they are just pilots
but sometimes they can think their "celebrity" makes them above the laws of common sense and airmanship. We were sitting in our F27 at Exeter when Mr X comes wazzing in to the apron with a massive quickstop which had the Squirrel tailskid about 2 inches from the ground, plonks it down and after shutting down, proceeded to walk to the terminal straight through the prop arc of our right engine - I was going to shout "clear prop" at him but couldn't get the darned window open fast enough in my fumbling ineptitude.
Another time on a blustery day at Wycombe I watched Dr Y do what can only be described as a downwind low level sideways quickstop to the fuel pump in his 206 - the skid clearance on the right was, once again, about 2 inches.
But hey, I'm just jealous.
- They can afford a helicopter
- I can't
I chose to go fixed wing, so it's my fault
Russell