Re: ATC at airports in Class G
Originally Posted by englishal
I don't see why traffic has to turn in the same direction. If one pilot wants to do a LH circuit for 25 and I decide it is in my best interest to do a RH circuit for 7 (assuming this is allowable) then there easily could be a conflict anyway.
Rule 17 (5)
Flight in the vicinity of an aerodrome
Without prejudice to the provisions of rule 39, a flying machine, glider or airship while flying in the vicinity of what the commander of the aircraft knows or ought reasonably to know to be an aerodrome or moving on an aerodrome, shall unless, in the case of an aerodrome having an air traffic control unit that unit otherwise authorises:
(a) conform to the pattern of traffic formed by other aircraft intending to land at that aerodrome, or keep clear of the airspace in which the pattern is formed; and
(b) make all turns to the left unless ground signals otherwise indicate.