Thread: Get Rid Of Warbirds At Oshkosh
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Old August 3rd 06, 11:06 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Midfield crosswind entry WAS: Get Rid Of Warbirds At Oshkosh
On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:19:25 GMT, (Drew
Dalgleish) wrote:

I was also taught to never be more than gliding distance
from the runway while in the pattern.

This has always bugged me about the standard pattern as it was taught
to me, especially the bit about first overflying the field, then
flying off at least a mile before descending to the 45. Why would you
leave the vicinity of a perfectly good airport, especially when your
engine is 60 years old? The FAA recommended approach makes perfectly
good sense from a collision-avoidance point of view, but it ignores
the fact that engines are not immortal.



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