to work the aborting aircraft back into the schedule at an ap»ropriate
place where he would not hindcr other aircraft in their taxiing or take-
off.
One violation of this was a Navy aircraft (13 BABYFOCD) abort.
Ho
pulled back into Ais parking arca to correct the discromuncy,.... A-WB~29
(WILSON 1) was cleared onto the runway from his parking aroa to taxi to
the end of the runway for run-up.
parking area,
To do this he had to pass the Navy
Prior to reaching this arca tho Navy airereft returned to
the runwoy, thus causing the WB+-29 to stop and hold position on the run~
way,
The Navy aircraft made a 180° turn and re~cntered the parking arca.
An example of poor pilot judgment was demonstrated when one aircraft
entcred the traffic paticrn with two F-84 aircraft in take~off position,
He continued his pattern and turned on finel ap-roach just as the fighters
wore begining their take-off roll, Whon the JATO fog from the fightodg |
obscured the runway, he had to pull up and go around,
more time than was necessary,
thus consuming
Had he properly planned his landing to
coincide with the JATO take-offs his landing could have becn e:medited,.
fhe differan$ occasions were notcd whore heliconters violated the
rules of good safcty techniqucs,
One helicoptcr made his landing
ap>roach in front of a PAY Navy aircraft which was about four miles
out in final approach,
Another hclicoptcr landing on the runway in front
o6 two F-84 aircraft that wore in take-off position with thcir JATO units
armed.
This could have been disastrous in case of a misfire.
Here we
had poor pilot judgment as wcll as poor control tower »sroccdurcs.
93
Fo