Fender Bender on Alton Bay - plane hits truck

RLW · 02-12-2007, 10:33 AM

I was present at the Bay sevral times watching all the activity going on and the fun everyone was enjoying. I was not present for the plane incident and believe also it was lucky that no one was hurt. I would think it would be easy for the plow driver that does the runway to make a single pass around the runway that would be a safe distance for both the planes and the fun goers on the lake. They could put signs here and there on the bankings telling people not go past this area. This could be done for a year or 2 and the people should (should ) learn, plus if advertised in rules and bullentin boards etc.. Just my 2 cents worth of a way to stop tragedy before it happens.

CanisLupusArctos · 02-12-2007, 12:36 PM

What if a bunch of people chipped in, went down to Home Depot, and got enough stuff to jury-rig a lighting system for the runway that could be removed (or will float) when the ice weakens?

As for fences, I remember in the past seeing the runway and taxiways guarded with bright orange rollout fence like the ski areas use to mark trail edges. Maybe not the entirety, but enough to make it obvious that the non-guarded areas were off-limits too.

But wait a minute-- this is an official FAA-recognized airport. Where's the TSA? The chain-link and razor wire fence? And everyone who goes out on that ice should have to go through a metal detector. (kidding... of course!) Imagine: "Sorry sir, in the name of national security we're going to have to confiscate your ice auger..."

Weirs guy · 02-12-2007, 01:43 PM

Hopefully a truck getting hit by a plane will be as effective as some lights and paint.

02-12-2007, 10:33 AM	#1
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	Rules for people and airplanes having fun on the ice I was present at the Bay sevral times watching all the activity going on and the fun everyone was enjoying. I was not present for the plane incident and believe also it was lucky that no one was hurt. I would think it would be easy for the plow driver that does the runway to make a single pass around the runway that would be a safe distance for both the planes and the fun goers on the lake. They could put signs here and there on the bankings telling people not go past this area. This could be done for a year or 2 and the people should (should ) learn, plus if advertised in rules and bullentin boards etc.. Just my 2 cents worth of a way to stop tragedy before it happens. __________________ There is nothing better than living on Alton Mountain & our grand kids visits.

02-12-2007, 12:36 PM	#2
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	Lights? What if a bunch of people chipped in, went down to Home Depot, and got enough stuff to jury-rig a lighting system for the runway that could be removed (or will float) when the ice weakens? As for fences, I remember in the past seeing the runway and taxiways guarded with bright orange rollout fence like the ski areas use to mark trail edges. Maybe not the entirety, but enough to make it obvious that the non-guarded areas were off-limits too. But wait a minute-- this is an official FAA-recognized airport. Where's the TSA? The chain-link and razor wire fence? And everyone who goes out on that ice should have to go through a metal detector. (kidding... of course!) Imagine: "Sorry sir, in the name of national security we're going to have to confiscate your ice auger..."

02-12-2007, 01:43 PM	#3
Weirs guy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Weirs Beach, NH Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hopefully a truck getting hit by a plane will be as effective as some lights and paint. __________________ Is it bikeweek yet? Now?

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