Interesting overnight contributions.
Vintage ATCO - I have a sign outside the door that tells me if we are CAT1 or CAT III - just wish I had the I/R and the plane in which to practice the latter - can't even experience from the jumpseat anymore, although did one myself in a DC-10 sim once - YO!
LowNSlow - Glad you interpret my understanding of situations and Aussie - beats me what they do in Canada
Meslag - Circuit height does not give me a problem - but how many people go crosswind at about 50' with another plane on short final
Another issue that bothered me in the cold light of day - what was he doing / where was he before I had visual contact with him?
Just like to point out that this was not Old Buck......like that place on a sunny day.
However, place in question is related to a word you'll find in the good old Oxford Dict.
Frankly I felt like decking the pratt! But I'm not like that......really!
There was no EMERGENCY, I have a feeling he probably owned the place ?
I had done a 180 when he informed me he WAS landing. A rapid survey of my surroundings told me I had no way of vacating so I went as close to the runways edge as possible and put the brakes on. He landed.....well clear of me - but hey there are no guarantees - backtracked and by the time I reached the apron he had shutdown and vanished. Welcome to the O.K. Coral - been there once before and I don't think it will ever change
Next time I met up with a gentleman from the CAA I told him about it. The event, relative to the location, did not appear to surprise him. "Hope you MOR'd him".
A few weeks ago I landed at another airfield into a 17 kt. headwind. Never landed there before although had taken off. The landing roll was very short and I thought I could vacate on to the grass to park alongside others. The AFISO advised that I would have to roll to the end. Now, despite trying to expedite, the guy behind had to go around. I apologised.
At least nobody was endangered.