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On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 15:06:38 -0400, Matt Whiting
wrote: Roger Halstead wrote: On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 02:02:54 GMT, Rob McDonald wrote: Thanks for the comments folks. I haven't had my licence long. I think I am a reasonably good pilot (so does Transport Canada apparently) but I recognize that I have little experience, that was one reason why I was leaning toward flying into another field. The other reason is that I would have more flexibility to leave when I need to, since I understand that OSH is closed for the airshow each afternoon. If you can handle being relatively close to other airplanes and following instructions such as lower gear now, turn base...Maybe make base a steep slipping U-turn to the numbers...now, Land on the number, or a quarter the way down on the dot, or half way down on the circle by flying over landing planes or having them fly over you and actually landing where instructed you should do well. It is definitely not the place for the pilot who only does stabilized patterns. You need to know your plane well enough to be able to do what they tell you when they tell you and where they tell you. Where it gets a bit exciting is when the plane ahead of you slows too soon, or doesn't turn when told...or the guy behind has a stall speed near your cruise... We were listening to the tower from the home builders center and I'll never forget the "Blue Bonanza...put your gear down now....Blue Bonanza, turn base now....Blue BONANZA...TURN... BASE... NOW... AWWWWHH...DON'T GO CLEAR TO THE LAKE! IFR Traffic on VOR 27 watch out for a blue Bonanza with a base near the lake shore... Give him room". (or something to that effect) I'd have loved to have been the IFR arrival and be in a fighter. I've always wanted to say "Switching to guns"... :-)) I've flown the VOR 27 approach with VFR traffic joining final from both the south and VFR base traffic from the north. They used to do it a bit different than at present. I think they changed two or three years ago. It was Eight Thirty Three Romeo, cleared to land 27, watch for VFR traffic from the south up the lake shore and base traffic from the north much closer in. That's where they used to stretch out the spacing "just enough" for you to fit in...if every one did every thing right. OTOH they're kinda sensitive about some jokes now days. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com Matt |
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