Ghery
Touchdown! Greaser!
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Ghery Pettit
Well, some folks need to re-read the AIM and A/FD once in a while. Took the Arrow up for a quick 'enjoy the nice weather' excursion after work today. A couple trips around the patch at home and then up to PWT for a T&G before going home. Approaching PWT from the south, rwy 1 active. A few planes in the pattern (but reasonably spread out). Called a straight in at 10 miles out. Called again at 7 and 5. After the 5 mile call some guy comes up on frequency and says straight ins aren't allowed. Oh yeah? Since when? Nothing in the A/FD prohibits them at that field. Been doing them there for years. Challenged him and he comes back saying they're OK "traffic permitting". Yeah, whatever. Fit in with the flow, did my T&G, extended the up wind for traffic entering the downwind from the north turned and went home. I guess after 6 years of this it was time for someone to play radio cop at an uncontrolled field. Wonder what he would have done if I had played NORDO? Not listening there would be stupid, but nothing said I had to talk.