Old fashioned visual circuit. Fast and simple. ATC considerations nil. At a time convenient to you, tell them what you are going to do. They would have miles of time to clear the runway you would tell them you are going to use.
A/c deviates from SID...into APC airspace...no co-ordination...all this at a "minor" airport which only has 54 movements per hour [and has gone "single r/w ops"]
I wasn't there on the day, but I was when the Dash8 lost a donk.....The Captain flew the a/c [
aviate] decided his course of action [
navigate] and called Mayday [
communicate] all in about 90 seconds. A/c were held on the ground, and those on approach were broken off [inc a Virgin B744 at 2 miles] to help the crew out. He landed after a[n extended] circuit 7-8 mins later. He was happy. ATC were happy/ Guess what? The TOM guy did the same thing
I must agree with fred
I must congratulate you on what is possibly the most irritating and puerile post I've seen on this site for some time
watp,iktch