Fly_Chick
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FlyJordan said:...I say 4800 so I am legal. ...I didnt want to admit to being off by more than 200 though.
At what deviation from altitude does ATC "provide" a telephone number to call? 200'? 300'? Where can I find this in writing? I had one instructor in the past tell me that at 300' he could be violated.
Also - is there any truth to the twelve second sweep on the radar screen?
FlyJordan, if you send in a NASA form, I would focus on the part where we try to troubleshoot a problem and let the plane get away from us as opposed to the first rule of thumb, fly the plane.
I have pulled the circuit breaker for the landing gear in the Arrow many times on downwind at 1000' agl, and by the time we turn final (after getting a landing clearance) we are down to 600' and descending, and the pilot is letting the entire plane get ahead of him/her, thinking they have about 1 mile to troubleshoot and get the plane on the ground.
After this scenario (once we have departed the pattern and troubleshoot) I tactfully have the pilot come to the conclusion it is not an emergency situation. Fly the plane. We have plenty of fuel, we do not need to land immediately, and tower will not yell at us if we cancel our landing request and depart the pattern to troubleshoot a gear problem.
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