Jay Honeck wrote:
You're kidding right? You would not believe what some people go thru to
go out and get back on that 45.


I've got to say that I've honestly never seen anyone leave the pattern just
to re-enter on a 45.

Let me be more clear. Rwy 9/27 is in use. You are approaching from the
NE, the dead side of the pattern if you will. In this situation I will
always enter at midfield, on the crosswind, unless traffic does not
permit. I can usually always get in on the midfield crosswind, worst
case I turn upwind and fall in behind someone else. This is very rare.
It is not uncommon for others to enter just like me except they will
then make a right turn(approax 45 degrees) and fly away from the pattern
on a southwesterly heading, into the face of other traffic entering on
the 45, fly out a couple miles and then do a 180 for the sole purpose of
entering the pattern on the 45. These people are nuts