interesting moment yesterday on final

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Maxwell" wrote in message
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Aircraft flying a full pattern do have the right of way.


That's not correct.

§ 91.113 Right-of-way rules: Except water operations.

(g) Landing. Aircraft, while on final approach to land or while landing,
have the right-of-way over other aircraft in flight or operating on the
surface, except that they shall not take advantage of this rule to force
an
aircraft off the runway surface which has already landed and is attempting
to make way for an aircraft on final approach. When two or more aircraft
are
approaching an airport for the purpose of landing, the aircraft at the
lower
altitude has the right-of-way, but it shall not take advantage of this
rule
to cut in front of another which is on final approach to land or to
overtake
that aircraft.



It is correct. AC 90-66 clairifys it very well, and 91.113 is not in
conflict.


Reporting points should be done in miles at uncontrolled airports.


Why?

Per AC 90-66. 7f . Position reports on CTAF should include distance and
direction from the airport.





Everyone should consider aircraft may be correctly operating without
radio
communications.


Yes, or incorrectly operating with radio communications.


http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory...h light=90-66


Did you bother to read any of that? Paragraph 8.k states; "Throughout the
traffic pattern, right-of-way rules apply as stated in FAR Part 91.113."

Yep! No conflict.




http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/sa08.pdf


From the Appendix, page 13"

"(g) Landing. Aircraft, while on final approach to land or
while landing, have the right-of-way over other aircraft
in flight or operating on the surface, except that they
shall not take advantage of this rule to force an aircraft
off the runway surface which has already landed and is
attempting to make way for an aircraft on final
approach. When two or more aircraft are approaching
an airport for the purpose of landing, the aircraft at the
lower altitude has the right-of-way, but it shall not take
advantage of this rule to cut in front of another which is
on final approach to land or to overtake that aircraft."


Correct. But an instrument "approach" is an approach, not an instrument
"final".