What is your interpretation of CAR 602.96(3)(b)?
602.96 (3) The pilot-in-command of an aircraft operating at or in the vicinity of an aerodrome shall
b) conform to or avoid the pattern of traffic formed by other aircraft in operation;
The same regulation in the UK is worded this way:
Flight in the vicinity of an aerodrome
12.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a flying machine, glider or airship flying in the vicinity of
what the commander of the aircraft knows, or ought reasonably to know, to be an aerodrome
shall—
(a) conform to the pattern of traffic formed by other aircraft intending to land at that
aerodrome or keep clear of the airspace in which the pattern is formed;
There is no equivalent regulation in the United States.
Thanks,
Larry
What is your interpretation of CAR 602.96(3)(b)?
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Re: What is your interpretation of CAR 602.96(3)(b)?
Conform to the traffic pattern once you are in it, and avoid it until you've joined the pattern.
Yes, joining right base is allowed.
So if there's a published circuit on a runway, and you want to do circuits, fly the published circuit. (Conform to...)
If you're joining, do what you want until you've joined (...or avoid), so long as you don't interfere with other aircraft.
my opinion, though correct, counts for jack shit if you get hauled in front of the tribunal.
Yes, joining right base is allowed.
So if there's a published circuit on a runway, and you want to do circuits, fly the published circuit. (Conform to...)
If you're joining, do what you want until you've joined (...or avoid), so long as you don't interfere with other aircraft.
my opinion, though correct, counts for jack shit if you get hauled in front of the tribunal.
no sig because apparently quoting people in context is offensive to them.
Re: What is your interpretation of CAR 602.96(3)(b)?
Does CAR 602.96(3)(b) apply to an airplane backtracking on the runway?
Re: What is your interpretation of CAR 602.96(3)(b)?
You cannot backtrack on a runway without consent from ATC at a controlled airport.
At an uncontrolled aerodrom/airport you would have to look at what the established procedure is for backtracking on the runway, state your intention on the mandatory freq and look at the traffic picture at the time.
You can interpret this CAR to include backtracking - if it is a common practice to land and then backtrack to exit the runway, then you should do that to not disrupt ground traffic flow around the field. If the common practice is to get off at the first rapid exit taxiway and then taxi all the way around the field to get to the apron, you should do that, as backtracking (even to save you taxi time) would interfere with the established traffic flow around the aerodrome.
At an uncontrolled aerodrom/airport you would have to look at what the established procedure is for backtracking on the runway, state your intention on the mandatory freq and look at the traffic picture at the time.
You can interpret this CAR to include backtracking - if it is a common practice to land and then backtrack to exit the runway, then you should do that to not disrupt ground traffic flow around the field. If the common practice is to get off at the first rapid exit taxiway and then taxi all the way around the field to get to the apron, you should do that, as backtracking (even to save you taxi time) would interfere with the established traffic flow around the aerodrome.
