I'll sign you off, Jay. If it's safe and legal, no instructor has any
business telling you to "do it his way" or fail. Your only limitation
on speed is either 200 KIAS or 250KIAS, depending on the airspace you
are in. Sheesh!!


On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:52:06 -0800, Jim Weir wrote:

Then I hope you won't take my offer of a free biennial next July. I expect a
person to fly the same pattern from Anchorage to Dallas, no matter whether they
are the only person in the pattern or #25 to land.

Certainly we can make allowances for situations, but if you are saying that you
make different patterns when you are alone in the pattern, I'd suggest another
instructor. I certainly won't sign you off.

Jim




"Jay Honeck"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-
-This is the standard procedure for entering a pattern.
-
-Over the years, though, I've found that my pattern entry procedure varies
-with conditions. If I'm alone in the pattern (as we often are, on a
-Wednesday afternoon -- a day we typically fly), I'll zip around the pattern
-at whatever speed works to get me down soonest.



Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com