... and not for holidays.
Off the VOR-A approach into Brown Mun. (KSDM), I mistook Rodriguez Int'l for Brown, and sailed past the KSDM rwy 26R extended runway line. Well, Rodriquez is much better lit.
Thanks I believe to Alex, for the head's up. Not that hard to do , if /A and unfamiliar with the area!
* Orest
Headed for Mexico
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Headed for Mexico
Last edited by Orest Skrypuch on Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:26 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Headed for Mexico
Hi Orest -
I landed just before you at Brown tonight - I was maybe five minutes in front of you on the VOR-A on the way in and had taxied to parking after a particularly ungraceful crosswind landing, and I was able to watch you come in. As I looked at the nav lights in the distance, I thought, "no, maybe that's not him, because that plane's still heading south" ... and then I heard tower and you sort it out See you in the skies again sometime soon!
- Doug
I landed just before you at Brown tonight - I was maybe five minutes in front of you on the VOR-A on the way in and had taxied to parking after a particularly ungraceful crosswind landing, and I was able to watch you come in. As I looked at the nav lights in the distance, I thought, "no, maybe that's not him, because that plane's still heading south" ... and then I heard tower and you sort it out See you in the skies again sometime soon!
- Doug
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Re: Headed for Mexico
I think that makes three people in one night do that
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Re: Headed for Mexico
Make it four ... I was so embarrassed but hey, that is learning so it is OK.
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Re: Headed for Mexico
If international problems escalate, we all know which four pilots are gonna get finger pointed at them
And no, I wasn't controlling last night.
And no, I wasn't controlling last night.
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Re: Headed for Mexico
We sure do get spoiled by technology. With some sort of GPS (or other RNav) equipment on board, you just set Brown as your waypoint, and use the MFD to display the OBS along the runway, you can't miss it. From "safe taxi", to enroute moving maps, and GPS approaches, it is a different world these days.
I am really quite enjoying, forcing myself to get back to basics. Only clue I had was that the DME was getting a bit high, then Alex intoned.
I am honored to have joined the rest of the border hopping crew!
* Orest
I am really quite enjoying, forcing myself to get back to basics. Only clue I had was that the DME was getting a bit high, then Alex intoned.
I am honored to have joined the rest of the border hopping crew!
* Orest
PP/ASEL/IR, Piper Dakota (PA28-236) C-FCPO
President & CEO, UVA, http://www.united-virtual.com
President & CEO, UVA, http://www.united-virtual.com