I would have left the airplane in the middle of the ramp! Seriously, does that 40 year old 172 that you "blocked" really need to go somewhere that badly that they can't wait a few minutes till the FBO opens?User997 said:So, if you were in our situation, how would you have handled that differently? And I'm asking seriously, not argumenatively.
Any idea what you'd see out of the cockpit, if you ran over a chock, or other debris while "backing up," that's right you'd be looking at the stars, because the airplane'd be sittin on it's a$$.
Something else to think about, it's generally a good idea to call the FBO before hand and just go ahead and pay them the "after hours" fee to have someone there when you come in late. I look at it as being a $25 insurance policy that someone *might* call 911 after I roll off the end of the runway.
Finally don't get carried away with this "improvising" stuff. Improvising can easily become "cowboy" and that gives us corporate guys a bad name.