PLT OF SMA; RPTR PROTESTS MULTIPLE RWY OPS AT UNCTLED ARPT WHEN OBVIOUS TFC PATTERN SELECTED BY MAJORITY IS CONTRARY TO THE RWY SELECTED BY INDIVIDUALS.

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THIS RPT CONCERNS A LATE AFTERNOON LNDG PRACTICE AT AUG. AUGUSTA WX (123.6) WAS RPTING ALT 30.06 AND WINDS 320/7 KTS. AUG UNICOM (123.0) WAS ADVISING ACTIVE RWY AS 35. 35 IS ALSO THE DESIGNATED CALM WIND RWY. LCL TFC CONSISTED OF MYSELF; AND 2 OTHERS. ALL TFC USED RWY 35. FOLLOWING MY TOUCH AND GO; I ANNOUNCED MY DEP AND CLOSED CIRCUIT INTENT; DOWNWIND BASE LEG; ETC. I HEARD GARBLED XMISSION AS I TURNED FINAL BUT DID NOT DETECT ANY ACFT IN THE PATTERN OR TAXIING TOWARDS 35. JUST AS I WAS FLARING FOR TOUCHDOWN; AN SMA DEPARTED RWY 26 IN FRONT OF MY ACFT. I ELECTED TO CONTINUE MY LNDG (UNEVENTFUL). I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS WAS A NEAR MISS (IE; 500 FT) HOWEVER I AM UNEASY ABOUT PART 135 OPS NOT CONFORMING TO THE ACTIVE RWY BEING USED BY OTHER TFC. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS EXPERIENCE; 5 ACFT (INCLUDING ME) DEPARTED 35 AND 1 LANDED 35. THEN AN SMA DEPARTED 26! I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE PART 135 OPERATOR'S TIME/FUEL SAVINGS FROM DEPARTING THE CLOSEST RWY ARE JUSTIFIED IN VIEW OF THE RISK INVOLVED AT A BUSY/UNCTLED ARPT.