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I would interpret her clearance to mean I should report
5 miles out on the extended runway center line. There could be traffic issues that caused her to request you follow this path to the runway. "Jim Cummiskey" wrote in message ... Hi, all. Ran into this one flying back from KOSH a couple weeks ago: I check in with the KPRC controller "20 Miles NE" of Love Field in Prescott, AZ. She clears me with "Cleared Straight-in Runway 21L, Report 5 miles final." I fly directly towards the numbers. My heading was approximately 240 (hence, I'm ~30 deg off of the extended centerline). At 5 miles from the airport (still offset from the centerline), I report "5 mile final." She questions my position and gets all snippy (indeed, darn right rude) that I am "not on final" since I am not on the extended centerline. She patronizingly cautions me to be "careful about this." Hence, the question is "What does 'Cleared Straight-in; Report X miles Final" really mean?" Is it. . . . (1) You must fly directly from your current position to a point on the extended centerline that is X miles from the numbers, and then report (sounds like a base to me). or (2) You can fly directly from your current position to the numbers (thus "straight-in"), and report when you are X miles away. I obviously vote for #2, but the controller clearly thought otherwise (it seems to me that if 30 deg = "straight-in" in the IFR domain, it ought to work well enough for VFR situations). Regardless, it is potentially dangerous when controllers and pilots define things differently. Which definition is right? Regards, Jim |
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