On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 08:29:37 -0700, "BTIZ"
wrote:


"john smith" wrote in message
...
left is standard.. right traffic is on the chart with annotations for the
airport along with the airport elevation, lighting, runway length and
frequency.. as in
JEAN (0L7)
2832 *L 46 122.9
RP 2R 20R
or
Sky Ranch (3L2)
2599 - 33 123.0
RP 12

Interesting. I have never seen it.

Does that mean you never go into an airport with a designated right had
traffic pattern?
Or does that mean that you never look at your charts?

Charts? You carry charts?

Out of 60 pilots at proficiency training only one had up-to-date
sectionals. Many didn't have any and these are people flying expensive
singles and twins for the most part.

A couple years back, maybe 3 or 4, I was coming into the local airport
from the north to join down wind for 06. Just about the time I
announced I was turning down wind for 06 so did another plane. This
really gets your attention and no matter what attitude I put the plane
in I could not see him and I was checking both sides of the runway. I
asked "where are you" several times and he dutifully replied, "down
wind for 06" and began to sound a bit peeved by the third time I
asked. I was on base before I finally found him. He had been on an
up wind (why I don't know) and no more than a short city block from
the runway. He did a U-turn around the departure end of 06 and flew
down wind no more than a hundred yards from the runway. He might
have been as high as 200 feet. Maybe 300 over the houses and fair
grounds. (I hadn't been looking that low and he was pretty well
camouflaged against the back ground) I was coming down final when he
made a sudden U-turn from down wind to final right in front of me.
Good thing the Deb is predictable as slow speed.

In the time I could do a 360, and get back on final he'd picked up a
passenger, pulled out in front of me *again* and departed. At least
the second time I didn't have to go around although giving chase did
cross my mine. :-)) Several other options also crossed my mind, but
I dismissed them all as I wanted to keep my ticket.

Just call the guy from the FAA an idiot and please let the rest of us
know where you are in the pattern.

IFR? IFR = I follow Roads.

just kidding..
BT

You only thought you were. :-))




Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com