Anyone here ever penetrated CTA without clearance???
The Cooler King
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Europe
Someone else posted on breaching the CTA a few months ago.....actually it might at this stage have been more than a year ago.
The replies were interesting to say the least. Unnerving to see that from a wannabe perspective that nothing has changed.
It really is ok to admit that you have busted a level or jumped into a restricted garden. Learning from it is important, as is informing the appropriate controller of your error.....unless he spots you first which is more than likely.
Give plenty of time before approaching RA and remember that single pilot ops for a new jockey, especially in busy areas needs gradual practice until you get used to the workload.
For those of you about to embark on that....plan your flights and then sit down and go through it all in your head. Ask yourself lots of "what if...?" questions and look for the danger zones. Then jump a few miles back and let this be the location for your mental "Keep Out" tags.
Controllers are very helpful at the best of times. No one wants you smashing into someone else so be sensible, stay within your limits, cross check everything and if you feel even for a second that you are waivering too far off course.....shout for help.
They'll be glad you did, and so will you.
Click here to have a look at a video of a near miss in the US.
Many reasons that this could happen. Maintaining a good lookout and listening to radio calls that are not just your own (in order to see the big picture) might, and I stress 'might' have prevented this and just goes to show you that you need your wits about you all the time even when on finals!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0eKtnp0pSM
Safe skies
Farrell
The replies were interesting to say the least. Unnerving to see that from a wannabe perspective that nothing has changed.
It really is ok to admit that you have busted a level or jumped into a restricted garden. Learning from it is important, as is informing the appropriate controller of your error.....unless he spots you first which is more than likely.
Give plenty of time before approaching RA and remember that single pilot ops for a new jockey, especially in busy areas needs gradual practice until you get used to the workload.
For those of you about to embark on that....plan your flights and then sit down and go through it all in your head. Ask yourself lots of "what if...?" questions and look for the danger zones. Then jump a few miles back and let this be the location for your mental "Keep Out" tags.
Controllers are very helpful at the best of times. No one wants you smashing into someone else so be sensible, stay within your limits, cross check everything and if you feel even for a second that you are waivering too far off course.....shout for help.
They'll be glad you did, and so will you.
Click here to have a look at a video of a near miss in the US.
Many reasons that this could happen. Maintaining a good lookout and listening to radio calls that are not just your own (in order to see the big picture) might, and I stress 'might' have prevented this and just goes to show you that you need your wits about you all the time even when on finals!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0eKtnp0pSM
Safe skies
Farrell
Last edited by Farrell; 15th March 2007 at 09:30.
