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No one likes to nag, but.....sitting in my living room I heard a radio call from an arriving aircraft announcing an overhead pass with a break to the downwind.  An acceptable if non-standard procedure EXCEPT that it was conducted at max warp with the prop screaming, a condition which continued during his mid-field break to the left downwind right over Skypark homes and the adjacent housing areas and continuing downwind until he abruptly chopped it and threw away all that unnecessary energy in a tight turn to base.  You can bet plenty of other local residents were thinking the same thing I was, namely "who the <bleep> is this <bleeping> PUTZ??" (synonyms:  fool, saphead, etc. - a person who lacks good judgment)

PLEASE, folks, spread the word that this type of flying behavior is not impressive, it is not cool, it is not macho, and it most definitely does not make anyone think yours is larger.  What it is is flat out inconsiderate and just plain annoying, even to fellow aviation types.

Let's try to influence everyone to make at least a moderate attempt to keep the Skypark in the good graces of our surrounding residents, and an excellent way to do that is by suggesting to our fellow pilots that they fly like adults, not pimply-faced teenage boys who think burning rubber down residential streets is cool.

  ....John W.

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