Joe said too low too soon.
I thought I would throw my hat in the ring too.
I have flown at http://www.airnav.com/airport/52F Northwest Regional Airport
airport a few times. The pilot only appears to be low, but this is common,
because there is a pretty good hill leading down to the runway. Even that close
to the ground he is flying down hill and would not land short of the displaced
threshold. Takeoff the opposite direction is disconcerting at first, because
you are close to the ground for a while as you climb out too. There used to be
red signs on the road, Kelly Dr./Airport Rd., warning that you are about to
cross a runway, to look for and yield right of way to aircraft. These signs
have faded to unreadable, that's not the pilot's or the driver's fault. However
there is other signage leading up to the airport and nothing but airport
buildings where the drivers were headed, so I find it hard to believe that they
didn't know they were driving into an aircraft movement area. The runway is
3500' North/South including
what is lost to the displaced threshold. There is often wind from the West and
there is another public road separating hangars at midfield. This causes a near
constant blow across the runway at midfield, so pilots try to stick the landing
at both ends to avoid maneuvering at stall speed in ground effect at midfield.
There are are great aerial photos on Google Maps, if you zoom in on street view
and then switch to satellite view. http://maps.google.com/ then search
Northwest Regional Airport, Roanoke, TX 76262
Edward Spyker
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