Microlighters

Yesterday at Rhino park because it is getting nice and busy we offer an information service to all the fliers.
I had a Cherokee Archer splash through the circuit at 500 ft broadcasting his intentions and then landing on runway 27 while we had solo students in the circuit using runway 09.
All the other a/c in the circuit heard their broadcast and mine but still just a teardrop on the wrong side of the airfield and on finals I told them to go around and still theu landed.
I had visual contact with the students in the circuit and at least they kept a cool head.
YES I did have a serious word with the pilot and when he checked his frequency he was on ours, 135.60
The next minute a yellow Gyro arrives overhead, yest at thew correct hight, does the decent onto downwind , NO transmission now we still have a solo student in the circuit, does a touch and go and around we go again, the next time I walk up to the runway indicating to the instructor and holding my handheld radio in the air, they abort take off and turn of the ruunway at the intersection, I can see the pilot changing frequencies and the next minute they are on air, appology accepted and aw2ay they go.

Guy's make sure you know the joining procedures of an airfield if you go there.

These fixed wing pilots again

Lets try and contact the feild and NOT kill people, it may be an inocent mistake but... if someone is dead because of you you'll have it on your coscience 4 the rest of your life!!!!

Nkwazi wrote:These fixed wing pilots again

touche

PLEASE GUY'S !
Let's not hammer the Fixed Wing pilots!!!! We all make mistakes now and then.

Brendan wrote:PLEASE GUY'S !
Let's not hammer the Fixed Wing pilots!!!! We all make mistakes now and then.

Just a tongue in cheek response

We all make mistakes that is true

But what happened to the Rule Join overhead and check the field then BROADCAST your intentions on frequency.

If you do not know the Freq look at the Windsock the Freq is there in BIG WHITE LETTERS then Broadcast and let your intentions be known.



Surely this is standard or am i missing something

Tailspin wrote:We all make mistakes that is true

But what happened to the Rule Join overhead and check the field then BROADCAST your intentions on frequency.

If you do not know the Freq look at the Windsock the Freq is there in BIG WHITE LETTERS then Broadcast and let your intentions be known.



Surely this is standard or am i missing something

I agree, we all make mistakes !

What really got me in this case was the fact that a very well know and VERY senior instructor (CFI) was on board the plane with a student, the very same person who has often "preached" to some of us about safety

If I did not see it myself I would not have believed it

Well done Agent for having the guts to go up to the guy and, in a very nice and friendly way, tell him the errors of his ways

Fly safe,
Rudi

Rudix wrote:Well done Agent for having the guts to go up to the guy and, in a very nice and friendly way, tell him the errors of his ways

The Agent