"Ron Lee" wrote in message
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Coming back from KCOS to 00V today several aircraft were in the
pattern for runway 33 and some people wanted runway 15 since the winds
were at the changeover point. With one or two at the runup area for
runway 15 I just went east until the fiasco was sorted out (I made
several position reports since people were all over).

Once that happened I announced my intentions (enter left downwind for
15) about 7-8 miles out and not long after that a Cirrus announced he
was 10 miles out. When I was on left downwind the Cirrus pilot
broadcast that he was on about 4 mile base for 15. I "assumed" he
meant downwind. Then when I was about to turn base he called out four
mile FINAL for 15. I saw a plane in that area and turned base
(calling it out by radio of course)

He asked if I was cutting in front of him and I stated "Looks like
it."

Soon thereafter I decided that I was too fast so went around then when
on downwind again stated that his (Cirrus "pilot") pattern entry was
bad. His response was "I called it out." I told him that it was not
good when other planes are using a standard pattern. Had he been the
only one around I would not have cared.

Thus my assessment is that Cirrus pilots have too much money and
inadequate pilot skills/common sense. Other fatal crashes just add to
this perception.

Ron Lee

Few things bother me more than someone who comes barreling through the
pattern, expecting the sky to miraculously clear before him. My home field
is fairly busy on weekends and there is *always* someone who thinks his time
is more valuable than everyone else's and pulls this kind of stunt.
Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do, unless you want to call the
other guy out on the radio or do something really stupid like genuinely
crowd him in the pattern...

Beyond that, we get our share of turbine traffic. It appears that part of
the training for flying a kerosene burner is that you are *required* to land
straight in, no matter how many airplanes are in the pattern.

KB