Hi all:
I fly out of KSUU most days, so I get to "see" what goes on at KSFO without having to deal with it, but I still get the opportunity to fly in a traffic-rich environment. I was sitting on the tarmac today just watching the radar and the chat dialogue (actually practicing estimating location using instruments) and just generally feeling bad for whomever was KSFO_TW.
It occurred to me that the single greatest challenge posed by new/inexperienced flyers at FG's default airport was where they enter MP. In a span of just 20 minutes, I counted the tower request someone move from an active runway at start-up over 2-dozen times. The thing is, they were asking the same 5-6 players multiple times, with maybe one or two others thrown in there just once.
Have those in command ever considered taking the runways out of the starting locations and forcing KSFO traffic to start in taxi? As it is the default airport, it could only apply to KSFO, but it sure would be helpful to both the TW and to those flying around California (as we wouldnt have Chat filled with numerous requests to vacate runways). It would also help to teach newer users some manners and ground behavior.
Just throwing it out there...
Raider1