"Jim Weir" wrote in message
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I must be stupid or missing something. Does everybody in this ng come into
the
pattern at cruise airspeed? I was taught, and teach, that you come into
the
pattern about 10 knots above your desired airspeed on final.

Do not high-volume airports prefer "local procedures" that encourage cruise
or near-cruise for the small types until just about base turn, just to keep
the traffic from backing up???