"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
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I will admit of having used the "traffic in the area please advice".
However, I think I have a reasonable justification. When ATC drops you
off 5 miles from an uncontrolled airport, you are flying a fast
airplane, you don't have a lot of time to figure out the other
airplanes in the traffic pattern.


Why not? What prevented you from monitoring CTAF prior to being "dropped"
by ATC?