Order of landing
13 (1) An aircraft landing or on its final approach to land shall have the right-of-way over other aircraft in flight or on the ground or water.
(2) An aircraft shall not overtake or cut in front of another aircraft on its final approach to land.
Pilots flying a Straight In approach to an airfield with a busy circuit pattern may not be popular but that does not mean they do not have right of way.
Depends where you think the 'final approach to land' starts. If someone calls 'Final at 15 miles' does that mean that you can't turn 'base' in front of them?
My view is that, for traffic joining 'straight in', 'final approach to land' starts once you are inside a point on 'final' where you might reasonably expect the 'base leg' traffic to be, or inside the actual position of base leg traffic, whichever is the closer.
I realise that others may interpret the rules to suit themselves.
MJ
