ACCUSED OF FLYING LOW IN THE TFC PATTERN BY AN ARPT SPECTATOR.

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I WAS FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF VLA; MAKING SEVERAL APCHS; PATTERN WORK; LNDG PRACTICE. VERY STRONG SWESTERLY FLOW WITH TURB AND WIND SHEAR. AFTER LNDG; A SPECTATOR (PRESUMABLY ON THE ARPT PROPERTY); CAME UP TO ME TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY HAVING FLOWN 'LOW OVER MY HEAD.' HE THREATENED TO RPT ME TO 'THE OFFICIALS' AND SAID HE TOOK PICTURES OF ME. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO HIM THE NATURE OF MY FLT OPS; BUT HE DIDN'T LISTEN. SEVERAL FACTORS WHICH MIGHT HAVE INFLUENCED HIS PERCEPTION ARE: THE LARGE SIZE OF THIS PLANE; WHICH MAKES IT APPEAR LOWER THAN IT IS; THE LOUD NOISE IT EMANATES AND THE HIGHER SPDS IT OPERATES AT; AS COMPARED TO THE USUAL TFC AT THIS ARPT. ALSO; THE STRONG WIND COMPONENT MAY HAVE DRIFTED ME FURTHER OVER ON THE DOWNWIND THAN IS CUSTOMARY; ALL CONTRIBUTING TO THE PERCEPTION HE HAD. AT NO TIME DID I KNOWINGLY VIOLATE ANY FARS. QUITE TO THE CONTRARY IT IS MY SINCERE WISH TO OPERATE ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF ALL APPLICABLE REGS; AS WELL AS TO ADHERE TO MY OWN; MORE STRINGENT PERSONAL LIMITATIONS.