Viperdoc wrote:

The 210 taxied from the hangar next to the restaurant all of the way to the
far end of the runway, while the 152 simply taxied from the restaurant
directly onto 9 and departed.

As I recall, the 210 only announced his taxi prior to going down the runway,
while the 152 said Cessna xxx departing runway 9, Lone Rock.

They converged at approximately midfield, with the 152 taking evasive action
by doing a steep right turn to the south away from the runway at low
altitude, while the 210 climbed on runway heading and did not take any
obvious evasive action. The 210 did not announce his takeoff roll, but he
clearly was on the runway and visible from the far end (where we were parked
in front of the restaurant). It happened so fast and we hadn't powered up
yet, so couldn't even have given a warning call on the radio.

I agree that the 152 should have looked down the runway before
commencing his take-off roll, however, so should the 210 pilot. And if
the 210 pilot really didn't announce his intent to depart 27, then I'd
place the blame primarily on him/her.


Matt