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Sigh... We only arrived here tonight but we have been hearing of the incidents all the way here. So far, we don't have much information as all of it is conflicting including the news reports. I will be speaking to an FAA guy hopefully Wednesday that is here to deal with stuff like this. He should have the real scoop.
I'm off to crash... we have been on the road since Saturday afternoon driving here.
This is important to me. I need to know if this was silly pilot decisions or if Fiesta should have canceled the flights because of wind. Of course, everything comes down to pilot discretion, but here, pilots only have the information that is given to them on the field by Fiesta, meteorological and FAA authorities. I have been here though when it seemed to little ol' me that the flight/glow should have been canceled, but wasn't because of a desire by organizers to keep spectators on the field.
Again, if people flew under a 'Pilots discretion' permission, it is the pilots fault not the organizers.
Personally, I think this stuff should NOT be happening. I will report back soon. I need to scope out conditions here myself before I can make a definitive judgment. My husbands and pilots lives depend on good judgment.
Now, I am really crashing! Have to be up in about 4 hours.