Michael
Pattern Altitude
Here is a hypothetical question. something simillar happened to me in LA a while back.
You are on VFR flight following in the Los Angeles class Bravo airspace. You are descending to 3000 20 miles out of your intended landing airport. ATC advises fly heading 320 and 3000 for traffic. You notice a line of clouds in front of you, but they apear to be at a higher altitude. As you get closer you see that you will run right into the clouds unless some action is taken, you have aproximately 60 seconds to take such action. Listening to SoCal on the radio, he is very busy and you cannot get a word in. you are getting closer to the clouds, you must deviate from your course, and you cannot get ahold of Approach because the radio is so busy.
What would your plan of action be?
You are on VFR flight following in the Los Angeles class Bravo airspace. You are descending to 3000 20 miles out of your intended landing airport. ATC advises fly heading 320 and 3000 for traffic. You notice a line of clouds in front of you, but they apear to be at a higher altitude. As you get closer you see that you will run right into the clouds unless some action is taken, you have aproximately 60 seconds to take such action. Listening to SoCal on the radio, he is very busy and you cannot get a word in. you are getting closer to the clouds, you must deviate from your course, and you cannot get ahold of Approach because the radio is so busy.
What would your plan of action be?