Originally Posted by MikeGodsell
172 driver
I am not familiar with the US 45' join, but suspect it is different to the French version. Have a look in Delage or Pooleys and you will see that the "Sock" involves three 45' legs and three tight descending turns.
MG
Oops, that sounds VERY different from the US version. There you basically descend to pattern (circuit) alt outside the pattern, then fly to the 'downwind abeam' point at a 45 deg angle. Radio call would be 'XYZ on the 45'. This way you have any traffic in the pattern in sight. You then turn into the pattern (call 'downwind abeam') and then you're in.
Don't have the Delage and my (UK) Pooley doesn't contain this info. Any website where I could educate myself?
On a different note, I would concur with IO540 here - radiospeak IS a different language. I speak fluent French (having lived there for years) but would most probably struggle to do the radio there!
