Pilot of GA small aircraft complaint about ground control at a flyin.

Attributes
ACN	160262
Time
Date	199010
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : erv
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8600 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	160262
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Unable to raise temporary ground control. Taxied as non radio (several aircraft were calling with no results) at end of runway was waved into position by guide man (air show sponsored, as was eaa flyin). In position heard over tower frequency 'in position and holding'. Heard my 'north number for takeoff'. Departed upon runway guidemans wave off. Temperature towers operation with a mix of non radio is confused situation. All non radio operation is safer because then everyone must 'look' or all radio, one or the other, no doubts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF GA SMA COMPLAINT ABOUT GND CTL AT A FLYIN.

Narrative: UNABLE TO RAISE TEMPORARY GND CTL. TAXIED AS NON RADIO (SEVERAL ACFT WERE CALLING WITH NO RESULTS) AT END OF RWY WAS WAVED INTO POS BY GUIDE MAN (AIR SHOW SPONSORED, AS WAS EAA FLYIN). IN POS HEARD OVER TWR FREQ 'IN POS AND HOLDING'. HEARD MY 'N NUMBER FOR TKOF'. DEPARTED UPON RWY GUIDEMANS WAVE OFF. TEMP TWRS OPERATION WITH A MIX OF NON RADIO IS CONFUSED SITUATION. ALL NON RADIO OPERATION IS SAFER BECAUSE THEN EVERYONE MUST 'LOOK' OR ALL RADIO, ONE OR THE OTHER, NO DOUBTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.