Rolf wrote:

However, at one time, a ground controller asked me to 'explain' my
"funny" behavior.  I guess he was not doing me or aviation a favor
by questioning that.

No, but *you* are doing aviation safety a favor by relating that
anecdote. Every year we have a large cadre of experienced safety
marshals, along with a few new people. I'm confident that the
experienced marshals understand the purpose of the S turns, but I need
to make a point of explaining it to the new people (every year).

(Just to elaborate: every year we *do* harp on the pilot's limited
sightlines and the importance of placing oneself *in* the sightline so
that the pilot can see the marshal. One would think that the reason for
the S turns would be obvious, but I guess sometimes the penny doesn't
drop. My area gets *lots* of large tail-draggers like Cessna 195s,
Stearmans, Staggerwings, Wacos, Howards, Stinsons, Spartans, ...)

And again, I'm only responsible for the South end of the field.

Russell Kent



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