RVbySDI
Well Known Member
I would say the reactions are based upon your posts and the links showing that the proposal was addressing creating longer geography. That indicates to the uninitiated there is an emphasis in doing that. Comments addressing what was being done at the EAA were eluding to the idea that the committee had made their recommendations and it was time to wait and see what the bosses (FAA) do with it.Yes, our desire is to spread out the arrivals, but over more days, not longer geography.
Remember I?ve said everyone is still working their responsible areas. It?s not all worked out yet, but one of the sidetracks being worked is to figure out how to incent us pilots to spread out our arrival days. Jack and team are working to figure out how to have the field opened up earlier than Friday and have all of the necessary support infrastructure in place, such as food, showers, etc. Financial incentives are part of those discussions as well, such as free camping.
There may be some incentives for those who arrive later in the week as well. Let?s not start guessing, but be patient and know it is being worked on.
Ok, good deal. EAA is going to incentivize coming earlier. Hopefully addressing food, camping, hygiene for the populous will help. It just seems this could have been emphasized in the proposal instead of extension of the cue.BTW, the committee hasn?t just submitted a proposal and gone home. This was again reviewed at Safety Council (I am a member there as well), and the BOD meeting last week. I?m sure working sessions will continue, as no doubt there will probably be questions from the FAA team, and we still have to figure out a large part of the communication and education process to our members and the pilot community.
Still waiting for someone to start the thread regarding what we as a pilot community can do.
Other than methods for information dissemination and education, what is still on the table for discussion in these working sessions? Example. Has anything been discussed about how to better resolve the soft field taxi problem? This could be a contributor to the clogged system. Our private grass strip just recieved a mail flyer from some company that installs systems for such a purpose. Could the EAA not look into installing such a system on the grassy taxi areas that will allow even a C135 to taxi onto the grass without sinking into the mud?
This I don't get. Sorry, but I see this in every column. It is not a matter of naming names. It is, as is in your columns, a matter of pointing out what the error is, where the error was made, how it was made, by whom (NOT individual names), and most importantly, WHY the error was made. Indeed sir, that is in your columns. I am sure you are thinking in terms of those individual pilots who contributed to the problems by not following the procedures while in the cue. Although they indeed were contributors, I am not asking for naming names of such individuals. Rather, many on this thread have pointed out the errors made by ATC. The response then was to attempt to move the conversation away from that and discuss what we as pilots can do. If ATC was a primary contributor to the problems this year then discussions on how ATC should address the errors should be out in the open. This was the motivation for my reference.As for pointing out those who were part of the problem, especially attitudinally, I don?t believe in doing that here or in my columns. However, I?d be willing to bet some of you know who they were and you might consider saying something in private.