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Old November 21st 06, 07:36 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Neil Gould
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Default VFR position reporting

Recently, Mxsmanic posted:

Robet Coffey writes:

Sometimes when flying near untowered airports I will report my
position relative to the airfield on the CTAF. If by some chance
(rare) I am near the pattern altitude when passing by I think it
a good idea to advise inbound & traffic in the pattern.


That is my belief as well. I think it's not really possible to
provide too much information to other pilots, so unless the frequency
is bursting with traffic (highly unlikely), the more information one
provides, the better, for both S&R and for other pilots who may be
nearby with no other way of knowing that you're in the area.

I'm sure that your toy comm frequenciess aren't "bursting with traffic",
but it is not at all unusual for it to be hard to get a word in edgewise
in the vicinity of an airport. If it isn't critical, I keep off the air.

Neil