On Feb 5, 3:56 pm, ktbr wrote:
Straight in approaches have always been acceptable as long
as you can do it safely, maintain visual, give right of way
to lower aircraft, be aware of A/C in the patten, announce
your position/intentions, etc. etc. etc. It is highly
recommended to do a standard pattern entry to the downwind
leg of the pattern.

I might add, that pilots doing a straight-in landing for Instrument
practice, should be sure to announce their intentions and distance....
a lot. Too often I hear something like "Podunk Traffic, Flyswatter
123 inbound VOR-A, passing Bipsy. [Where "BIPSY" or whatever is an
inbound instrument waypoint.] Most VFR pilots have no clue what or
where these codes and waypoints are. This makes for nasty close
calls on the base and final legs.

Please always add something like "Ten miles north, straight-in for
landing runway 18".

Kev