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On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:18:32 GMT, Don Tuite
wrote: I understand that the midfield crosswind entry is standard in Canada. It's also one of the standard entries at my (controlled) home field[1]. From that experience, I find I like it because it gives me good situational awareness of what's going on with closed traffic, 45-degree entries, and base-leg entries. There is a nuclear power plant a few miles south of my home airport. To approach from the west (the usual direction, since the ocean is on the east) and to make the usual approach to runway 20 therefore involves a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, which is apt to make the security guards nervous. Ever since 9/11, therefore, I have always entered the 45 from the west, regardless of wind direction. If I am to land to the north, I fly the standard pattern. If I am landing to the south, I make a midfield crossover. (It's actually a bit south of midfield.) The Cub is NORDO. I carry a handheld, but interference from the sparkplugs makes it unfeasible to transmit unless the engine is at idle. So I announce that I'm on the 45 from the west as I am descending to pattern altitude, and generally I announce when I'm descending on base or final. But otherwise I'm silent, though of course I'm listening (and looking). No one has ever complained about this. I do confess however that, the first time I saw a midfield crossover, I was so startled that I flew off and did some practice stuff for a while, then returned when I was sure this interloper had parked his plane or else left the area. -- all the best, Dan Ford email: usenet AT danford DOT net Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com In Search of Lost Time: www.readingproust.com |
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