Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:48 pm
#1605691
Today I saw something that I hope is a very isolated incident. I am currently circuit bashing at Waltham and was flying a circuit for runway 110 with the instructor prior to her getting out and sending me off. As it was pretty busy I was keeping a good look out, I then heard a call from the ground station telling the "Warrior on base turning final to watch out as there is an aircraft close inside and below you " I stopped the turn and looked over my shoulder to see a PA-28 201 no more than 100ft from me and about 30 feet below, he had made no downwind call. He then proceeded to continue on to final ( with his U/C still up). There was a Cub on the runway that had landed which we can only assume he hadn't seen ( don't know how) as he continued his approach on a direct collision course, my instructor repeatedly called him on the radio to go around and eventually when very close to the ground he did, I really thought I was going to witness a crash. We landed without incident and I did my solo circuits but it did make me think. She filed a safety report for the two separate incidents. Does this sort of thing happen a lot or was this idiot a special case? , I won't shame him here but his aircraft is based at EGLM.