I often practice GPS approaches during fine VFR weather.
The standard T shaped approach has you on about a five mile final to the runway. Let's say I am flying the approach in VFR conditions and properly announcing my position and intentions. At what point am I "in" the pattern? What I am after here is after flying this approach and getting on to reasonably short final someone in a C152 turns from crosswind to downwind, am I obligated to break off my approach? Is there some point at which I am now "in" the pattern and part of the sequence?
thanks,
bruce
The standard T shaped approach has you on about a five mile final to the runway. Let's say I am flying the approach in VFR conditions and properly announcing my position and intentions. At what point am I "in" the pattern? What I am after here is after flying this approach and getting on to reasonably short final someone in a C152 turns from crosswind to downwind, am I obligated to break off my approach? Is there some point at which I am now "in" the pattern and part of the sequence?
thanks,
bruce