is the man who gave me my
Private Pilot check ride way back when. We were in a Cessna 150. After I
satisfied him I was a "safe" pilot and could be entrusted with the privilege of
carrying passengers ( I had passed the check ride ) he said, "let me show you
how the pylon racers fly". He then picked out a short course and around and
around we went.
I am
well aware that people have killed themselves an innocent passengers/bystanders
with "ass shining". I just think that just maybe you are using a very broad
brush when painting your "ass shining" picture.
I've
seen a couple of cases of stupid here in my area in the last couple of weeks,
and they didn't involve "ass shining". One was a Sirrus 22 that deployed his
chute after becoming encrusted with ice and entering a spin. The other was at my
uncontrolled airport where there was traffic pattern work and some practice ILS
work going on mixed with a few arrivals. The wind was 4-5 KTS out of the south,
but to accommodate the ILS the local traffic was landing to the north. There
were a few small fires in the area which blew the smoke to the
north.
Everyone was making radio calls showing use of the use RW 01. Here comes
a Cessna 182 into the area. He makes his radio calls saying he plans to enter
downwind for RW 19. I heard him amongst all the radio calls calling their
positions in the RW 01 pattern. With all the other radio calls I thought he
would figure it out shortly. But I was wrong, he proceeded in oblivion. Finally
I made a radio call that he was going against traffic. Then he says, "what, is
everyone using RW 01? OK, I'll land with a tail wind. Then he proceeds to touch
down 4,000' down a 6,000 ' RW.
The
newspapers never get it right and paint a black picture
regardless.
My
insurance agent thinks it is safer if I never fly.
What would the local kids think? I'm not sure there is much one can
do the change the way teenagers think anyway.
The
accident would probably say I was "shining my ass" even though I really wasn't.
(tongue in cheek)
I do
understand where you are coming from, I just think your brush is too
wide.
Regards,
Lynn
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