Cripes, some people just don't check for traffic o...

2009-09-03T10:42:44.616-04:00

Cripes, some people just don't check for traffic on the runway. Great job avoiding any incidents!

By the way, that pipeline runs right past Stewart - they've been working on it for about a year now I think. You fly over it on short final to Runway 8. I believe the airport either had to sell some land or agree to let the pipeline company dig as it runs just North of the runway. It's been fun to see the progress and it's kinda neat to see how it stretches for miles and miles from the air.

The pipeline is huge, about 1700 miles from Colorado to Ohio. Info here: http://www.rexpipeline.com/

From AirNav photo it seems there is plenty of runw...

2009-09-02T20:18:01.036-04:00

From AirNav photo it seems there is plenty of runway to take off without back taxi. Too many pilots are trained to use every inch of runway for taking off. I can understand it if you are operating out of a 2,500' or less runway and flying a Cessna. At my home field I saw most Cessnas back taxi to use the full 5,000' instead of 4,000' to take off. On the other hand, they often don't listen to the radio. Probably they were too busy going down the checklist and taxi the airplane.

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Cripes, some people just don't check for traffic o...

From AirNav photo it seems there is plenty of runw...