On Jan 27, 6:07 pm, Andreas Alin
wrote:
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In my opinion, as an glider pilot you have "the right-of-way over an
airship, aeroplane, or rotorcraft" in this situation.

Yes, and I think the power pilots understand. I've never personally
seen a power pilot do anything dumb when a glider was landing.

Still, I try not to assert my rights and cut in front of someone else
unless I have to.

(http://www.caa.co.ug/docs/Rules%20of...20Air%20Traffi...)

The aeroplane pilots can't expect that you are landing in a field,
because they are lazy about doing a 360.

I know many airfields with opposite traffic patterns for glider and
power traffic. If a glider pilot reports "position for landing", on any
of this airfields, powered aircrafts in final approach have to hurry up
or turn out of pattern if they are to slow, powered aircrafts in base
have to give the right of way to the glider.

But perhabs the airport manager could add an adequate grass strip for
gliders.

Unfortunately, although we have a perfectly adequate grass strip
that was specifically created for gliders and used successfully and
safely for many years, our airport manager has decided to close
it down - perhaps in an attempt to force us out and bring in higher
paying power traffic.

Alan