On Feb 5, 8:12 pm, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote:
"Kev" wrote in message
Exactly. They need to announce down to about every mile to the field
on a straight-in. I've had someone announce they were twenty miles
out on a straight-in, so I turned base. Lo and behold they were
actually one mile out... and cut me off.

Sounds like you were cutting him off. Did you scan for traffic?

Obviously I scanned for traffic, which is why I'm still here ;-)

He claimed to be twenty miles out, or about 10 minutes away at
Cherokee speeds. Plenty of time for me to land first. However, he
was much, much closer. Apparently he was overloaded doing the
practice approach.

In the pattern, it's easier to see where someone is. Straight in, you
often just have to believe what they say. (That is, trust but
verify ;-)

Kev