On Fri, 11 May 2007 06:42:17 -0500, "Allen"
wrote in :


And if you are in an NORDO Aeronca Champ doing touch and goes on Sunday
afternoon how do you determine it?


My guess would be, that the same FAAO 7110.65 PCG definitions apply to
all flights including NORDO flights, as well as those who choose not
to participate in the position and intentions broadcasts

To determine if it's appropriate to begin the turns to the base and
final legs of the landing pattern, the NORDO pilot on downwind would
use the same method pilots of aircraft with electrical systems use,
the Mark I Eyeball.

If visibility is three miles in Class E airspace surrounding the
non-towered airport, and there is an inbound IFR flight past the five
mile distant FAF in line with the runway centerline, the NORDO pilot
won't be able to visually acquire the conflicting IFR traffic that has
the right of way. But, a Champ could land and be tied down before
there is an opportunity for a MAC.

At one mile visibility in Class G airspace, the Champ would probably
still not be too much of a hazard to the IFR arrival if its pilot made
a short approach. However, if the NORDO Champ turns base up against
the face of a cumulus cloud, there is potential for an 'aluminum
thunder shower', but the same would be true for radio equipped
aircraft despite the pilot being aware of the position and intentions
broadcast by the IFR arrival.

Do you see it differently?