![]() ![]() We're talking feet here.not many somewhere in the range of 10-15 feet. Unbelievably (to me) I had not seen a small taxing aircraft and was running right in front of it. At that time Chris yelled out "WHOA WHOA WHOA" and I immediately stopped. I wanted to tell the pilot of the King Air what had just happened so I started to run over to the plane. Was chatting to Chris about what had just happened and looked around noticing the Casa and the King Air both on the ground, props roaring. I know Katie's pretty damn appreciative too It's just a reminder of how easy it is to do. I'm not sure there's a lot to learn from this because, honestly, it's nothing new to any of us. Lesson is, no matter how safety orientated you may be (or think you may be), 1 second of stupidity will wipe that all away. I replay that scenario over and over in my head if Chris hadn't yelled out. Seems that in my haste and preoccupation I'd neglected the most basic of safety rules around the airport. Very scary, extremely embarressing and a grim reminder of how easy it is to put yourself in a world of trouble. With the other aircraft running I couldn't hear it, even when it finished taxing by me. ![]() I was chatting to Chris about what had just happened and looked around noticing the Casa and the King Air both on the ground, props roaring. I was walking back with Chris (who was taking pictures) to the main area across the aircraft 'parking' area. While hairy everyone deployed ok.Īfter this is where the actual incident occurred. ![]() Anyway, kudos to everyone involved keeping a clear head and doing what was necessary for safety. They definitely weren't there when we got out (visibly). As we were breaking off the tandems from the previous aircraft were below us. The Casa and Kingair (we were in) were running jump runs and somehow unbeknowst to everyone we all ended up in the same airspace. I didn't think for a second I'd do something as dumb as I did today. Often I'm that guy that's overstressing safety, watching dirt dives, landings and skydives hoping to help people be safer. I am particularly careful around taxi ways, runways, and generally any place I expect to find aircraft (including the air). I've always considered myself a safe and aware person. I'm assuming, everyone is safe!? I'll be watching for your up-date. ![]()
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