Reporter concerned that trees obscure vision of end of runway 12 and runway 4.

Attributes
ACN	154845
Time
Date	199008
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rac
State Reference	WI
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
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	154845
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

There was an aircraft in the pattern practicing lndgs and takeoffs on runway 14. The wind was from 090 degrees at between 5-10 KTS as reported by unicom operator in the office. I was just leaving the ramp and decided to use runway 4 because it was closer and avoided a lot of taxiing, and there is no taxiway to the departure end of runway 14. In this case, I was aware of the other aircraft and took special care to know where he was and to announce my presence. There are some woods that block the vision between the departure ends of runways 4 and 12. Since this is an uncontrolled field, it is possible that there might not be any radio communications between pilots in a similar situation. My purpose in writing is to alert someone to what I think is a possibly dangerous situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER CONCERNED THAT TREES OBSCURE VISION OF END OF RWY 12 AND RWY 4.

Narrative: THERE WAS AN ACFT IN THE PATTERN PRACTICING LNDGS AND TKOFS ON RWY 14. THE WIND WAS FROM 090 DEGS AT BTWN 5-10 KTS AS RPTED BY UNICOM OPERATOR IN THE OFFICE. I WAS JUST LEAVING THE RAMP AND DECIDED TO USE RWY 4 BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSER AND AVOIDED A LOT OF TAXIING, AND THERE IS NO TXWY TO THE DEP END OF RWY 14. IN THIS CASE, I WAS AWARE OF THE OTHER ACFT AND TOOK SPECIAL CARE TO KNOW WHERE HE WAS AND TO ANNOUNCE MY PRESENCE. THERE ARE SOME WOODS THAT BLOCK THE VISION BTWN THE DEP ENDS OF RWYS 4 AND 12. SINCE THIS IS AN UNCONTROLLED FIELD, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE MIGHT NOT BE ANY RADIO COMS BTWN PLTS IN A SIMILAR SITUATION. MY PURPOSE IN WRITING IS TO ALERT SOMEONE TO WHAT I THINK IS A POSSIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

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.