No more "Left Downwind"?

On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 17:38:09 GMT, Jose
wrote:
I like to wait a moment before actually grabbing the runway. It gives a
chance for somebody else to say "red Mooney short final 09 Southwest".
Oops, musta missed that guy... there he is.

Well, since I usually have my canopy back so I can check for traffic
on final better, I guess I'm giving him a couple of seconds too since
that's about how long it takes for me to slide the canopy forward and
lock it prior to actually completing the turn to the runway... Of
course, with the canopy back, it's *very* difficult to not see a plane
on short final...