I live in an airpark community. (Like a golf community, but with pilots instead of golfers.)
One guy in the neighborhood, we will call him Bob, displays erratic behaviour, seems to have anger management issues, etc. There is one other neighbor (Jay) that he seems to have a particular hatred of, but almost everyone here is on his "list". I have lived here for two years. Bob has always had a reputation as a hot-head, but he seems to be getting worse over the last year.
Bob works for
a major airline as a first officer. He was let go from a different major, and went to work for this one. As of last summer, he was put on "standby relief" status and has had a lot of free time.
Here are some stories:
Bob has a few
firearms. He shoots a lot on his property, but since we are out of the city limits he is not breaking any laws. He also buys a lot of
tannerite to make extra noise. Last summer, they guy was out on the community property walking around with a rifle. This is property that adjoins Jay's, and Jay was outside on his lawn. After a few verbal barbs were exchanged, Jay says, "well I got one too... want me to go get it?" Bob then goes home and calls the cops to report that Jay threatened him.
Our runway is grass, and the neighbors mow it voluntarily. Last summer during one of the mowing sessions, Bob comes in low and fast with his RV7 and got damned close to a guy on a tractor. The tractor guy subsequently filed a complaint with the FAA. The FAA came out and spoke to him in a stern voice, but no action was taken. Then Bob issues a threat that he will "get back at us all".
When Bob participates in a mowing session, he mows with the deck as low as it will go, and mows in no particular direction. So we get scalped, brown grass in crazy streaks all over the place.
He made a home-made
VASI unit and installed it at the edge of the runway, telling the community that he was donating it to improve landing safety at night. Since it was a home-made contraption, we had to issue a
NOTAM warning people to not use it. Now he has removed it and said he will send us a bill. (what for?)
This past week, he installed a 20 foot flag pole on his property. On top of it he mounted a video camera pointing at Jay's house.
His hangar is on the opposite side of the runway from his house. He drives his car, his truck, his bobcat, and his bucket lift back and forth across the runway rather than around the road. Over the winter, he used the bobcat to drag logs from one property to the other so he could cut them up for firewood.
Man, I could go on and on, but I hope you get the idea.
We have loosely written C&Rs that are virtually unenforceable. And I don't know if he is breaking any laws. He's just being an ass, but he is acting so irrationally that some of the neighbors are getting worried about his actions.
We are having a representative from the Sheriff's department come out tomorrow to speak with the airpark association officers. The FAA seems unable or unwilling to take any action.
Suggestions welcome.