Look out below High vs Low Wing…

Posted on May 16, 2008
Filed Under Aviation News, Flight Training, Pilots |

It is a small strip not too wide and not too long (Northwest Regional Airport, Roanoke, TX) and yes you are supposed to look, announce and keep your freaking radio’s on…you know who you are!

There really is no excuse.

Picture from nbc5i.com

The reality is currency and staying ahead of the airplane usually prevents these kind of mistakes, legal to fly vs proficient is quite different. I am glad no one was hurt for a bone head mistake. We all as pilots have done dumb things, but this really puts into perspective runway incursions and being aware of your surrondings.

I would like to hear the pilots versions once the FAA gets done with them. Hope you have AOPA legal service plan, I would be more worried about the FAA repercussions than the insurance claims. On a lighter note, this is a great little airport, with a great resturant on the field, just be aware it is uncontrolled airspace and lot of weekend warriors are flying on the sunny days…case in point I do believe.

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