On May 1, 9:55 pm, "Kyle Boatright" wrote:
A guy (in a Cessna)
announced a midfield crossover entry into the pattern for a touch and go,
but indicated that he'd have to extend his downwind because he was 500'
above pattern altitude. Fair enough, I thought - the guy is gonna fly a
normal downwind + 1/2 mile.

I see no-one has mentioned this part yet - descending into the traffic
pattern is dangerous in and of itself and AC90-66A specifically
recommends against it. The guy was probably cooking along at 110,
hadn't done his checklists, etc. so no wonder it took him so long to
turn base...