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Old April 1st 07, 11:09 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Neil Gould
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Default A tower-induced go-round

Recently, Jay Honeck posted:

Which the student may or may not have done while you've committed to
landing. I also would not want to be in the pattern with someone
suddenly pulling a 360 on final, either. IMO, the scenrios you're
presenting do not reflect the most courteous or safe options.


Cutting in front of someone on final, whether under orders or
voluntary, is never safe nor courteous.

I don't see how following a controller's instructions is discourteous, but
it may not always reflect the best judgement, so there are appropriate
responses for the PIC in those instances, e.g. "unable". I'm not too
surprised that a student wouldn't be comfortable using that option.

Which, of course, is the point of this entire thread.

This thread seemed more like an aero version of "road rage" to me. In a
newsgroup with a lot of folks seeking to learn, that can't be a Good
Thing.

Neil