Not quite the voice of experience here, but I'll give it a go...
The other plane is now in front of you, so they have the right of way. That's the first thing. Next, say you're at an uncontrolled airport, I'd slow a little if possible, fly my heading for a moment, see what that numbskull is doing. Communicate... and turn to rejoin downwind when the situation (if there is other pattern traffic) allows.
Controlled airspace would be completely different, except for the fact that the other plane is now in front of you, so you need to avoid him. I'm guessing that tower would be all over it. But in case tower isn't catching on, I would maintain altitude and heading, then communicate with tower.
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Originally Posted by killbilly   That's funny!
But - seriously. I want to know. What's the right thing to do in that situation? |