CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 12
ASI mESSAGE
Other publications offer guidance and techniques in supporting our
goal to fly as a community. Predictability in aviation has time and
again proven to be an elixir for safety. Guidance in chapter four of
The Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) directs pattern entry
from a 45-degree angle that intercepts downwind at midfield, at pattern
altitude, and at pattern speed. An accompanying note encourages pilots
to use this standard entry, although it acknowledges some pilots
will still choose a straight-in approach. AIM guidance is clear that
straight-ins should not disrupt the flow of arriving and departing traffic. Both
the Airplane Flying Handbook chapter eight, and FAA Advisory Circular
90-66B reinforce the FAA's views on pattern operations by clarifying the 45
cut to downwind as the preferred pattern entry, and clearly stating that IFR
arrivals do not have priority over VFR traffic. AC 90-66B specifically warns
against the dangers of climbing or descending at downwind entry because of
the limits of visibility in both arriving and established pattern traffic.
Guidance for VFR traffic patterns seems appropriately balanced: not too
restrictive, and yet enough for all of us to fly anywhere in the country and
to be able to predict pattern behavior from pilots we've never met and
never flown with.
I still fly straight-ins on occasion. I may choose a straight-in if I'm sure no one
else is in the pattern or about to depart. But experience has taught me to be
wary of that " surety. " ADS-B In helps, but it doesn't paint all traffic; good radios
help, but not everyone flies with a radio; I've long since realized the limits of
visual scans and " see and avoid " to detect all traffic near me. So, I rarely fly
straight-ins, and instead choose to embrace this friendly and supportive GA
community I'm a part of and contribute to it by flying predictably.
Fly safe!
Richard G. McSpadden, Jr.
Senior Vice President, AOPA Air Safety Institute
Richard McSpadden is a commercial pilot, CFII, MEI with SES and
MES ratings and a 525(S) type rating. He's flown more than 5,500 hours
over 30 years in a variety of civilian and military aircraft. He is a former
F-15 pilot and Thunderbirds leader for the U.S. Air Force, and he has
extensive experience in aviation safety, including ground, flight, and
special event operations.
Email: richard.mcspadden@aopa.org
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Safety Institute and its educational programs.
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1
CFI Notes
From the Editor: AOPA’s Free Trial Membership— Tell Your Students
Teaching Collision Avoidance—How to Scan
ASI Message: Confession—My Journey to More Communal Flying
CFI News
CFI Tips: Being Judgy—How to Teach Your Students Prudence
New CFI: Give the Airlines a Pass?
Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
Beyond Proficient: New IFR Video Series
Chart Challenge: Solar Farms and Ocular Glare
Pilot Short Story: Ident the Detent
You Can Fly: AOPA Flight Training Advantage— Your Top Questions Answered
Safety Quiz: Collision Avoidance
CFI Tools: Focused Flight Reviews—Better Pilots
Chief's Corner: Training the Next Generation— Passing Along a Legacy
ASI Safety Tip: Hot Starts
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI Notes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 3
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - From the Editor: AOPA’s Free Trial Membership— Tell Your Students
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Teaching Collision Avoidance—How to Scan
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - ASI Message: Confession—My Journey to More Communal Flying
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI Tips: Being Judgy—How to Teach Your Students Prudence
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 20
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - New CFI: Give the Airlines a Pass?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 26
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Beyond Proficient: New IFR Video Series
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Chart Challenge: Solar Farms and Ocular Glare
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Pilot Short Story: Ident the Detent
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - You Can Fly: AOPA Flight Training Advantage— Your Top Questions Answered
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 33
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Safety Quiz: Collision Avoidance
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI Tools: Focused Flight Reviews—Better Pilots
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 37
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 38
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Chief's Corner: Training the Next Generation— Passing Along a Legacy
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 40
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 41
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - ASI Safety Tip: Hot Starts
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