Talk about runway incursions...

Just an ignorant question - how does the fact that the runway was grass
affect this?

I'll agree that the pilot using the taxiway should yield at all crossings -
whether paved or grass. Limited sightline makes it less likely that a pilot
will see the other plane and wonder where it is heading. Markings might help
wake up the inattentive pilot at the crossing.

What if it were two runways that intersect with limited sightline? Since
there is no requirement to use the radios, there does not seem to be a
foolproof way of verifying that the path is clear before two planes meet in
the middle at takeoff speed!

"Dave Russell" wrote in message
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So there I am, rolling on 32 (turf), the tail's just come up... when
an Archer blithely rolls right out in front of me on the taxiway for
4. :-|

You can't see much of the taxiway from the departure end of 4 because
of a hangar, and this guy was rolling along pretty good. He was fully
on the runway ahead of me when he saw me, drilled the brakes, and
stopped cold. I put in a pretty interesting swerve (just not enough
room to go over him with the back seat loaded... but I did consider it
for a split second) and managed to roll past with enough clearance not
to terrify me (the swerve had already done that). Thank goodness 32
is wide.

There was nothing I could have done to prevent this. I'd made a
departure radio call, I'd been monitoring the frequency, and I checked
(while taxiing back) to make sure I had the right frequency. This guy
just didn't look or listen.

The wind? About 8-10 knots, 350 or so.

Grass runways are really, truly runways, also. Really.

-Dave Russell
8KCAB