Landing at Airports
Question for you European pilots....
When flying into an airport VFR, are you sequenced with fixed wing. At 2 airports here in So Cal, we're sequenced with fixed wing, which is a pain at times. The other airport(KVNY) I fly out of, we're not sequenced. We're cleared to takeoff from the taxiway, or cleared to land by crossing midfield and make your turn accordingly to the taxiway on the field. I find that being sequenced is a bit overkill, as pilots we're usually much more familiar with the surrounding landmarks and the area in general. I've asked to expedite direct to the pad, so I'm not stuck behind a C-152/172 on final, and it's usually denied. At VNY, it not uncommon to be on final to the taxiway with either a G-IV on final to the parallel runway, and a C-152 on takeoff next to you or below/above you. At VNY they have side by side parallel runways, so our entry point not uncommon to cross midfield at 1300 feet, FW pattern is 1800 feet.
Just curious.
Thanks guys-
Rob
R67