With football season approaching I want you guys to be aware of something that I was not aware of until I started doing it. Our charter operation flies 55 to 60 college football teams all over the country. These teams come out of some of the most poldunk airports that you have ever seen. If the runway is over 5000 feet we will be in there if there is a Division 1 college around it. Usually when we get within 30 miles of the airport we have to cancel IFR and go VFR. We have all our lights on and our TCAS but if you forget to turn your transponder on we can't see you. That is why you want flight following so center can warn you of this big airplane poking around in your airspace. You guys are very hard to see but I know that you will see us long before we see you. Midair's are not in the QRH and usually result in a forced landing that we don't want to talk about. When I see Bobby buy it who was one of the best of the best it is a reminder that we all have to be careful if we are going to survive. Be safe. 
