Ed Cesnalis Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Here's what that looks like in the early morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 I say this in humor, well kind of, anyway. I always thought "Final" was part of an instrument approach or a segment of the traffic pattern. I doubt you were flying an instrument approach, and I don't recall seeing anything about traffic patterns being different in California from the rest of the USA. So, what is this "ten mile final" you speak of? At one point years ago it got so bad here that some of the young guys were making "on final" calls so far out you couldn't even hear them on Unicom. BTW, the pictures of late are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Cesnalis Posted August 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Obviously niner doesn't get long finals but 27 does. Its far easier for me to keep track of where traffic is when they fly long strait ins then when they call 'right downwind for 27 at 14,000' or the ever more popular reference to a gps intersection ... At Mammoth better they fly strait in then into a mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Obviously niner doesn't get long finals but 27 does. Its far easier for me to keep track of where traffic is when they fly long strait ins then when they call 'right downwind for 27 at 14,000' or the ever more popular reference to a gps intersection ... At Mammoth better they fly strait in then into a mountain. Here in the flat land I teach my students to enter the pattern as indicated in the AIM. I am sure that your surroundings require special procedures. My comment wasn't about flying a straight in approach. It was about not truly being on final until you are in the traffic pattern, or on that segment of an instrument approach. Even in your part of the country I would not consider myself in the pattern when I am ten miles out, there for no ten mile final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Cesnalis Posted August 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Here in the flat land I teach my students to enter the pattern as indicated in the AIM. I am sure that your surroundings require special procedures. My comment wasn't about flying a straight in approach. It was about not truly being on final until you are in the traffic pattern, or on that segment of an instrument approach. Even in your part of the country I would not consider myself in the pattern when I am ten miles out, there for no ten mile final. I hear you Tom, I was repeating what I hear for the purpose of 'naming' a photo, not trying to be a good example. I waited till 'five mile final' to make my call this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 This sounds like a familiar conversation. There ain't no such thing as a ten mile final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 I am a stickler for full patterns virtually all the time, but I got Ed's joke! Oh, and nice photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 Purple Mountains Majesty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runtoeat Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 Or, "Mountains on Mars"! Beautiful photo. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishAl Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 I'm guessing you appreciate having a parachute more than most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frfly172 Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 Nice photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralarcon Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 Outstanding ! That is why we fly ! Of course all of us "flatlanders" are envious. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Cesnalis Posted August 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 Everyone likes that photo, I'm not so sure. These 2 from this morning suit me better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralarcon Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 The visual effects of the first picture are very "artistic", whether fortuitous or by technique. The other two pictures are beautiful because of the landscape. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.