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esa17 · October 7th, 2007, 19:01

I had something similar happen to me TWICE in the same pattern thanks to a brain-dead CAP pilot. First he cut me off in the downwind and didn't answer a single one of my three radio calls. I did a right 360 to space us and lost him in the sun as it was late evening. Well it turns out he was merely playing around and not flying the published pattern so when I was on final he cut inside me from a short base to short final, again not answering or making a single call. I went around, came back, and landed uneventfully. When I approached him he was with three cadets and his excuse was: "Sorry, I had my comms turned down so we could hear each other."

Needless to say I lost a lot of respect for CAP that evening.

October 7th, 2007, 19:01	#3
esa17 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: JAX FL Posts: 561	Re: Almost a Mid-Air I had something similar happen to me TWICE in the same pattern thanks to a brain-dead CAP pilot. First he cut me off in the downwind and didn't answer a single one of my three radio calls. I did a right 360 to space us and lost him in the sun as it was late evening. Well it turns out he was merely playing around and not flying the published pattern so when I was on final he cut inside me from a short base to short final, again not answering or making a single call. I went around, came back, and landed uneventfully. When I approached him he was with three cadets and his excuse was: "Sorry, I had my comms turned down so we could hear each other." Needless to say I lost a lot of respect for CAP that evening. __________________ Being captain is about pure intuition and heart, a good captain can't have either one.