Comments on: Well, that sucks http://blog.xcski.com/2008/07/30/well-that-sucks-2 Everything I used to bore people on newsgroups and mailing lists with, now in one inconvenient place. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:48:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark http://blog.xcski.com/2008/07/30/well-that-sucks-2/comment-page-1#comment-98828 Mark Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:30:28 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/?p=1448#comment-98828 Agree with Vicky. Really, unless there was impending disaster I think most would agree with Tina - you get close flying VFR at OSH. Perhaps it was her first time and she thought that anything less then a half mile of separation is abnormal? Either way, approaching someone at their campsite and acting that way right out of the gate would cause most people to take your side anyways. Really, there's a way to be civil about anything, and it's obviously lost on this person. I wouldn't let it bother you - just remember this guy: http://www.oshawapilot.ca/?p=342 Agree with Vicky.

Really, unless there was impending disaster I think most would agree with Tina – you get close flying VFR at OSH. Perhaps it was her first time and she thought that anything less then a half mile of separation is abnormal?

Either way, approaching someone at their campsite and acting that way right out of the gate would cause most people to take your side anyways. Really, there’s a way to be civil about anything, and it’s obviously lost on this person. I wouldn’t let it bother you – just remember this guy: http://www.oshawapilot.ca/?p=342

]]> By: Vicki http://blog.xcski.com/2008/07/30/well-that-sucks-2/comment-page-1#comment-98822 Vicki Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:53:52 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/?p=1448#comment-98822 She's a bitch. End of story. She’s a bitch. End of story.

]]> By: Tina Marie http://blog.xcski.com/2008/07/30/well-that-sucks-2/comment-page-1#comment-98821 Tina Marie Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:24:11 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/?p=1448#comment-98821 I don't think it's possible to arrive at OSH without nearly hitting someone or nearly being hit. I've certainly never done it (or at Sun and Fun, either). But a lot of that is that they pack a lot of people into a tiny bit of airspace, and most pilots don't fly that close together, so something perfectly safe is still close enough to scare people. I offer as evidence the quite-low number of actual midairs at OSH. There have only been like 2 or 3 ever. I don’t think it’s possible to arrive at OSH without nearly hitting someone or nearly being hit. I’ve certainly never done it (or at Sun and Fun, either). But a lot of that is that they pack a lot of people into a tiny bit of airspace, and most pilots don’t fly that close together, so something perfectly safe is still close enough to scare people.

I offer as evidence the quite-low number of actual midairs at OSH. There have only been like 2 or 3 ever.

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