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Old 12th Jul 2007, 22:30
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Cusco
 
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Of course most PPLs can do an orbit on final in the approach configuration without falling from the sky:

But this poor student wasn't asked to do an orbit: after several uncertain and non-standard R/T exchanges he was asked in a non standard way to steer a course away from the final track to the North: a completely unexpected request and at variance from the usual 'go-around ' instruction to move to the right of the final track to keep Rwy in view which he would have been taught.
And all this after only 15 hours and on his second solo.

IMHO the ATC have a lot to answer for................
Cusco

Edited for grammar, syntaxe and to clarify whose side I'm on.

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