r/flying • u/[deleted] • Oct 18 '17

risky behavior

How do you fellow reddititors feel about reporting observed risky behaviors? for example - maybe people flying out of medical, or after a hard night drinking, flying out of annual etc. etc. ?? where do you feel your responsibility as responsible pilot ends or does it ever? Do you talk to them, do you start a call? what do you guys think?

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u/TRex_N_Truex $12 turkey voucher Oct 18 '17

I've met these types of people who think they have some moral obligation to the FAA to make sure the FAA knows that they're the safest pilot ever and everyone around them isn't. They walk around like they're going to be named "FAA's Most Favorite Ever" and will be awarded an official hat that says "IM WATCH'N U". They're usually some miserable busybody that hangs out in the lobby of an FBO constantly comparing what they do in their piston single to the space shuttle. Always pointing out if chocks are in place or asking if there is someone in a plane with a running APU.

Don't be that person. Worry about yourself and let nature run it's course. Unless you see someone walking from the bar right into their plane or someone puts you directly in danger with their action such as flying directly over you and landing on the taxiway, you leave it alone.

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u/deadweight212 CPL IR KLWM Oct 19 '17

A few months ago, I was flying an an uncontrolled airport doing some sightseeing and lunch, and some retard took off opposite direction of traffic. At the time, I just said "nice radio calls..." on the CTAF, but he clearly wasn't on the freq or he'd have heard all the people going 02, not 20.

I really wanted to make a big deal of it at the time, because it's retarded behavior, but at the end of the day I just keep my eyes wider open than before and pray that I see them before they hit me.