"Crash Lander" wrote in message
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It seems a lot of people have differing views on the interpretation of
this scenario. Maybe they should change the wording, and ruling to state
that an a/c cannot announce that they are on finals, until they are at
circuit height. That would just about rule out straight ins, and at least
if someone does come in on a straight in approach, all the traffic already
in the pattern is at the same altitude, and will spot him easier, rather
than looking to a higher altitude for an a/c that may be hidden by
sunglare or cloud.


Rule out straight-ins? Easy. Just put the requirement in the FARs that all
arrival aircraft at nontowered fields fly a full pattern and eliminate
straight-in minima those fields.