"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
link.net...

"Maxwell" wrote in message
m...

Why does the aircraft on final have the right-of-way?


Primarily because FAR 91.113(g) says aircraft on final have the
right-of-way.




Agreed. But AC 90-66 describes "final" as the segment between base leg and
the runway. Paragraph 7e clearly states that pilots executing a "straight-in
approach", without mentioning reason for the straight-in approach, will
complete it without disrupting arriving traffic.