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Old 13th Oct 2010, 09:58
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Francis Frogbound
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Sometimes the airfields don't help. I've lost count of the times I've been taxiing in for fuel to find light F/W parked near the area I have to go to. A quick check with ATC seems to get a response of "It'll be alright" which I know it may not be. At my home base at the moment airfield management have seen fit to park a double row of light F/W right next to the parking area of a load of medium sized rotary, To see them bouncing on their tie-downs as a Dauphin hovers past worries me sick.

I own a light F/W and would be bloody annoyed if it were to be damaged due to the actions of airfield management and/or a careless heli-pilot. Certainly I was taught during my training to give great respect and avoidance to anything I might move or damage with my down-wash. However, looking at the standard of training applied to some PPL holders at the moment I wonder what they are taught apart from hovering and GPS programming.
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