1 cross over well above pattern altitude, descend to pattern altitude
on the 'pattern' side, using the crossing over time to see what was
going on at the airport, then enter on a 45,
or
2 circle at some distance to get to the pattern side, enter in the
normal way
or
3 enter on the upwide side as mentioned elsewhere.
If it's uncontrolled with a conventional pattern, feel free to enter
anwhere on the circuit so long as you'll then be making turns to the
left, and announce, announce, anounce!
On Feb 17, 6:34 pm, Jim wrote:
On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:40:43 -0500, Roger
wrote:
On 15 Feb 2007 20:29:41 -0800, "Tony" wrote:
Here's a question for pilots.
You're flying a downwind to 05 at an uncontrolled airport called
Podunk that has a normal traffic pattern in the United States and you
hear and you hear on unicom "Poduck traffic, Mooney N 000 is entering
upwind for 05". Do you know where to look for that traffic?
Now, for those lurkers who know something about aviation : How about
you? Would you know where to look?
Every where!
"On Feb 15, 11:04 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Crash Lander writes:
Active and non-active. You know very well what I meant. Now you're just
being facetious.
No, I'm serious. Flying on the wrong side of the pattern is dangerous.
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(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
As I recall the AIM calls for entering the pattern at a 45 degree
angle to the downwind leg. That being said, If you are approaching the
down wind leg for runway 36, the downwind heading is 180, is it
acceptable to cross over the top of the field on a heading of 135 and
turn to a heading of 180? Or do you cross over the top of the airport
and do a right turn to heading of 225 setting up a right turn to the
180 down wind leg? That has always confused me. Thanks
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Jim in Houston
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