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See post #16.

It was live and in person at Gaston’s. What happens at Gaston’s stays at Gaston’s.

The southwest end seems to have standing water after a heavy rain but it tends to drain off pretty fast. Since the runway is pretty much one way in/ one way out, the standing water is only an issue on takeoff.

Several times.

Because the controller screwed up the spacing? Preceding traffic slowed down unexpectedly? All kinds of reasons why that may be necessary. Out of curiosity, what is your background?

I wish I were there. The Stinson guys (and gals) are there now.

We won’t be without ground transportation so a run into town is not problematic.

Just semi-educated speculation on my part but the WHY is most likely because the crew had their heads up their… uhh… up and locked and weren’t paying attention to their surroundings.

I’ve done s-turns on final. Controllers don’t always get the spacing right. As for monster straight ins, everyone is typically on IFR clearances and they all fly pretty much the same tracks. Ground is not directly responsible for keeping the airplanes from hitting each other. That...

Yeah, that. I believe some of the flying boats of the era were larger.

Agree with the two above. They need to fix the primer.

Groan

The crew is responsible for knowing where their wingtips track over the ground. As part of a pilot’s initial operating experience, an aircraft geometry demonstration is accomplished so the pilots know exactly where the wingtips track. Responsibility for this incident lies squarely with the 350 crew.

A rising tide floats all ships. But the opposite is also true. Bottom line is, you make the best deal you can and don’t really worry about the future.

If the price is right, it wouldn’t be a deal killer for me, but it might be for someone else. Even though there are no logs available for that period of time, there IS other forms of documentation available, as you have found out.

I would think it would say on the ELT somewhere.

Sigh.

Seriously doubt it. I don’t think checks clear like they used to. And with debit cards, I bet people writing actual checks is just a fraction of what it used to be.

Supply vs. demand.

That is my guess but he needs more training on his PA announcements.