Don Tuite wrote:

On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:33:25 GMT, "Crash Lander"
wrote:

"Don Tuite" wrote in message
...
The first part says somebody "on final" has RoW. The second says
the lower aircraft "approaching an airport for the purpose of
landing" has the RoW. Is the second part clarifying or
contradicting the first part?

Don

I'd say the second part clarifies it if 2 a/c are about to land.
The a/c on it's 5 mile final will most definitely be at a higher
altitude than the one who is at pattern altitude and is about to
turn onto final. This reads to me that the a/c already in the
pattern has ROW over the a/c on a long final. Oz Lander

Just for the sake of argument, what if the lower aircraft is on
downwind? On the 45?

Don

Well, if the low a/c was on the downwind, it's possible the a/c on the
5 mile final would get down before the downwind a/c. Having said that,
the a/c on downwind can easily extend the downwind leg to allow the 5
mile final a/c to land. An a/c on base cannot extend the leg to allow
the 5 miler to land.

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Oz Lander.
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