Fortunately the Supercruiser broke right near the far end of the strip, and the Ercoupe started a go around. The Ercoupe's 85 horses struggled to gain altitude. I had a bad feeling until the plane reappeared on downwind. The pilot was able to thread his way between the trees. After he landed the pilot was most upset at the absence of proper radio communications from the Supercruiser.
Pilots have to keep their eyes out of the cockpit.
The Flying M Ranch is no exception. The year so far has been colder than some, with freezing levels down to 4000 feet or less. This has made it inconvenint to shoot enough IFR approaches to stay current. The virtual approaches I fly on a PC don't count towards the required six approaches in the previous months. Wednesday the 7th I got in four hand flown ILS approaches to Hillsboro.