Airmanship and mixed types in the circuit

[Genghis the Engineer]

I didn't think I had this

My morning has been spent writing the report - not on the incident but on the actual test flight preceding it. I thought my voice recorder (plumbed into the intercom) would have run out of tape before rejoining, but it actually ran out just after I vacated the runway. So, for those interested, here's the transcript - I started the stopwatch on this transcript as I called join, and the runway is N-Easterly (rather not give the actual number to keep this semi-anonymous).

I've used the callsigns "G-Me" and G-Him" in the transcript, neither is correct. The Cherokee I refer to is another one, in front of me".


0:00 G-ME: G-ME joining 0X Right crosswind over the numbers

0:05 AFISO:G-ME Roger

1:20 G-ME: G-ME downwind to land, contact one Cherokee on final
AFISO: G-ME Roger, Report Final

2:20 G-HIM: G-HIM downwind
AFISO: G-HIM report final, two reported ahead
G-HIM: G-HIM two ahead

2:40 AFIS: (callsign unclear) Land at your discretion, surface
wing 080 / 7kn

3:30 G-ME, voice tape only I'll fly this approach 50 since it's fairly gusty, on a calmer day I could get away with less, I see no justification for it. OK, the Cherokee has just turned off the runway.

4:05 G-ME: G-ME Final to land
AFIS: G-ME land at your discretion, surface wind 070/12 kn

4:20 G-HIM: "IM" On finals over the (unclear)
AFIS: G-HIM roger, one ahead, surface wind 080 / 10kn
G-HIM: Copy

4:35 AFIS: G-HIM, do you wish to orbit for spacing, there's nothing reported behind you and (unclear) on finals
G-HIM: G-HIM understand nothing ahead
AFIS: There is one ahead but he's very slow

5:10 G-ME: (After being overhauled by G-HIM) (Uncertain whether this was transmitted or on voice tape only) Well, at-least he turned right.

5:15 G-HIM: G-HIM is orbiting on final, not sure what his
intention are
AFIS: Station transmitting, say again your callsign
G-HIM: G-HIM, I'm orbiting to the right three-sixty, ahhh,
not sure he's set out his intentions. G-HIM

5:40 G-ME (voice tape only) It's quite gusty, going up to 55.

5:50 G-ME (voice tape only) 50, 45,

6:05 G-HIM: G-HIM on Finals
AFIS: G-HIM Surface wind 070/8kn

6:15: G-ME (voice tape only) Touch down at 35 full stall landing

6:25 AFIS: G-HIM Land at your discretion, 080/5kn


Interesting how things all happened rather slower than my perception.

G