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Field Safety Series – Part 6
When the Sky Gets Busy, Bring a Spotter This one isn’t a rule. It’s a smart habit. When several planes are airborne, depth perception gets tricky. Orientation can get confusing. Traffic builds quickly. A spotter gives you: • Another set of eyes• Traffic awareness• Runway status updates• Backup if something changes fast They can call…
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🛩 Field Safety Series – Part 5
Never Fly Over the Pits or Spectator Area This one is not flexible. Never fly behind the flight line. Never fly over the pits. Never fly over spectators. Stay in front of the safety fence at all times. The fence is not decoration. It’s the boundary between controlled risk and unnecessary danger. Even the most…
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🛩 Field Safety Series – Part 4
Fly the Pattern When multiple airplanes are in the air, chaos is not a flight plan. The established traffic pattern exists for a reason. It gives everyone predictability. If we’re flying left-hand pattern, fly left-hand pattern. (this is our normal pattern) Mid-airs don’t usually happen because someone is a bad pilot. They happen because someone…
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🛩 Field Safety Series – Part 3
Engine Cut Before the Pits This one is simple. Before your plane enters the pit area — cut the engine. No taxiing through the pits. No slow “it’ll be fine.” No easing through between tables. Propellers don’t care how careful you think you are. Taxiing in the pits introduces spinning blades, unexpected throttle bumps, and…
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🛩 Field Safety Series – Part 2
Keep the High-Speed Low Passes Over the Grass We all enjoy a good low pass. That turbine-like EDF scream at eye level? Beautiful. But there’s a right place for it. High-speed, low-altitude passes belong over the grass on the far side of the runway — not directly down the runway and never on the near…
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