How to Enter the Traffic Pattern at a Towered Airport
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 Published On Feb 22, 2022

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Video note: With regard to the upwind/departure leg, it’s only an upwind leg on a go-around. However, pilots are likely to hear ATC reference the departure leg as the “upwind leg.”

0:00 Intro
0:11 Legs of a Traffic Pattern
0:54 Left Traffic vs Right Traffic
1:21 Example 1: Downwind Entry
1:19 Traffic Pattern Altitude
2:45 Entering the Downwind
5:43 Example 2: Base Entry
7:06 Example 3: Straight-in Entry
8:30 Knowing your Distance from the Airport
9:32 Non-standard Instructions
10:08 Real Air Traffic Control for Your Home Flight Simulator

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