Hi,
Low hour ppl here with a question, ideally I'd like an instructor or ATC to answer as I have flown with several long hour ppls and have gotten different answers when discussing.
When approaching for an overhead join should you always position yourself initially as per
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/srg_gad...oin_poster.pdf (90 degrees to the runway and turn runway heading deadside)
or is it acceptable to join deadside (eg if you are tracking 180 degrees and deadside/runway heading is 180) and then go into the cct (descend deadside, crosswind and into downwind)
The debate started when I turned left of an airfield (at about 10 miles out) so I could position myself for the initial approach for the overhead join. The pilot I was with told me that if I was already lined up on the deadside leg just go straight on and call overhead when abeam the runway deadside... (His view was why make it more difficult if you are already on the runway heading)
Thoughts...