wrote:
On Apr 27, 1:13 pm, Tom wrote:
[snippage of uncomfortably close call at non-towered field]

Tom


It doesn't sound to me like you did anything wrong. If he was only two
miles away and facing you I would think that you'd see his landing
light - assuming he has it on.

I fly out of a towered airport and did all my training out of there.
I'm still getting comfortable with non-towered. That said, it is not
at all uncommon for folks to do straight in approaches at non-towered
airports. I personally am at least listening on the CTAF 10 miles out
and announce at 5. I think that's prudent. I also have my landing
light on from 10 miles out. I've never done a straight in to a non-
towered airport, but I don't find them particularly dangerous to be
around _providing_ the other pilot is listening, talking and watching.
If he just switched to the freq at 3 miles, didn't have his landing
light on yet then that's dangerous.

IMHO,
John Stevens
PP-ASEL


At our uncontrolled airport there were three planes in the pattern for
landing. A plane calls out that he is 5 miles for the straight in. I
replied that with the traffic, traditional pattern may be appropriate.
He called that he would enter the correct pattern.

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI