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Old April 28th 07, 05:15 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mike 'Flyin'8'
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Mike 'Flyin'8' wrote:

I have always (though my flying career is still quite young) entered
on the 45. If I have to go out of my way to enter on the 45, that I
what I do.


I never do, unless my direction from the airport lends an entry on the
downwind. Fly past the airport just so I can get on a 45? You must be
joking.


No. I am not joking. How do you enter the pattern? Certaily not a
straight in at every field. I think I have entered direct on the
downwind once, but it was at 10pm and not another craft was in the
area, but that is not what we are talking about here.

Would I cut someone off on a disruptive straight in, no.
Are they in the wrong, IMHO yes they are, but I can't argue about it
if I am dead.


You are wrong.


No matter how you want to look at it, if there are already some planes
in the pattern a straight-in approach is disruptive. Besides that...
doing the 45 entry. In the end, your and my safety is all that
matters. So what if it takes 2 extra minutes to enter the pattern the
way the majority of the pilots at a particular field expect patern
entry.
Mike Flyin' 8