Narrative:

After attending a fly-in breakfast at algona, ia, I was ready to depart for albert lea, mn, about XA05. AWOS was reporting winds at 240 degrees at 12 KTS, so I elected to use runway 30 (3960 ft by 75 ft concrete). The other runway (runway 18/36) had been in use earlier with winds 210 degrees at 8 KTS. Runway 18 is 2880 ft by 160 ft turf. I taxied to the runup area at the end of runway 30 after making the appropriate radio calls on the CTAF. While performing the runup, I noticed the gullwing about 1 mi south of the field at about 400-500 ft AGL. A mooney, also ready to depart, called me on CTAF to see if I was leaving soon or if he had time to back-taxi to the runup area with me. I advised that I was almost ready to depart. I then checked visually for any traffic on downwind, base, or final. Seeing none, I announced on CTAF that I was departing runway 30. As I entered position on runway 30, I looked for traffic that might still be using runway 18, and seeing none, started my takeoff roll. I had climbed on runway heading to about 300 ft AGL when I saw the gullwing off my right wing about 750 ft. He was making a banking right turn to avoid me. I believe he was making low passes over the airport to display the recently restored gullwing. At no time did I hear any radio traffic on the CTAF from the gullwing. He may have been NORDO. I believe that NORDO aircraft flying demonstrations at events attracting heavy traffic should be required to use a scanner or hand-held to monitor the CTAF.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT DEPARTING AXA ON RWY 30 AFTER MAKING A CTAF ANNOUNCEMENT ON CTAF ENCOUNTERS A GULLWING ACFT OFF HIS R SIDE BANKING R TO APPARENTLY AVOID A CONFLICT AIRBORNE.

Narrative: AFTER ATTENDING A FLY-IN BREAKFAST AT ALGONA, IA, I WAS READY TO DEPART FOR ALBERT LEA, MN, ABOUT XA05. AWOS WAS RPTING WINDS AT 240 DEGS AT 12 KTS, SO I ELECTED TO USE RWY 30 (3960 FT BY 75 FT CONCRETE). THE OTHER RWY (RWY 18/36) HAD BEEN IN USE EARLIER WITH WINDS 210 DEGS AT 8 KTS. RWY 18 IS 2880 FT BY 160 FT TURF. I TAXIED TO THE RUNUP AREA AT THE END OF RWY 30 AFTER MAKING THE APPROPRIATE RADIO CALLS ON THE CTAF. WHILE PERFORMING THE RUNUP, I NOTICED THE GULLWING ABOUT 1 MI S OF THE FIELD AT ABOUT 400-500 FT AGL. A MOONEY, ALSO READY TO DEPART, CALLED ME ON CTAF TO SEE IF I WAS LEAVING SOON OR IF HE HAD TIME TO BACK-TAXI TO THE RUNUP AREA WITH ME. I ADVISED THAT I WAS ALMOST READY TO DEPART. I THEN CHKED VISUALLY FOR ANY TFC ON DOWNWIND, BASE, OR FINAL. SEEING NONE, I ANNOUNCED ON CTAF THAT I WAS DEPARTING RWY 30. AS I ENTERED POS ON RWY 30, I LOOKED FOR TFC THAT MIGHT STILL BE USING RWY 18, AND SEEING NONE, STARTED MY TKOF ROLL. I HAD CLBED ON RWY HDG TO ABOUT 300 FT AGL WHEN I SAW THE GULLWING OFF MY R WING ABOUT 750 FT. HE WAS MAKING A BANKING R TURN TO AVOID ME. I BELIEVE HE WAS MAKING LOW PASSES OVER THE ARPT TO DISPLAY THE RECENTLY RESTORED GULLWING. AT NO TIME DID I HEAR ANY RADIO TFC ON THE CTAF FROM THE GULLWING. HE MAY HAVE BEEN NORDO. I BELIEVE THAT NORDO ACFT FLYING DEMONSTRATIONS AT EVENTS ATTRACTING HVY TFC SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO USE A SCANNER OR HAND-HELD TO MONITOR THE CTAF.

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.