Ya missed Saturday at Jackson (KJXN), Roger, K8OT and I were taking off
on 14 for a left turn to the Northeast... I won't do the transcript
method here..
xxWhiskey calls tower... Tower comes back with wind, altimeter, etc.,
and asks for position... xxWhiskey says he is 4 miles Northeast at
2,400 feet (already has busted into the control area).. I'm now 2 miles
NE climbing through 2k for 3.5k and the puckerstrings jerk tight, and
the eyeballs go into rapid rotation (no joy)), so the nose is pushed
over and I head downhill in a gentle bank, with all four eyeballs on
the swivel... After a few seconds tower says he does not see xxWhiskey,
to turn on his landing lights... Short pause and xxWhiskey says his
landing light was on and 'maybe' he is Northwest of the field, err no,
maybe he's due North, maybe...
Towers voice has gone up a half octave by now, he tells xxWhiskey to
MAINTAIN his altitude and report two miles DUE NORTH of the field...
Tower then holds short an airplane previously cleared to take the
runway on 14 (smart controller) and proceeds to warn all traffic in the
area to be alert... After roughly a minute xxWhiskey comes on,
apologizes saying he has a new GPS and it is a bit confusing, but then
his voice brightens up and he cheerfully announces he is EXACTLY two
miles North of the field... Tower still doesn't see him... Spins around
and finds him two miles SOUTH of the field, down low, and bore sighted
on the control cab ... By now you can feel the controller grinding his
teeth, though he remains civil... xxWhiskey is advised he is to tun to
left base for 32 right NOW (the landing light in the eyes at cab level
must have bothered the controller) and is cleared to land, and to CALL
the tower after landing... I would have loved to eavesdrop on that
phone call...

Denny