On 25 Aug 2006 19:09:14 -0700, "Andrew Sarangan"
wrote:

If you
simply announce "citation xxx 5 mile final"


Why wouldn't you fly a pattern like everybody else? This is a genuine
question. I've always disliked jets coming into uncontrolled fields
on a really long final. I have no way to know how long it will take
them to actually get to the airport from 5, 8, 10 miles out. If
everyone flew a pattern I'd think sequencing and cooperative flow
would be easier.

I understand larger planes would fly a wider and higher pattern, but
this is what happens at certain airports anyway and I don't see how
this could be an issue.

z