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Class B busted...My problem or the controller's ?
Today I flew into KBFI (Boeing field) which is class D and has
extentions that underlie the Class B that require close attention to altitudes and headings so as to stay clear. Today the winds were favoring 31L (and 31R) and I came in from the west on the Vashon approach--the most common approach from the west. I was on a left downwind for 31L and the tower told me I was number three following an Arrow on about a 2 mile straight in final (Valley approach?). I acknowledged the traffic, and was waiting for it to come up on my 9 o'clock before turning base so as to allow enough spacing. The controller suddenly told me that I was too far south and said either that I had busted into surface B or was about to. (I never did clearly hear which). Unless one turns a fairly close in base here--within about a half mile or less--you end up in class B surface. My questions: 1.Assuming I busted B; who is reponsible if the controller asks me to follow an aircraft that is too far out on a straight in? I mean, I can reduce speed, s-turn, and the like but I can't turn base until the aircraft on final is a safe distance away, right? 2.Is the controller supposed to arrange things so that I *can* turn base and not be in conflict with other aircraft? 3.How would you resolve the problem if it were happening to you ? Any thoughts would be appreciated... Antonio |
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