Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: THE SAFER LANDING PATTERN METHOD

From James Meade:

"Circling, square, straight in, whatever. I use what fits the situation 

and can do so with safety and consideration for others in each."

Maybe its just me, but "consideration for others" is not what comes to mind when I think of another pilot flying "Circling, square, straight in, whatever".

Are the other planes in the pattern just supposed to guess what you'll do next time around? Remember, some may not have radios.

There's a reason traffic patterns have been standardized over the years - it lets other pilots plan around expected maneuvers by the other planes in the pattern.

At non-towered fields, my students are trained to always:

1) overfly the field about 500' above pattern altitude (to check wind sock, runway for obstructions/condition/wildlife)

2) fly clear of the pattern and then descend to a 45º entry to downwind, and then,

3) fly the FAA-defined standard pattern for that field

And that's not just for my students - its the way I fly as well.

Fast Eddie B. (Ed Benson - Mineral Bluff, GA)

Sky Arrow 600 E-LSA • N467SA

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