Get Rid Of Warbirds At Oshkosh

"Cy Galley" wrote in
news:P8rCg.126663$1i1.124285@attbi_s72:

Last year we had a Super CUB chop up the tail of an RV-4 so the
concept of paying attention and leaving enough space so that the
following plane doesn't overtake the plane waiting in line to leave is
NOT just a size or war bird problem... It is a pilot problem.

With all that said, I don't remember any other taxi way problems, but
an OF might!

Maybe they can cure my CRS at the same time.



Interesting, the NTSB report of this accident mentions a Lancair that
was behind this big warbird was originally directed by the ground vol's
to taxi in front of it, and refused cause he didnt want to be in front
of that big a** propeller. I would've probably done the same. There
was no mention in the report of the RV allegedly "cutting in front" of
the warbird as was mentioned on the RV mailing list. They even had a
film of the whole incedent, so surely that would have been mentioned.
The NTSB report reads very clearly that the warbird pilot just did not
know the RV was there. They thought they where following a high wing
100 yards in front of them. They apparently did not S turn very much at
all, as only 1 out of 3 witnesses on the NTSB report say they saw an S
turn at all, and the NTSB reports very shallow S turns, and only
occasionally upon review of the film.

Very tragic, and although no official fault has been given, it's my
prediction it will read something to the effect of faliure of the
warbird pilot to S turn deaply enough to verify the taxiway was clear.


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