On New Year’s Day 2014, my friends and I were flying to the CA-AZ RV fly-in at Lake Havasu. While crossing a “cold” MOA that was normally used for air refueling tracks, my RV-10 encountered a RV-6 that continued in the 8 o’clock low position; it was obviously going to the fly-in, but I felt it too close to continuously ignore.
I was talking to ABQ center on the higher altitude frequency; he was talking on the lower ABQ frequency. After several minutes of this, I called ABQ and said, “Please advise the RV-6 at our 8 o’clock that we are unable to refuel him at this time.”
After a short chuckle by ABQ center, the RV-6 altered track and moved away.
David McNeill
