....good stuff from Andy, as usual. I would add the following as visual joining Ref's:
"Chinnor for join" - to the North of the field, a huge cement works with big chimney, just beneath the Chiltern escarpment, between the afore-mentioned Stokenchurch & Princes Risborough points.
"Henley for join" - good one if approaching from the SW. After calling at Henley, and if they're on 25, continue roughly N (towards the Stokenchurch mast, if you can see it) until you are past the extended c-line of 25/07 and then feed yourself onto extended downwind for 25 (this is necessary to keep you well clear of the gliders/tugs to the S of 25/07).
If approaching directly from the W (CPT VOR) or E/NE (via CHT NDB of BNN VOR), call early (at least 4 miles out) and you will always get a straight-in *if* it's quiet enough. Don't descend below 1200' QFE until you are cleared for the straight-in, though, as you may get sent to the overhead at this height.
If it's busy and you don't get a downwind, base or straight-in join, be prepared to join overhead, which at Wycombe means:
1. Enter the ATZ at 1500' QFE
2. Fly a pattern consistent with the circuit in use (ie, above it) that gets you onto the QDM of the rwy in use
3. Once on the QDM, descend to 1200' QFE
4. When over the threshold, call "overhead"
5. When cleared to "report downwind", fly to the runway midpoint, turn crosswind and descend to 1000' QFE before you turn downwind. Give way to traffic already downwind
I said there was quite a bit (and this is just joins!)
When my fingers have recovered, I'll post some stuff on departures aswell (if you're interested)...that is also decidedly non-standard (but fun!), especially on 07.
Cheers
Hope this is useful for BA744, QDM etc.
Last edited by Wycombe; 12th August 2002 at 15:26.