I can’t park
Seriously the flying is a doddle compared to trying to plonk the
damn plane in a decent spot on the ground.
Most the time it is Ok, there’s either a dispatcher around to wave you
in (yep bet you never thought you’d hear me being grateful for those stupid arm
signals!) or there is the space right down the middle of the tie downs that you
can at least dump the plane in until someone comes out and helps you shove it
back into a space.
Yesterday was my worst nightmare, No convenient spaces to pull in
to, an instructor and student in one plane obviously about to start her up , so
couldn’t shove it in front of them and a guy right behind me.
Arghh! Dilemma, where to shut her down? I ended up pulling as close
to the building as I could , to leave room for the guy behind me but kind of at
an odd angle because I’d tried to make a corner turn and then realised that the
wing tip clearance probably wasn’t going to allow it.
I went in to pay for my lesson and debrief with Bob (dunno where he
had been hiding but was kind of relieved he didn’t witness my efforts)
After I’d paid up, the owner of the school was kicking around and
asked how things were going. I mumbled something about maybe needing some help
shifting JPM as there wasn’t a space available (He’s not always the most
patient with mistakes and I seem to make my worst ones when he’s around,)
Then I ran away.
Problem solved!
I think Bob and his next student were in JPM, so they’ll probably
have to deal with it.
Ah well, consider it payback for the sim echo you pulled on me.
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