"Peter R." wrote in message
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Dan Luke wrote:

Situational awareness is your responsibility. Think ahead; if you feel
you're going to be too high too close to the airport, ask for lower.
You may not get it, so you should also be thinking of what you'll do if
you don't.

When I transitioned from a C172 to a Bonanza with it much faster cruise
speed, this point was drilled into my head by the previous owner of the
aircraft and the instructor who endorsed me.

Quite so.

In fact, EVERYTHING you do when transitioning to HP aircraft has to be
thought out much further in advance.

Analogy: When taking the Bondurant High Speed Driving Course the instructor
said, "Now you're driving 120 instead of 60, so you're twice as fast, but
you need to be thinking four times as far ahead." He also said (withour
reference) that the average driver on the highways is looking no more than
100 feet ahead.