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Originally Posted by Seggy  Bluefield sucks. The locals use the VOR for target practice. |
Bluefield was a challenge. Winds and wx always made it interesting. We were coming back thru Bluefield on winter afternoon and Ops was reporting 200 and 1/2. We shot the ILS but never captured the glideslope. We just continued at GS intercept altitude. When we went by the missed approach point, the Capt said, "Tell 'em we missed and are going to ROA." Ops said they never saw us but heard us go by.
I did as told but had to ask, "What was that all about?"
The Capt said, "Those lying SOBs aren't telling the truth about the wx. No way it is 200 and 1/2 with those winds. So.. they lie. I lie."
We used the YS to go into such places as Hickory NC. Friend of mine came over to me in CLT laughing his butt off. I asked what was so funny. He said they had tried to land at HKY but had decided not to land after ops had told them, "Braking action is fair to poor as measured on a Cushman Eagle." The field has one of those 3 wheel Cushman scooters to carry light freight.
And don't get me started on Ernie who later became Ernestine. Ernie was not a particularly handsome fellow so it is no mean comment to say Ernestine was not easy on the eyes.